What is Real Estate Training?

After attending NAR (National Association of Realtors) this year, I began reflecting on what people think of when they hear "real estate training." It seemed to the AgentCampus team that people were confused as to what training we offered. Then we noticed our "competitors" offering classes nothing like ours. We used the same terminology, but not the same product.

I then ran across an article from RISMedia, by John Fuhrman about what is needed most in real estate training.

John's point seems to be that training is not about legal compliance, but about learning how to be a better agent and business person. As a life long student who enjoys education just for the sake of learning new things, I completely agree with his article. He makes some fantastic points about ways to develop yourself as a real estate agent/broker.

What I think is missing though is the point that the legal aspect is still necessary. Professional development courses that he speaks of should be taken in addition to the real estate courses we offer (true Continuing Education).

They are the classes that you NEED to continue in this profession. They are the air you breathe in Real Estate. The core information you need to be a professional real estate agent in the modern world. Professional Development courses are more for those people that have a need to be better, stronger, and faster.

So what is real estate training? It depends on your focus. But online real estate training is first and foremost about keeping your license. The rest is for the betterment of yourself and your business.

NAR Poker Chip Discount

AgentCampus.com is in the City of Lights this week at the National Association of Realtors Tradeshow and Conference. We are meeting some fantastic people here and giving away discounts! If you know someone here, tell them to come by Booth #2548 for a Poker Chip Coaster and a chance to win a free iPod Nano!

The Poker Chip Coasters have a discount code worth 20% off any course purchased online. Come see us at the show!

Real Estate as a Second Career

When I got out of college, I noticed that a lot of my friends in Marketing were turning to Real Estate as their first career choice. It is the perfect blend of being your own boss, marketing, and networking, everything we had been groomed for in business school.

Then I got to AgentCampus, and learned that actually, on average, most real estate agent's don't start there. According to the National Association of Realtors, only 4 percent of Realtors started there. In our recent survey to AgentCampus.com Alumni, about 8% of respondents started real estate as their first career.

The truth comes down to most agents get into real estate to reach their personal goals of financial independence without dealing with the ups and downs of corporate life. One such agent in Detroit was recently interviewed, and I think his story is much like most of yours. Dave Henderson was in the automotive industry for decades before he became a successful agent. He says that his favorite part about being an agent is the relationships built.

"I like people," he says. "I'm interested in getting to know them. Buying or selling a house is an exciting chapter in the lives, and to be involved in it is exciting, too."

At AgentCampus we are not just about selling real estate training. Our goal is to help every person that wants to get and keep their real estate license do just that with as little impact on their time as possible.

What is your success story?