Its an absolute honor for any Real Estate Company to hang your license on their wall, and it should be treated that way. I have said it in my previous Blogs and will say it again, Keller Williams Realty has the privilege of displaying my name. Not only am I proud to say I am with Keller Williams, but they are just as proud to say I am with them!
1. The most important factor to look for in a Real Estate Company as a new agent has got to be training! The company you choose should have an extensive training program designed to mentor you and teach you the daily life of being an agent, how to handle objections from both buyers and sellers, how to prospect and build your database, how to market your listings, what to do with a contract, how to work hard for your buyers and overall HOW TO BE AN AGENT!
To many agents get into this business and they go with the company that offers them the highest "commission splits" (which we will focus on in another weeks blog) but in reality, if you don't know how to be an agent, then who cares what the split between you and the company is because you wont have any sales to have to worry about it! That was a long winded sentence, but I hope you understand what I am saying.
2. Location. Frankly, if your office is located miles from your home in an inconvenient location the chances of you actually attending the training offered or being present for floor time is minimal. I have already discussed the importance of training. Floor time, a.k.a. duty time, is a sure way for you to generate leads. You will be responsible for answering phones and assisting anyone who walks into the office to buy or sell. If your office is to far from home its to easy to say "I think I will just work from home today" or "It wont hurt if I don't come in this week".
3. The people! Your co-workers! Yes, this is an independent contractor type of business, but if you want to be successful you will be spending hours upon hours in training and in the office lead generating with these people. Look for a company that has the general "feel" that is comfortable for you. For instance, there is a company that I work with often, when I walk in the doors I feel like everyone is stuffy and snooty and the lights are always dimmed low. I personally cannot work in that environment. I am aware of another office that is full on high energy! Like go! go! go! go! go! I can stand that but I am not super comfortable. I found a company that has such a good mix of people. I was comfortable from the moment I walked in the door!
There are many other factors that will be discussed when you meet with the Broker of the companies that you chose to interview, but always keep the above factors in mind!
Join me next week for a LIST of questions to ask when you interview with a Real Estate Company
Links Here is the link to the Nebraska Real Estate Commission Website. This site provides you with a list of approved pre-license courses and where they are offered. The pdf will also state whether or not those classes are offered online or correspondence through the school that you are looking at. I invite you to look around on this site, learn as much as you can about the process before you get started.
http://www.nrec.ne.gov/
This next link will take you to Randall School of Real Estate. Randall is where I completed all of my classes correspondence. Being a busy mom of two little boys, correspondence was the best option. I was able to work at my own pace and only reported to the school for a midterm and a final exam for each class.
http://randallschool.com/
www.kw.com
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