Functions
# Real estate agents and brokers help buyers locate properties for sale and help homeowners sell their properties. Most engage in buying and selling, though some focus on commercial property purchases.
Skills
# Real estate professionals must have a good working knowledge of local neighborhoods and the industry as a whole, while also having a quick memory for names and faces and a winning personality.
Qualifications
# Most real estate professionals have at least some college education, and many real estate companies prefer to hire agents and brokers with college real estate degrees. All states require a general sales license, and brokers must also get a broker's license.
Considerations
# A career in real estate often involves unconventional hours. While agents and brokers may face long work weeks, including weekend and evening hours, they also get to make their own work schedule.
