Tips & Traps for Getting Started as a Real Estate Agent (Tips and Traps) [Paperback]

Robert Irwin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tips and Traps | Publication Date: August 25, 2006

The practical, real-world guide to succeeding as an agent

Scared of starting a new career in real estate? Wondering if you have what it takes?

Don't worry! Robert Irwin's Tips and Traps for Getting Started as a Real Estate Agent answers all your toughest questions. Irwin helps you start your real estate career on the right foot, and presents proven, reliable guidance on every aspect of the profession.

This handy guide shows you how to get licensed and start making money immediately. It walks you through those first tough days and weeks on the job, helps you find a great mentor, and shares all the basics of the business-from listing and selling properties to conducting open houses and escrow.

Delivers the skills and tools you need to become a top-performing agent, including how to:

• Manage your time for maximum efficiency
• Work less and earn more by closing bigger deals
• Bring in more referrals so you can stop hunting for clients
• Take home a bigger commission in every deal

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The practical, real-world guide to succeeding as an agent

Scared of starting a new career in real estate? Wondering if you have what it takes?

Don't worry! Robert Irwin's Tips and Traps for Getting Started as a Real Estate Agent answers all your toughest questions. Irwin helps you start your real estate career on the right foot, and presents proven, reliable guidance on every aspect of the profession.

This handy guide shows you how to get licensed and start making money immediately. It walks you through those first tough days and weeks on the job, helps you find a great mentor, and shares all the basics of the business-from listing and selling properties to conducting open houses and escrow.

Delivers the skills and tools you need to become a top-performing agent, including how to:

• Manage your time for maximum efficiency
• Work less and earn more by closing bigger deals
• Bring in more referrals so you can stop hunting for clients
• Take home a bigger commission in every deal

About the Author

Robert Irwin is a real estate broker and one of America's foremost experts in all areas of real estate. He is the author of more than 40 books, including McGraw-Hill's popular Tips & Traps books. For more real estate tips and traps, visit robertirwin.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071463364
• ISBN-13: 978-0071463362
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,074,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good book, kind of odd ending, October 7, 2008

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Candice J. Reinke "Candice" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tips & Traps for Getting Started as a Real Estate Agent (Tips and Traps) (Paperback)

I am 20 years old and just passed my real estate license test. I purchased a lot of books to read up on the profession and this book was one of them. The author (IMO) had a lot of good information - he stresses selling smarter (mainly by selling more expensive homes) but at the end he talks about decreasing commission rates and why this is happening. The book was very motivating except at the end, when the commission rates come up for discussion, the way it is written kind of puts a damper on the excitement. Overall a pretty good book though. It is the first I read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed, June 4, 2010

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N. Perz (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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I've bought a good number of these types of books lately and most of them have been disappointing (for various reasons). I was rather impressed with this one, however; there was a good deal of both basic information and practical advice that can only come from experience. I really felt that he was giving honest advise rather than just pushing fluff to sell books. Definatly worth the $3.00 (for a used copy) for anyone considering taking the plunge.

Recommended.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Umm, March 8, 2009

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J. Grant (Chelsea, NY) - See all my reviews
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It was an okay book, but you can find most of the information browsing google. Choose a different book.