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?