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Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Somebody told me it was an easy way to make money!

Aug 02, 2019 09:39 AM
Rainmaker
679,404
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Met my husband who was a Realtor and he had just started his own brokerage.  We got married and he convinced me I would make a good Realtor.  Now I'm a Broker/Owner and he is retired.

Aug 02, 2019 02:20 PM
Ambassador
3,350,589
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Fed up with corporate bull crap and traveling around the world 3 weeks out of every month.

Aug 02, 2019 09:35 AM
Ambassador
6,425,063
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Something fun to do, and good opportunity to expand the business into new areas.

Aug 02, 2019 11:26 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

as I've always said, I'm a glutton for punishment..... however, I made sure I didn't get much punishment....I called the shots or the client could take a hike.....  we always had smooth transactions...

Aug 02, 2019 11:30 AM
Ambassador
3,590,566
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

I heard agents were millionaires and drove the best cars and paid cash for everything. Just kidding!!!  Real estate has been my passion long before I got licensed. Used to buy old properties and flip them. Why not get licensed at one point....

Aug 02, 2019 10:36 AM
Rainmaker
5,245,501
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

On a bet I got a license and never looked back!

Aug 02, 2019 09:44 AM
Rainmaker
536,943
Rose Mary Justice
Synergy Realty Pros - Dandridge, TN
Synergy Realty Pros

It was a late in life project for me. After my son passed away, I spent 10 years of doing nothing.  It was a life changing experience and I  Wish I had done this many years before I did.

Aug 02, 2019 06:28 PM
Ambassador
5,258,256
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Career change and to represent myself in real estate investments/flips. 

Aug 02, 2019 11:05 PM
Rainer
431,032
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

To make money doing something I enjoy doing. If only life were that easy. 

I'd grown up in a real estate family. My mother is a builder & my father is a builder/electrician. So I figure I would go into the marketing side of things.

Aug 02, 2019 05:32 PM
Rainmaker
7,871,002
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

For the career and business opportunities.

Aug 02, 2019 12:04 PM
Rainmaker
5,773,261
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Laura,

No bosses!  A

Aug 02, 2019 10:10 AM
Rainmaker
469,510
Dan & Laurie Pittsenbarger Team
Keller Williams Western Realty - Bellingham, WA
Lakeside & Coastal Single Family Homes

Living wage "jobs" in the town I wanted to live in were too scarce - you kind of had to make your own and real estate was something I had been around (my mom was an agent for over 35yrs) and it didn't require too much capital to start.

Aug 02, 2019 09:27 AM
Rainmaker
2,222,281
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

https://activerain.com/blogsview/4683462/why-did-you-become-a-real-estate-agent-

Aug 03, 2019 05:44 AM
Rainmaker
4,906,660
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Independence

Aug 03, 2019 02:33 AM
Ambassador
2,672,939
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

My late mother was an agent. She needed help and trusted me...she convinced me to take my test and I became an agent.

Aug 02, 2019 09:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,506,923
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

To help out some investor friends of mine.  Sure beats working for "the man" even if that W2 gives more freedom to get a loan.

Aug 02, 2019 03:22 PM
Rainmaker
717,085
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

My husband is a spec builder.

Aug 02, 2019 02:41 PM
Rainmaker
2,785,456
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

what I was doing at the time allowed me to consider how I could do things even better and licensing was the answer boosting my status/crediblity

Aug 02, 2019 09:55 AM
Rainmaker
1,202,572
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Sometimes I wonder about that...lol 

Seriously, Independence, good money, no commuting, work in my local area etc., etc., etc.

Aug 03, 2019 07:51 AM
Rainmaker
1,390,113
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Flexibility, unlimited potential.

Aug 03, 2019 06:59 AM
Rainmaker
5,116,528
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Because I could.

Aug 03, 2019 05:42 AM
Rainer
509,449
Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

In this business I'm helping people. 

Aug 02, 2019 09:36 PM
Rainmaker
2,402,879
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

A top agent in the field told me I'd be good at it... so I jumped in Laura Curtis 

Aug 02, 2019 07:16 PM
Rainmaker
1,242,204
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

FOOL

Aug 03, 2019 06:08 AM
Rainmaker
1,057,554
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Pole dancing was out of the question. But it was my first choice.

Aug 04, 2019 01:13 PM
Rainer
348,308
Kris Collis, Associate Broker
Smart Way America Realty - East Stroudsburg, PA
Professional Results you Expect 570-801-5525

1. Home architecture and design has always intrigued me.

2. I thought I could add value by setting a higher standard from personal buy and sell experiences from pre-licensing days.

Aug 03, 2019 11:27 AM
Rainmaker
1,326,174
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I was laid of from my previous job. A broker friend suggested that I become a Realtor. I thank him to this day and have for over twenty years.

Aug 03, 2019 10:00 AM
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

Mama said to do it.

Aug 18, 2019 05:56 PM
Rainmaker
5,879,696
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

My husband and I were going to fix n flip homes.

Aug 15, 2019 09:50 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Inherited.

 

Aug 05, 2019 06:58 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,876
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Seriously, it seemed like a good idea back in 1989.

Aug 04, 2019 08:07 AM
Rainmaker
853,762
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

It was time to have more control over my professional destiny. 

Aug 04, 2019 04:27 AM
Rainmaker
1,037,737
Elyse Berman, PA
LoKation Real Estate - Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton FL (561) 716-7824

It was a second career for me.  I had a legal background.  My husband was in home furnishings (lighting) and my dad was in textiles.  My MIL was a decorator, so it seemed like a good fit.  And it was.

Aug 03, 2019 05:23 PM
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