Real Estate Internships: What to Expect and How to Excel
When it comes to job preparation, bachelors and even some masters degrees don’t cut it on their own. For many professions, internship experience has become the proper foot-in-the-door for employees who want to be seriously considered by employers. As of late, the real...
College Towns & Real Estate: A Winning Combination?
When considering an investment of real estate, college areas may be the last thing to come to mind. You may be thinking, “why would I purchase a property just to rent it to party-heavy teenagers?!” But statistics show that investing in college town properties has far...
Hidden Characteristics of Successful Investors
Go ahead and ask absolutely anyone what characteristics make someone successful? You’ll hear the same typical answers: time management, communication skills, leadership skills, luck, persistence, etc. While these more common skills do play a factor in a person’s...
3 Trends Millennials are Causing in Real Estate
In 2018, about one-third of the housing market is made up of millennials. At the same time, millennials are currently the largest generation and make up more than two-third of first-time homebuyers. Because of these numbers, it's important to monitor the trends that...
Great Tips for Millennials in the Real Estate Field
There's no denying that life is different for those just entering the workforce than it was for previous generations. Even as they delay starting families to pursue their careers, they're still faced with one traditional milestone. Buying a home is something many...
Advice for Emerging Real Estate Agents
A lot of hopeful real estate agents get very stressed when preparing for the exam that grants them their license. The truth is, with careful preparation and studying, anyone can pass the exam. The true challenge is being successful as an agent after passing the exam....
What Can You Do with a Degree in Real Estate?
Deciding on what degree you want to earn is crucial for setting yourself up for success in the future. Many students start their college careers by coming in undeclared. They’ll take as many electives as they can to figure out what their passion is. Other students...
Steps to Becoming a Licensed Real Estate Agent
For the past few years, becoming a real estate agent has been a dream of mine. Not only is it a lucrative career (real estate agents in 2016 made an average of $44k per year and the top 10% made as high as over $110k per year, according to the Bureau of Labor...
Top Real Estate Companies in America
SmartAsset put together a list of the best real estate companies in America. As a student looking to go into real estate one day, this is a great list to reflect on to see where my career can go. Sure, I could go into business for myself, but for now, I like the idea...
Understanding Millennial Home Buyers
As of three years ago, Millennials have become the most prominent generational group America has seen, even surpassing the Baby Boomers. Because of this, they are now the largest group to buy homes, so marketing to this audience is crucial. In order to market...