Tham khảo tài liệu 'commercial real estate investing for dummies for dummies business personal finance_13', tài chính - ngân hàng, đầu tư bất động sản phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 312 Part V Kicking Your Investing into High Gear These are the only real advantages of having a broker s license over a salesperson license. Having one or the other doesn t give you more skills credibility or increase your business volumes. Getting your foot in the door If you think commercial real estate sales is for you take a minute to do some honest-to-goodness self-examination. This potentially lucrative business is at-heart entrepreneurial. Therefore ask yourself the following questions Am I a self-starter and self-disciplined Every morning you have a choice to go out there and make things happen or to pull the covers over your head and go back to sleep. Am I competent and trustworthy These are traits of a successful and prosperous salesperson. Are you willing to put in the hours of study time to be a walking encyclopedia of your market Can people rely on you Do you show up on time for meetings Am I a competitor Do you thrive or just try to survive when business gets tough This industry is very competitive by nature because of what s at stake big dollars. You have to be a go-getter. If you answered yes to all of the above you re ready to get your real estate sales agent license or in some states you can jump right into getting your broker s license . To get your licensing go to your state s department of real estate and check out the requirements to take the license exam. After you ve passed the licensing exam it s time to find a commercial real estate brokerage firm to work for. First decide your area of expertise office retail multifamily or industrial. If you love dealing in apartments you don t want to work for a company that s known for downtown office investments. After you select your field locate those companies that handle the properties you d like to focus on. The best way to get started on finding them is by word of mouth. Big-name firms can be just as good as the smaller local firms. Next up you need to interview the firms. You ll find that even .
