Year in Review

 This past year has been a large step for myself and my career. At this time last year, I was a junior in college taking 4 classes each semester. Because I transferred, it was my first year at a 4-year university so there were a lot of new changes. I had an apartment and new roommates, I was back in person for classes, and I was far away from my family and hometown friends. Throughout the year, I adapted and did my best to succeed. I really enjoyed all of my classes and the material I was learning really clicked for me. Once I finished my second semester last year, I finally got to move home for the summer. During a hair appointment, funny enough, I was put in touch with a designated managing broker. This is when my career in real estate really started to develop. I met with the broker and asked for an internship opportunity with her brokerage and to my surprise, she took me up on it. At first, I began working on helping agents with their marketing aspects. I created posts, along with physical postcards, that advertised open houses, new listings, and many other things. This part allowed me to learn a lot about marketing for real estate while also letting me be creative with my work. I was also apart of a mentoring group that would meet twice a week at the office. This was a group of some experienced brokers and some that had just entered real estate. We talked about their current listings, how those were going, and they were able to ask questions for extra opinions. This really helped me get a feel for the environment and what real estate really entails. And finally, I started my 75 hour pre-license real estate courses. Currently, I am still working on those courses along with my 5 classes for school. I have a heavy workload right now but I know it will pay off.