Few careers match the opportunity real estate offers in providing a service that profoundly touches people’s lives. By choosing a career that provides exceptional personal gratification, freedom to set your own schedule, professional and monetary rewards, you will be choosing a career filled with excitement and independence. Real estate is both a challenging and rewarding career and offers the freedom that few other careers can offer. Individuals from diverse educational as well as occupational backgrounds are making the decision to begin a successful real estate career.
Personality traits are as important as an academic background for someone considering a career in real estate. A pleasant personality, neat appearance, the ability to exercise good judgment, trustworthiness, honesty, and having enthusiasm for the job are all traits for a successful career as well as possessing the ability to attract prospective customers in a highly competitive field. Brokers look for individuals who are self-starters, passionate, organized, disciplined, enthusiastic, flexible, detail oriented, willing to gain knowledge of the local areas and neighborhoods.
The ideal candidate will persuasively market themselves and their buyers and sellers' homes through networking, technology, and referral gathering.
Individuals must be at least 18 years old, have a Pennsylvania Real Estate license and a reliable vehicle.
High Personal Initiative: Your success depends on your ability to create programs and implement them on your own, with relatively little supervision.
Tenacity: Only those who “stick with it” win. Plan on dedicating one year to establishing your business.
Mental Toughness: A positive attitude is essential. Others who give up easily will try to influence the tenacious, mentally tough individual to also give up. It takes courage to keep going in this long-term business.
Believe in Oneself: We each have to know, inside ourselves, that we are capable, that we have the talent and tenacity to succeed and that we can depend on ourselves.
Willing to Take Direction: Real estate is a constantly changing business. Those who win and keep building a stronger business learn new skills and apply them daily.
Enthusiastic: A joy in doing and a desire to accomplish shows itself in an enthusiastic attitude.
Creative: In today’s marketing-oriented world, an agent must be
creative to design programs in which he or she stands out as valuable and different.
Educated and Communicative: Writing skills are essential today. Effective verbal communication is also paramount to success.
Team Player: The preservation of the office spirit and cooperation is very important. We are all more successful together!
Financially Solvent: The ability to bridge the gap as you start requires that you have a three or four month financial cushion in the beginning, so you may concentrate more effectively on your career.
The complete hiring process could take anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months dependent on the status of your pre-licensing (schooling) and examination. The Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission requires a background check (no more than 90 days old at the time of submission with a completed application for licensure). Reliant upon the volume of background check requests, for all forms of employment at the time of your submission, this could take 30 to 45 days to obtain.
Attending a career seminar is a great first step in finding out if a career in real estate is right for you. If you are unsure or looking for more information to make an informed decision, a real estate career seminar is a great first step. You will gain insightful information that will aid you in your decision.
This is an example of the typical investment you can expect to make when beginning your career in real estate:
| Per-licensing Tuition: |
$400 -$600 |
| License Exam Fee: |
$56 |
| PA Licensing Fee: |
$131 |
| Errors and Omissions |
$480 (annually) this will vary Broker to Broker |
| Multi-List Key: |
$125 - $200 |
| Multi-List Fee: |
$55 (per month) |
| Board of Realtors |
$336 - $400 (annually) |
These fees are estimates and may vary depending upon specific Brokers and Board of Realtors
charges.
Contact our Real Estate Career Specialist for more inclusive list of start-up costs.
No, once you have made the decision to pursue a career in real estate and have begun the licensing process, it would be the natural progression to begin the interview process.
To receive a real estate license and be qualified to provide services one must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Complete 4 credits or 60 hours of real estate instruction in Real Estate Fundamentals (30 hours) and Real Estate Practice (30 hours) within 10 years prior to the date of successful completion of the licensing examination
- Complete a Certificate of Examination Eligibility Registration Form
- Score a passing grade on each part of the sales person’s examination within 3 years prior to the submission of a properly completed license application
- Submit a completed license application to the Commission with a sworn statement from the broker with whom the applicant desires to be affiliated:
- Attesting to the applicant’s good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence
- Certifying that he will actively supervise and train the applicant
You can submit your request online by clicking here, or contact our Real Estate Career Specialist toll free, 1-866 GAUGHEN, or direct (717) 612-5124.
As a Jack Gaughen Realtor ERA Sales Associate, your income is a direct reflection of your efforts.
Your income is determined by your unwavering dedication, time, energy, enthusiasm, and hard
work. Coupled with our education, training, mentoring, performance coaching, effective productivity
sessions, thought provoking action workshops, and ongoing relevant seminars
to assist you in earning the income your desire. I can tyop
There are many fine online schools now available to meet your pre-licensing requirement in addition to the traditional schools within Pennsylvania. You are sure to find classes to accommodate your schedule. For a recommendation, click here.
Career Development
Ongoing training is a key to success in the ever-changing real estate world. We help you to stay on top of your game with our education via live classroom and on line through Success Builder and ERA eCampus, training, mentoring, effective productivity sessions, thought provoking action workshops, relevant seminars, national speakers, cutting edge marketing and technology, just to mention a few.
Coaching
You can enhance your skills and overall proficiency through performance coaching. This unique partnership between you and your manager helps you grow as a real estate and marketing professional through the use of best practices and proven selling techniques.
International Network of Sales Associates
Your needs are supported by a network with superior global reach that extends to over 46,000 professionally trained sales associates in 2,800 offices spanning 49 countries, which enables Jack Gaughen to refer business opportunities to you from around the globe.
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