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I want to be a broker!

Started by er1to9
about 15 years ago
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How does one become abroker? Can I do it as a second job?
Response by Riversider
about 15 years ago
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Member since: Apr 2009

I think you start by watching wall street and boiler room.

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Response by NWT
about 15 years ago
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Response by newaccount
about 15 years ago
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Million Dollar Listing can be found on itunes.

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Response by evnyc
about 15 years ago
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Member since: Aug 2008

Hang out your shingle in Times Square:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/at-least-the-weed-man-is-honest-or-is-he/?scp=1&sq=money%20weed&st=cse

"The Weed Man, né Joshua Long, hurried back to the visitor’s entrance, the offending sign now slightly hidden near some police barricades. He took off his studded belt, with its rhinestone-encrusted marijuana leaf buckle, and placed it in the plastic bin as instructed.
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“It’s just like any other job,” Mr. Long explained during an interview conducted in the lobby of Police Headquarters. A plastic Starbucks cup filled with loose bills and change jutted out of his pocket. While there were certain work-related hazards — the arrests, for example — Mr. Long said he could pull in $200 during a four- or five-hour shift.

“It’s very lucrative,” he said. “It surprises even me sometimes.”

There is one thing Mr. Long said he did not spend his hard-earned money on. That would be weed.

Mr. Long had been an occasional smoker until about three months ago, he said, when he realized he needed to cut it out to focus on a budding career in real estate. He added that he recently passed a licensing exam and that his stint in Times Square allowed him to network with prospective clients.

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Response by janejoey
about 15 years ago
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Member since: Nov 2010

"Mr. Weed." haha. I like the picture in the nytimes of the little boy handing Mr. Weed some money.
You could also read, or watch, Glengarry Glen Ross.

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Response by kstiles99
about 15 years ago
Posts: 171
Member since: Oct 2009

you must have no ability to spell, punctuate and a complete killing of proper nouns.

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Response by w67thstreet
about 15 years ago
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Pretty obvious I'm a borker.

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Response by falcogold1
about 15 years ago
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Member since: Sep 2008

Selling shoes
Another loser working in a shopping mall
9 to 5
A slave driver telling me "Get on the ball!"
A crowded store
I kneel before them
Misery beyond compare
Sweaty socks
A lady boxer
What's she got against fresh air?
I want an ocean and some sunscreen lotion
Take me to the beach with a thousand pretty girls in reach

CHORUS
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help, help, help, help)
I, I, I wanna guard your life
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)
Hardly any clothes (lifeguard)
Sand between my toes (lifeguard)
White stuff on my nose

Selling shoes
Another loser working in a shopping mall
I'm getting fat
What does it matter?
Nobody cares at all
But next July, I'll say goodbye to every out-of-it, dull-witted fool
Convert their feet into meters, marking distance at the swimming pool
Summer blondes revealing tanlines
I'll make more moves than Allied Van Lines

CHORUS
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I, I, I wanna guard your life
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)
Sitting on my chair (lifeguard)
In the salty air (lifeguard)
White stuff on my nose
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help, help, help, help)
I, I, I wanna guard your life
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)
Lounging on the deck (lifeguard)
Whistle 'round my neck (lifeguard)
White stuff in my nose
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)

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Response by NYCREAgent
about 15 years ago
Posts: 156
Member since: Sep 2010

Thr first thing you need to do is learn the difference between an agent and a broker. Based on the trolls on this message board, though, you're in good company in that respect.

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Response by evnyc
about 15 years ago
Posts: 1844
Member since: Aug 2008

Oh, come now - no need to get your feathers ruffled. That weed guy story is funny and I'd been looking for a good place to post it; the OP provided an opportunity. Most of the brokers - and agents - who post regularly on this board will freely admit that there's plenty of people like the Weed Guy in the biz.

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Response by rivlinda
about 9 years ago
Posts: 15
Member since: Oct 2016

To become a real estate broker, you must first gain experience as a real estate sales agent. You need to work as agent for one of three years before you can apply for licensure. And as you have already understood to qualify for a broker license, you must first hold a valid real estate sales agent license.
And yes, it’s possible to be a part-time real estate broker. But it’s not so easy as it may seem. There are night classes and online classes that you can take to get your real estate license.It will take a lot of time to prepare for real estate exam, since it is not easy to pass.

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