Thread: interested in real estate

Hello. I am majoring in accounting and have been planning on becoming a CPA. But I am not sure if that is what I want to get into or not. The two things I am really interested in are the stock market and real estate. But I dont know enough about real estate to switch majors (partly because my college doesnt offer a real estate major). However, I live near St Cloud State University in Minnesota, and they offer real estate as a major. Can anybody offer me any advice as to what websites show the different jobs in the real estate industry, the salarys, the demand, etc? I am interested in becoming a realtor or something along those lines. Thank you.

Extensive information and advice are available at realestate.about.com. The most visited pages there are those about the potential of a real estate career, who is successful and how to get started. Use the link in my signature.

Originally Posted by jimkimmons

Extensive information and advice are available at realestate.about.com. The most visited pages there are those about the potential of a real estate career, who is successful and how to get started. Use the link in my signature.

Jim,

Great resources for the novice! Much appreciated and I would definitely recommend this reading to those who have questions similar to mine (pretty much anything to do with getting started in real estate).

It doesn't take a whole lot to get into real estate. Take your classes online and then find a broker that is willing to give you some good training. Within a year you will be successful as long as you find a good broker.

You might also think about starting real estate on the side part time and then go full time later.