A Career In Real Estate,Minnesota Real Estate Careers,Becoming a Realtor in MN? Is it right for you?
As the broker/owner of EXIT Three Rivers Realty, a growing real estate company in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and a ten year veteran in the real estate industry I have had the opportunity to share my story, listen to others share theirs and help a variety of people from all walks of life to discover the fire they have within.
My story in real estate starts much like many real estate agents across Minnesota and the US. I woke up one morning said "that is it, I want more, I want to be appreciated and darn it I want to make some real money and go places." I had heard from many family members that I would be a great Realtor along with my employer at the time kept telling me I had "moxie" (and would tell me to look it up). At what I thought at the time, I weighed heavily my options.
Kimberly's Options at 19 as I saw it:
- Finish college and become a shrink (I really, really wanted to help people, just the college things was not very pleasing plan...so I thought)
- Stay at the then current "career" in marketing and work 70 + hours a week (was more like slave labor)
- Realtor - how hard can it be?
Well, I think it is pretty obvious which path I went down. Now, what is scary (and hard to admit) is the conversation I had with myself that lead me to make the decision. Are you ready, here it is...
How hard can it really be? You are ambitious have moxie... still haven’t looked it up yet but have it, I think... and look the classes are 3 weeks long Mon-Fri 8 to 5. Common it is a no brainer... college to be a shrink takes commitment to complete, you probably won't make it through the classes, and how will you make money if you are a student... real estate I can screw it up for sometime, still make money and probably will be further along in 4 yrs. then if I had become a shrink... look at the hot guy at the club he is a Realtor, makes good money seems to travel a lot, drives a nice car and boy is he hot... of course it only make sense that you would work in the same office as he does because you drive by the place all the time, the big brick building with all the Cadies, Lexus’s, Benz ... yeah Ms. Koehler you are going to stick it rich, work hard, play hard ... big money ... and I still can help people just in a different way so that is good right? .... ok, aspiring agent here I come (yeah and a if you fail which you hate to do you can always go back to college some other time maybe... but who needs to think like this little digression I am going to blow this thing up!)
Now, that I have amused you (and slightly embarrassed myself) with my nineteen year old, infinite wisdom, I can bet you see no flow in my thought process. Is it not crystal clear I got into real estate for all the right reasons? I mean really between having a childish crush on Mr. McHotty (who thought I had a great smile might I add), having a convoluted idea of college in comparison to the commitment a career in real estate needed (was running from the college commitment) and lastly the eye on the big green... you mean to tell me those are not the right reasons?
I have always dreamed big. I obviously chose the career for much of the wrong reasons however in my core I knew I didn't want to fail, I did want to help people and I wanted to live a fuller life then what I saw was possible on the path I was on.
I see many agents approach looking at a career in real estate in a similar fashion as I did. Looking back, I smile at the naivety of that young Kimberly, not only for the wrong reason she got into the business but also for the lack of understanding of what it really meant to be in the business.
I opened the doors to EXIT Three Rivers Realty, so that I could help others discover their paths, save them from some of the mistakes and learn from the long road I had to plow to get to this point in my journey. I have learned that sharing my experiences so others can grow, to inspire them, to lead them, to believe in them is the true wealth I desire. It brings great joy to my heart to coach Realtors to the success they desire.
A few of the points that are in "11 Points to Consider When Looking into a Career in Real Estate":
- Why am I thinking about getting into the business?
- What are my motivating factors?
- Who am I as a person?
- What may I need to overcome to build the successful real estate business I dream of?
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I welcome anyone who has ever thought about a career in real estate to drop me a line, give me a call or meet for a cup of coffee. This is not the career for everyone however if it is the career for you, it will change your life forever. You will never be able to go back to a "every day, run of the mill" J - O - B, again, it becomes you.
Blogs to Come:
- Discovering Your Fire Within - 10 Effective Questions to Find Your Fire
- Harness Your Power - The Riches are in Niches
- The Failure Plan - Is this the Plan You Work?
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