First Steps to Becoming a Realtor : An Insight to the Initial Costs of a Career in Real Estate

Many unsuspecting souls think that realty is an easy, get-rich-quick job that requires few special skills and even less hard work. Before you launch a new career, let this wise, witty, straight-shooting guide deliver the cold, hard facts about what it really takes to get started and to do well in realty. A successful California Realtor? for the last twenty years, Hank Myers offers seasoned advice, much-needed perspective, and candid information for new and prospective realtors everywhere. Unlike other ?how-to? books on realty that gloss over the level of commitment'financial and otherwise'required,The First Steps to Becoming a Realtoris upfront about the stark reality: just how much time and energy it takes; what up-front, on-going, and hidden costs are necessary; and the amount of personal and relationship sacrifice needed to begin and maintain a career in realty. If you remain undaunted by book's end, you can trust that you are making a well-thought-out, informed decision to join the industry and that you are armed with down-to-earth expectations, the proper tools, and the know-how to set yourself up for a balanced, rewarding, and lucrative career in real estate!Myers, Henry "Hank" is the author of 'First Steps to Becoming a Realtor : An Insight to the Initial Costs of a Career in Real Estate', published 2007 under ISBN 9780595452200 and ISBN 0595452205.