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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
Great thread and very interesting to read what everyone has posted.
I always did well in school. Never had any concerning grades but also wasnt at the top of my class. Being quite active with extra curricular activities outside of the classroom kept me happy vs stuck inside studying but I knew I didn't want to go to post secondary unless I absolutely knew what I wanted to do and knew that I would love it.
I have always considered myself to be extremely efficient at anything I do which had me leading towards careers where you are paid by how much work you actually get done.
All in all, I became a Realtor at 19. The first several years bring in a negative income which is why something like 80% of Realtors quit in the first few years. Being 19, I didn't have a family to support or a mortgage to pay so I was fine with putting my time in.
Nearly a decade later, I could not imagine doing anything else. The hours are long (often 10 hour days 5 days a week and a couple of 4-5 hour days however it is barely work when you look forward to the following day.
I couldn't imagine myself being married, having a family and making the career change with the years of no pay. It would be way too stressful and has to be one of the large reason so many in my "real estate course" lasted less than a year. I consider myself lucky getting into something I enjoy at such a young age.
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Ditto for me.
Love my job and wouldn't trade it for many.
I don't really go to work in the typical sense, it's more of a lifestyle career where work is always on but never fixed hours. That's something that works very well for me, as I can schedule my other activities and life's passions around it.
Feels great to just get up and go whenever I want.
Being at different locations and meeting new people all the time is wonderful too.
And feeling like you're growing your own business and not just working for someone else's is the greatest feeling of all.