Commercial Real Estate
Transcript: How To Become A Commercial Real Estate Agent 1. First you must get into a college with a good finance program. The top 10 in the country are: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College University of Pennsylvania Texas A & M University University of Phoenix University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign University of Central Florida Florida International University University of Florida Florida State University Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus http://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/major/ACE01FB5/Financial-Services/5093F588/Finance/ You must take the Real Estate test for both your state and the U.S. There is a fee so if you fail you have to pay more to take it again. After you pass the Real Estate tests for your state and for the country you have to work for a broker for a time. During this time you will learn about the market you are planning on working in. You will also learn about the laws in that area. Create a list of clients so that you can contact as many people as possible so that you can sell you properties. Do this by advertising your services so that people know about you, calling people who may need space in the near future and getting to know them, and have a mailing list of high-up people in the business world that may need your services. After that you must either try to work your way through the company to become a big agent, you must find a new real estate firm and try to work your way through that firm, or you must create your own real estate company so that you will make all of the money. Is it a good career choice? Yes. If you become a big-time agent in your company you can make huge sums of money, but it takes a while of not so great money to get there. Ovarall it is very lucrative. Quiz: What should your major be in college if you want to become a Commercial Real Estate Agent? Does it cost extra money to take the real estate test multiple times? More sources: http://www.ehow.com/how_5028861_become-commercial-real-estate-agent.html http://www.ehow.com/how_5781585_commercial-real-estate-agent.html