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Stephen Sorensen, Commercial Real Estate (Dakota Pacific Real Estate Partners)

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

You mean those whipper-snappers? Real estate was a second career for me, as well, after two decades in the corporate world and a brief retirement overseas.. I've run rings around those youngsters for 25 years and will continue to do so. 

Apr 09, 2018 09:36 AM
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Pete Xavier
Investments to Luxury - Pacific Palisades, CA
Outstanding Agent Referrals-Nationwide

Absolutely, put that gravitas to work for you!

Apr 09, 2018 09:31 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

  

 The average age of Realtors is something like 57 or 58.   

Apr 09, 2018 09:15 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Older is smarter. A

Apr 09, 2018 09:09 AM
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Andrea Moore
Welcome Home Loans, LLC - Winter Garden, FL

Sure! Why not? It's all about mindset.

Apr 09, 2018 09:01 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

The wisdom of age adds a lot of advantages.

Apr 09, 2018 08:56 AM
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Gary Meek
Living in Sacramento Team - Roseville, CA
(916) 995-9385

Yes, of course.  Just because someone is younger does not mean they are better by any means.  I would give you two pieces of advice, first and foremost put a plan in place. Plan your work schedule and plan your goals. Break them down by yearly, quarterly, monthly and finally weekly.  Lastly, decide where you want to spend your time. Focus on a community, a demographic or an area that you feel most confident.  Best of luck.

Apr 09, 2018 08:54 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, absolutely! In fact, I think it's best when you start out older - we're wiser and more in-tuned with what it takes to own a business...and run it profitably!

Good luck, Stephen!

Apr 09, 2018 11:20 AM
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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

The question is,  can THEY keep up with YOU????

Apr 09, 2018 11:15 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I started real estate at 50, and didn't REALLY start (full time) until 52. In the last day, I put in two offers for two different clients, scheduled showings with two more clients for today/tomorrow, etc. Age is not a factor. Energy level, determination, focus, those are the important things.

Apr 09, 2018 10:05 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Absolutely, if you are willing to do what it takes.

Apr 09, 2018 09:24 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Definitely!

Apr 09, 2018 08:52 AM
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Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

Absolutely, as long as you are healthy & motivated age is just a number!

Apr 09, 2018 10:19 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Why not?

Apr 09, 2018 10:02 AM
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Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Good answers are here. I hope you find the best one. 

Oct 23, 2018 08:48 PM
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Great question and asnwers. Good luck. 

Oct 23, 2018 08:45 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

This is a re-entry industry. I was 42 when I started . . . if you are smart and resourceful, you can always be competitive.

Let's face it, kids are being turned out of colleges these days with fewer brain cells than when they started! LOLLLLLLL!

Apr 09, 2018 04:14 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

A little older than what or who?

If you can get around and learn the business ... age should not be a factor.

Apr 09, 2018 01:40 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

You can if you are able and want to.

Apr 09, 2018 12:42 PM
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Maria Sapio
Keller Williams of Central PA - Carlisle, PA
Real Estate Agent- Carlisle, PA. Mariasapio.com

Love the spunk in Nina Hollander's response...
Wishing you the best Stephen! 

Apr 09, 2018 11:01 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Of course you can.

Have a business plan, manage your time, and prospect every day and you can compete with eveyone.

Apr 09, 2018 09:38 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Close to half of the agents take it as last job. They are on the average 50s and I have seen folks in their 80s still sell homes.  Some is they have to others it is a passion. 

Apr 09, 2018 09:36 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Of course you will find it very hard to compete with the young'ins.

It very difficult to convince folks a 90 year old can keep up with the demands of real estate like a 35 year old.

Or maybe you meant you are 37 and younger is 35. Then the reality is, there is no difference.

Then there's the other part....who is your ideal client?  Folks often prefer those who are like themselves.

Apr 09, 2018 09:14 AM
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Greg Large
ERA Real Solutions - Grove City, OH
A Tradition of Trust

ditto what Nina Hollander said, and apply your life experience and younger agents will wish they could compete with you. competence, not age, are the keys to the kingdom.

Apr 10, 2018 09:39 AM
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Christine Kankowski North SD and Temecula
House Match Inc - Poway, CA
Excellent Sales and Property Management

Real estate is a 2nd career for a majority of the people i know.  Get started and done t worry about the young-uns.  Plenty of business for everyone. 

Apr 10, 2018 08:05 AM
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Bob Betel
Allstar Home Mortgage, Inc. - Sweetwater, TN
President, Allstar Home Mortgage, Inc

It's not your age, but how must effort and work you put into it that matters.

Apr 10, 2018 07:24 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

You should excel.

Apr 10, 2018 06:18 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

YES because you have an advantage. Interviewing and managing agents, new, old, young and young at heart i see a pattern. Work ethic is being lost. You can work smarter using old and new school methods but have to work. Being on your phone 24 hours a day is not work but a waste of time in most cases. learning every aspect of real estate and not wanting to start at the top without any experience is a plus too. 

Apr 10, 2018 06:03 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Of course!

Apr 10, 2018 05:47 AM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Not sure what you consider a little older but if you have solid professional experience under you, you'll most likely zoom past younger agents and stay there.  Cheers to your success!

Apr 10, 2018 04:28 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Age has nothing to do with it and if you do it right, you do not compete at all because they don't know your database; only you do.

Apr 09, 2018 08:28 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Yes, but it is up tp you

Apr 09, 2018 07:49 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Age is not a factor as long as yoiu are competent and energetic and have a great attitude.

Apr 09, 2018 07:12 PM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

maturity is sexy.

Apr 09, 2018 05:22 PM
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Ginger Yoder
Stouffer Realty, Inc. - Akron, OH
Residential Real Estate Agent

Yes I absolutely think you can! The only hindrance I have found is trying to keep up with technology!!

Apr 09, 2018 02:35 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

You bet, use that great comeback from Ronald Reagan. You've got life experience right?

Apr 09, 2018 02:07 PM
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Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I didn't start my career until I was a little older... (you know, twenty-five... ahem).... and having a little grey hair worked to my benefit.

Apr 09, 2018 01:41 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

It comes down to: if you know what you are talking about....of course factors like being presentable, available and having a love of people propel it along

Apr 09, 2018 01:18 PM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Sure, use your previous experience to your advantage.

Apr 09, 2018 12:11 PM
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Michael Mahoney
Real Broker, LLC - Boston, MA
Boston Realtor

Of course you can.Find your niche. We all have something special we bring to the business. Don't be a copycat. Be yourself!

May 09, 2018 03:31 AM
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Jeff Perlis Prime Properties
Prime Properties - Lake Arrowhead, CA
Experience Your Own Transformation!

Yes! 

Apr 13, 2018 06:05 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I started my 2nd career in real estate at 40, and doing quite well!  

Apr 12, 2018 08:39 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Age is never an issue in this field. 

Apr 10, 2018 03:10 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

yes

Apr 10, 2018 03:33 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Older is better Stephen Sorensen!

Use your contacts to grow your business referral way - check more at Buffini & Company profile.

Good Luck.

Apr 09, 2018 09:36 PM
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Stephen, many great responses.

Apr 09, 2018 06:44 PM