When I say that I put too much on my plate this last couple of months, I am not trying to be extra. Back in March 2020, I decided that I wanted to get my real estate license. It might sound like a cliché but I did not pursue this career because of the income potential it could bring. I have always admire the architecture aspect of houses, hotels, and public buildings (libraries, train station, museum) . So, around the same time I decided to enroll into SCAD for a Bachelor in Interior Design. At that time I was excited and do not get me wrong I am still very excited. I started taking all the class for real estate, studied with an obscene amount of flashcard, then I failed the test, I was deeply distraught because it was the first time that I had fail at anything. However, I was not going to give up, so I kept studying and decide to take the test a second time, long and behold I fail again, I was a complete mess. Then I put my pride aside, had conversation with my dearest friend, went on the Real Estate Commission website and read all the rules and regulations. For the third time, I went into that room with that outmost confidence that I would pass that, and I DID!!!! I was beyond ecstatic because I was able to accomplish something with some hard work. However, I got my license around the same time that my fall semester started, between the 45 minutes drive to Savannah every Monday and Wednesday, I was beyond exhausted with homework and as well as working a full time job. In the process, I miss the training opportunity to really learn more in depth the aspect of being a real estate agent, mainly because I thought that I could be wonder woman. In writing this, I am not saying that I made the wrong decision, just that I did not have my full vision on, I was focusing on one thing at a time, instead of having all my idea in front of me. I had tunnel vision on one thing at a time but still trying to achieve them at once. In saying all this, I am not quitting, I will not give, I will not settle, but I will conquer just on my own time.
There is this saying that many agents do not make it in the first year. However, nobody really specify why so many agents do not make it. The real estate world is definitely over glorified, because a lot of agents think that the moment they get their license that they are going to sell million dollar homes, so they go and quit their jobs. Until they realize that it is not like that, one you have to build your portfolio, create connection, reach to everyone in your group circle to let them know that you have receive your license. Which is quite difficult to do because the guilt sets in because most likely you have not talked to most people in your contact list for years and now that it will benefit that's when you are reaching out. Then you have to supply all the materials that you need, like business cards, for sale signs, and advertisement so that you can reach your customers. The hardest part about real estate is not knowing where to start, what your niche is, or how to represent yourself in a caring way to your customers. The hardest part is being able to finance your business, especially in a time when the cost of everything is rising, you end up on this crossroad, where you want to do it full time but you cannot afford to do it. All I am saying to all the new agents out there please do not give up, we are the next generation that will carry the legacy of creating relationship with our clients instead of just selling homes. So, I will do this, I will create my empire but I will do it on my own time.
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