I just gave my notice at my very secure job with the BC Provincial Government to become a real estate agent! I guess when you really take the plunge, everything seems to move very fast. The truth is, this has been a long time coming. For anyone who has known me in the last couple years, I've been talking about this real estate business for a while now...
It all started when I sat down with my Dad during my last semester at Uvic and said "What am I going to do with my life?!" My big concern was, what the heck do I do after University?! It would be the first time in my life when I was not told what to do and how to do it, and this terrified me. I needed a plan!
So we started talking about all the ideals of a perfect job... I did not want to sit at a desk all day, I wanted to be mobile. I wanted to have contact with lots of new faces and provide great service. I needed a job that allowed me to be creative and dynamic. And of course, everyone wants a job that pays well! And so we concluded, Real Estate would be a good option.
So I started on the long road of studying, doing impossible assignments and learning the ins and outs of real estate "theory" I guess you could call it. You know, the boring stuff! Contract law, taxation, mortgage calculation, appraisal theory etc..etc....ETC. So it took some time, ahem, lots of time... but I got it done within the year.
Now came the hard part, actually sucking it up and coming to terms with becoming a "Young Professional". This also took time... but I'm here now!
I'm ready for all that lies ahead... the challenge, the learning, the roller coaster of commission sales! And I plan to document my adventures in my very first ever BLOG!
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