Happy New Year

2007 should be an amazing year. I have heard from a great deal of people who are looking at getting their real estate license as a New Years resolution. I look forward to working with them and helping them have a successful new year. I also look forward to helping anyone who has real estate license specific questions. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

One Bad Real Estate Salesperson

Matt Wilson has written a great article about an experience he had recently with a real estate salesperson. After reading it twice, I had to ask him if it really happened - could any real estate agent be that bad? Well, I will confirm that everything is true. Everyone that is thinking about getting their real estate license should read this article so that they will know what NOT to do when they start their career as a realtor.

Prerequisites for an Arkanasas Real Estate License

The Real Estate License Professor has just updated the Arkansas Real Estate License Prerequisites page with details for both real estate sales agents and brokers. The update includes a list of states that provide real estate licenses that Arkansas recognizes.

New Year, New Goals

As the new year approaches, we look back to what we have accomplished and set goals for the future - be it in our personal or corporate lives. One such goal that I get a large number of questions about is how to become a real estate agent.

Becoming a real estate agent is a great goal. But to achieve that goal, there are a number of subachievements that you will have to accomplish.

Besides these, you should question yourself as to what would make you a good realtor? What can you provide that is different than anyone else in the market.

One last piece of advice I can offer is that you take courses on marketing. If you cannot market yourself, it will be very hard to be successful in real estate in the long run.

Get an Alabama Real Estate License

The Real Estate License Professor has updated their Alabama real estate license requirements page with the latest regulations on how to get an Alabama sales agent or brokers real estate license. There is a list of states that Alabama has reciprocal agreements with as well.

California Do's and Don'ts for Exam Applicants

The California Department of Real Estate has an article on what to do as well as what not to do when applying for a California real estate license. Although it is written for a California real estate audience, many of the points are universal such as "Don't Send Cash" and "Do complete the Application Form Correctly". Even though these seem obvious, it is a good read if you are looking at getting your real estate license.

How to get your Indiana Real Estate License

If you are looking at getting your real estate license in Indiana, you may want to check out the Indiana Real Estate License Professor's updated Indiana real estate license requirements page. It provides information about getting licensed as a sales agent license as well a broker. There is also a list of all states that Indiana has reciprocity agreements with.

The Real Estate Question of the Day

The Real Estate License Professor, in cooperation with Google is very proud to introduce their first Google Gadget, the Real Estate Question of the Day. The Real Estate Question of the Day gadget provides a different real estate license specific question right to your Google home page each day free of charge. Better yet, the Real Estate Question of the Day's questions are derived from the pay version of the Real Estate License Professor.

This gadget has been written up in a number of Blogs including Inman News.

A Great Place to Share Ideas with other Realtors

It is not easy to start a new career as a real estate agent. It is a dog eat dog world and each realtor must fight for every listing or client. But should realtors see each other as predators? I have found a site that does not think so.

Active Rain is an online community for real estate professionals. It allows realtors to share ideas about current topics in forums and blogs. It is definitly worth checking out even if you have not gotten your real estate license and are curious about the real estate profession. Remember, network, network, network.

Real Estate License Exam Strategies

The Real Estate License Exam is a very difficult test. It is necessary to be fully prepared. Our office has come up with some strategies that each of you should do prior to and during the exam. We have made these suggestions to our students for the past years and have a lot of positive feed back. I have posted the strategies here!

Good Luck with your Exam.