How to Be Successful as a New Real Estate Agent

Entering into the field of Real Estate can be exciting, but it’s also challenging. Whether you have experience of any kind in Real Estate or this is your first time, you’ll want to create an online presence and build it quickly to begin attracting your audience and future clients. What is your first step to becoming a successful Real Estate agent?

Social Media

If you are new to Real Estate, and you want to become successful, you want to start building your social platforms one by one. This means that you want to start with a platform like Facebook and start a group. This is a great way to get people talking about you and what you’re doing. It’s just one aspect of real estate marketing.  

You’ll want to share information about who you are and why you chose a career in this industry. This is a great way to connect with people and start a conversation about the area you are listing homes in. The best way to connect with the people that you want to become your future clients is to find out what interests them and talk about it.

Here are some great things you can discuss in a Facebook Group:

• How is your credit? How can you fix it?
• What to consider when buying your first home
• What neighborhood do you like and why?
• What schools have you considered for your children?

These are all important questions to ask your potential clients. You may put something on the table for them that they have not considered before. People rely on their Realtors to learn more about the neighborhoods they are interested in, and they want to know what role money plays in all of this at the end of the day.

Educating your audience is really important. When a potential home buyer discovers that someone is going to educate them from start to finish on a home purchase, and lead them by the hand every step of the way, a potential client is more likely to buy from them.

Legalities

You can be successful as a new Real Estate agent, but you must do some legwork in order to prepare for your career in the future. Reaching out to your audience of potential home buyers in advance will let your audience know that you have their best interest at heart.

Education

Learn how to market online, and attend workshops when possible. If you are working with a brokerage and they offer additional training, make it a point to go to those. You’ll have a super successful career as a new Real Estate agent in the years to come.

Emma is a freelance writer based out of Boston, MA. She writes most often on health and education. When not writing, she enjoys reading and watching film noir. Say hi on Twitter @EmmaSturgis2