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5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

there is nothing hard about that....that's the easiest part....learning to make your phone ring with new business is the most important and sometimes difficult part...

Apr 14, 2016 05:19 AM
Rainmaker
1,847,031
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Putting what you used in class to the real world. Unfortunately, they've spent much to much time on things that you will never use vs. selling skills.

Apr 14, 2016 03:59 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

    Enduring the agony of long, boring classes.

  When I went for my Broker's license, I signed up for a 60 hour class.  It was Monday through the next Monday (8 days at 8 or 9 hours per day with a lunch break).

    By Saturday, my nerves were shot.  The material was beyond boring.  It was 90% totally useless.  But I made it to the end.  Then I took a weekend crash course (test prep).  I passed the test.

    Now in Florida, they have upped the Broker license to 72 hours, plus another 60 hours within two years.  That sounds like pure torture.

Apr 14, 2016 11:20 AM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Taking classes in some states is more difficult than others

Apr 14, 2016 11:03 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

That was the easy part. Perhaps the more relevant question is what is hard about being real estate agent?

Apr 14, 2016 03:12 AM
Rainmaker
2,784,716
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Memorization needed to pass the test. However, memory doesn't cut it in the real world. Experience, knowledge with repetition does the results trick

Apr 14, 2016 03:09 AM
Rainmaker
1,027,602
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

Getting licensed was the easiest and, to me, most boring part. The barrier to entry is low. 

Apr 14, 2016 02:52 AM
Rainmaker
4,901,858
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Paying all the fees.

Apr 14, 2016 02:45 AM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Test.

Dec 09, 2019 07:53 PM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

State test.

Dec 09, 2019 07:20 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Getting licensed was very easy.

Jul 25, 2017 07:56 PM
Rainmaker
7,864,056
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Getting licensed is not difficult. Becoming a real estate professional is a bigger challenge.

Apr 15, 2016 12:08 AM
Rainmaker
4,582,384
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

If you study and have good memorization skills, getting licensed in my state is fairly easy.   It's that next step that is crucial to a successful career.

Apr 14, 2016 11:29 PM
Rainmaker
5,239,989
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Memorizing needless facts and sitting through the boring classes. Once you pass the test, reality sets in!

Apr 14, 2016 10:48 PM
Rainmaker
634,532
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Getting licensed is the easiest part, Jamie Anderson. Then the real work begins! 

Apr 14, 2016 06:57 PM
Rainmaker
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Nothing. Almost everyone in CA has RE license. Good luck:) 

Apr 14, 2016 05:33 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Remembering to bring a Number 2 pencil for the exam.

Apr 14, 2016 03:24 PM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I hated going through the course. 

Apr 14, 2016 01:29 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,013
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

The money part.

Apr 14, 2016 01:18 PM
Rainmaker
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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

Getting licensed is easy...just pay your money, attend the classes, read the books and study, study, study and pass the exam. The hard part is in getting established in the industry and learning how to build your business and service the customers.

 

Apr 14, 2016 12:39 PM
Rainmaker
823,679
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

Not hard getting the license, but the fees and expenses you need to start up your business are considerable.

Apr 14, 2016 12:16 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,308
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Finding the time to sit in class

Apr 14, 2016 11:33 AM
Rainmaker
420,985
Christopher Pagli
William Raveis Legends Realty Group - Tarrytown, NY
"I Stay Open Until You Close"

Surviving the first year if this is your only source of income.

Apr 14, 2016 10:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,791
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Waiting for an exam to be marked so you can sign up to the next required course.

Apr 14, 2016 05:36 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Jamie Anderson Prospecting for business once you are licensed.

Apr 14, 2016 05:13 AM
Rainmaker
1,506,063
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

The drive through two counties to get to the testing site.

Apr 14, 2016 04:58 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

The hardest part?

Paying the fee. 

There are so many sample exams available that anyone taking the test who has doubt should follow their inner instinct.

Moral to the story: All the questions are easy when you know the answer.

You should have already done the hardest part and that was creating your real estate business plan. YOu did do that right?

GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK  (lulu.com)

 

Apr 14, 2016 04:12 AM