Eager to pass that state exam and jump into a lucrative new career as a realtor? Want the street-smart advice no one else will give you? Sidestep beginner mistakes from the start with these insider tips. Do you want to avoid becoming one of the eighty percent of novice agents who quit? With a decade of invaluable real-life experience learning all the industry's best-kept, and sometimes dirty little secrets, real estate agent Valerie Thorne is here to take you under her wing and share how you can skip the missteps, bypass time and money-wasting blunders, and earn faster. Start Selling Real Estate: The Empowering, Street-Smart Survival Guide for New Agents is a must-have manual for anyone interested in beating the odds and lasting in real estate sales. Using down-to-earth advice and expert knowledge, Thorne walks newcomers through the details of getting started. By following her methods, you'll bypass the frustrating downsides of being a novice realtor and reap the rewards of her hard-won experience. In Start Selling Real Estate , you'll discover: - Why so many people fail, how to guarantee you're not one of them, and ensure success - A breakdown of the pros and cons of every type of office, prevent constant office-hopping, and make the best choice from the get-go - How to identify hidden fees, agendas, and hierarchies in brokerages so you can dodge unnecessary spending requests, avoid being used as a pawn, and earn what you deserve - What the timeline and expenditure look like for the licensing process and how to plan accordingly - Ways to evade predatory employer demands, how to recognize the tell-all warnings about common pitfalls, cut-throat business practices, and much, much more! Start Selling Real Estate is a revised and updated welcome to the rough-and-tumble world of being an agent.