Sunday, 13 March 2011

What Real Estate Jobs Entail

By Adrianna Noton


The real estate is an industry that requires a lot of people who are self motivated and dedicated. Property agents must have a strong character and be hard working individuals. One must also have people skills in order to cope with the demands real estate jobs; it also involves dealing with customers directly.

One also needs to have sales skills and have the drive to chase the deals and make sales as well as meet targets. This is a very competitive industry and requires one to push themselves and have a tough skin. Hence making sales is one of the important and prominent requirements of these jobs.

The sales aspect of the profession usually requires you to be licensed and properly registered. The industry is regulated in order to monitor different aspects of it and to ensure compliance. Most sales jobs would normally be available in commercial as well as residential property agencies.

Anyone working as an agent will need to do a lot of talking with customers on a constant basis. They must have the ability to communicate and negotiate with a customer until they convince clients about the deals they are offering. They are also expected to build lasting relationships with potential clients.

Working as a real estate agent means working long hours because of the appointments and follow ups that you need to do. You must be able to take responsibility and make decisions quickly on your own. You need to accommodate people and be able to have meetings with them at their convenience.

There are many aspects to these real estate jobs and these include managing and analyzing the properties that are on the books. Good knowledge of the property that you are dealing with is essential as it enables an agent to negotiate wisely with customers on each and every deal. You need to know every detail about the property you are selling.

Knowledge of the land on the market is essential both in terms of how it is managed and maintained. Knowing how to assess the value of the land is paramount as this will enable correct and informed decisions when it comes to selling the property and zoning.

If one wants to go into fields such as property analysis and acquisition they would normally be required to have a higher degree. The degree could be in fields such as property management and finance as well as economics. This gives you the basic technical skills needed to do a good job in this field. Property management companies employ a large number of people with such skills. Institutions such as banks as well as mortgage agencies also employ such professionals. However one is able to be an independent agent after gaining experience working for companies and agencies.

Property management professionals can also work in government. Governments own large properties in the form of land and buildings. They therefore require highly skilled personnel at different levels to manage these big portfolios as the scope of work is varied and quite extensive.




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