Becoming a Realtor

When my agent got me my house in August, I had no idea it was going to be the foundation for something greater. I was a first-time homebuyer, and while my needs for the house were light, I was still pretty nervous. Brooks and Mike handled everything beautifully and made the whole process amazingly stress free. After a 12 hour drive, I just wanted to get my keys, get my stuff into the garage and take a nap. Mike met us at the house at 0700 to deliver the keys to me. He had found and closed on a house for me in a very short amount of time so I could relocate easily for my job.

Less than 3 months later, I was unemployed; due to Covid, we had done all the walkthroughs with my agents via Facebook video, and I remain friends with them both on the social media platform. I have enjoyed their posts and getting to know more of the Phoenix area through them. As a believer in throwing my energy out into the world and seeing what happens, I tossed a post out asking if anyone was hiring, in a humorous way of course. Less than a minute later, I had a text and a call scheduled.

That afternoon, Mike talked to me about going into real estate. I had never thought about being a Realtor, but they made it look like so much fun. Mike was honest with me regarding what to expect and the work that would be involved. I was spending hours a day finding and applying to jobs so I figured I could easily spend some of those hours learning a new trade. The next day I enrolled in the real estate course.

I was only allowed to do 2 classes a day, but even so I finished the course in less than 2 weeks via asreb.com. As I was waiting for my final and prepping for the state test, Brooks was kind enough to let me shadow him and start learning what a day in the life of a Realtor is all about, including shadowing a few other agents at open houses. I learned a lot of the real-world application involved and my excitement only grew.

It has been so much fun! I get to socialize, dress up, be me and see some really great properties. I am new to some of the social media platforms but I have enjoyed posting on Instagram and twitting random things out into the world of Twitter (yes I know it's "tweet" but I like mine better hehehe). Thanks to LinkedIn I have discovered Women's Real Estate Network and hopefully will be able to connect with Realtors in Czech for my future home. Exp has a very comprehensive business plan that excites me and has a big picture, long term revenue plan that will set me up for a great career.

I am in the last phase now. I have passed all my tests, but I am waiting on a final piece before I can send off for my actual license. Then I can get on boarded with my wonderful team of Snow Bird Nation and I can start helping people like me find their dream homes. If I'm being honest though, my ultimate goal is to find the perfect haunted house for Rob Zombie, Viking house for Amon Amarth, or training house for the Bora-Hansgrohe team; they're not looking as far as I know, but a girl can dream.

I never thought my life would take this kind of a turn, but I am very happy it has. The world of real estate is exciting and fun and I am looking forward to being a part of it and growing a career with Exp.