The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent

About the Book

Many unsuspecting souls think that realty is an easy, get-rich-quick job that requires few special skills and even less hard work. Before you launch a new career, let this wise, witty, straight-shooting guide deliver the cold, hard facts about what it really takes to get started and to do well in realty.

A successful California Realtor® for the last twenty years, Hank Myers offers seasoned advice, much-needed perspective, and candid information for new and prospective real estate agents everywhere. Unlike other "how-to" books on realty that gloss over the level of commitment-financial and otherwise-required, The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent is upfront about the stark reality: just how much time and energy it takes; what up-front, on-going, and hidden costs are necessary; and the amount of personal and relationship sacrifice needed to begin and maintain a career in realty.

If you remain undaunted by book's end, you can trust that you are making a well-thought-out, informed decision to join the industry and that you are armed with down-to-earth expectations, the proper tools, and the know-how to set yourself up for a balanced, rewarding, and lucrative career in real estate!

Just published by iUniverse, Inc., who announced "The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent" has been awarded "First Place" by "Reviewers Choice Award, 2008" Business/Sales Category; "Notable Best New Writing" byThe Eric Hoffer Book Award, 2008" and it has garnered the prestigious "Editors Choice" designation by the Editorial Board of iUniverse.

About the Author

Born in the Ozarks of Missouri, Henry D. "Hank" Myers earned a degree in music education in Kansas, served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict, and worked in the food service industry for eleven years. Myers became a Realtor® in 1987 and resides in California.