& what is covered on the real estate exam Day 19 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Each state varies in the exact information that is covered in the real estate classes. Different laws in different parts of the country are applied in different ways. Yet each state follows a similar presentation format …
8 reasons why real estate school is so hard
Day 18 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show For some, real estate school is fairly easy to complete. These individuals enter into the class, take the course and pass the exams on the first attempt without any difficulty. Yet others come out of the class and all they can say is how hard …
9 reasons I wished I would have had a mentor when I first considered getting into real estate as an agent
and why I am offering to be one for you so that you don’t make over 100k in mistakes. Day 1 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show When I first got into real estate as an agent, I wished that I would have had a mentor and guide. Someone that would have been …
I have reviewed over 50 real estate schools and found 11 reasons why online courses are better than classroom courses
Day 5 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show States that don’t have online courses available are still in the stone ages. Luckily, most people live in a state that offers an online course. Why is this important? Since 2012, I have reviewed over 50 real estate schools. Both classroom based and online courses …
Which is the best online real estate school? Our Honest Review
Day 12 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Taking an online real estate course is the best way to get your real estate license. That being said, you might be asking yourself, “Which is the best online real estate school?” To be on this list, an online school must be accredited and approved …
How long do you have to complete the real estate class?
Day 14 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show AND THE STATE EXAM? How much time is allowed to get a real estate license in the pre licensing requirements is far longer than the time that you should take to complete your course and pass the exam. You are allowed to go at your …
How to become a real estate agent (2023 Updated)
Day 21 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Becoming a real estate agent can be a very rewarding career choice. At the end of October 2022, there were 1,600,886 members of the National Association of Realtors and many more real estate agents across the United States. Being a real estate professional allows you …
Is the real estate exam hard? (11 tips to pass)
Is it hard to pass the real estate exam? A lot depends on the prospective real estate agent’s approach when preparing for the real estate exam. For some people, the real estate exam is one of the most challenging obstacles they will face in their professional careers. For others, they can pass the real estate licensing exam with a passing …
What high school classes or college courses should I take for real estate?
Day 11 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show If you are thinking about making real estate your career and are in high school you might have some questions about what classes you should take to prepare you for the real estate course. To be clear, no state has any requirements for specific courses …
Everything you need to know about Real Estate School Financial Aid
Day 15 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Can I get a loan or some type of financial aid for the real estate classes? The short answer is yes, but not in the traditional way that you think about financial aid. Financial Aid Financial aid usually refers to the loan programs available to …
3 ways that prospective agents take way too long getting their real estate license
Day 4 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show In my 20 plus years of mentoring new agents, I have found three key areas where prospective agents take too long to make these decisions. They get stuck in a mode I call “Paralysis via Analysis.” People that fall into these traps lower their overall …
Does it really matter what real estate school you attend?
Day 10 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show The technical answer is No. If the real estate school is accredited, then the state will allow you to attend and become a real estate agent. But the devil is always in the details. In my review of dozens of real estate schools over the …
If you have used a GPS, you understand why you need a real estate mentor as a prospective or new agent.
Day 3 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show You are all ready to take your vacation. You pack up the car and the kids and are ready to head to Disney World in Florida. You are currently in the Chicago area. If this was the case, what destination would you put into your …
Is it a good time to get my real estate license & become an agent with a looming recession?
Day 8 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show In my 22 plus years of being in the real estate business, there have been 3 ideal times to get into real estate. The first was 2001 after the attacks on September 11th. The second was just after the housing bubble burst in 2008 so …
Do Real Estate Companies Pay for Licensing (Whats the Catch?)
Day 16 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show The cost to get a real estate license will vary by the state, but it’s not unusual to shell out over $1,000 in total. Between the pre-licensing course, exam fees, and application costs, it all adds up quickly. So is there a way to get …
Are buyers and sellers willing to work with new agents?
Day 20 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show As a new real estate agent, you may be worried about whether or not homebuyers and owners and going to be willing to work with you in your local real estate market. I thought the same thing when I first got into the real estate …
The time frame needed to get a real estate license
Day 6 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show There is a reason I am confident that you can get licensed and cash your first check in 66 days or less. It is because of this time frame and schedule. I recently got an inquiry that stated the following: “I took the real estate …
You might be asking yourself: What do I have to do to get a real estate license?
Day 7 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Getting a real estate license is one of the easier tasks to accomplish. The process is fairly straightforward and each state has its own set of requirements that are overall very similar to each other. I will share with you what you have to do …
Can I get a real estate license if I have a prior felony or criminal record?
Day 13 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Having a prior arrest on your record or a previous run in with the law does not necessarily disqualify you from getting your real estate license. Think of it this way. Two main considerations will come into play. Both of these will come into play …
12 things that need to happen after your real estate school is done
Day 9 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show So many prospective real estate agents are so focused on selecting a real estate school that they forget to ask, “What happens after real estate school?” You took the plunge and finished the course. Now what? Working with the number of prospective agents that I …
An Open Letter to a Frustrated Worker that Dreams of Being in Real Estate
Day 2 of 30 – Robert Earl’s Prospective Agent Mentorship Guide – Digital Agent Show Dear Frustrated Worker, I wanted to take this opportunity and drop you a letter to see how you were doing and to ask you some questions. It sure has been rough the past few months and years. 2020 sure was a year to remember, or …