What RE-related job is best?

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Hello everyone.  This is my first post to BiggerPockets.

I moved to a new city/state and I'm currently looking for work.  I realized this evening that as long as I'm looking for work, I may as well look for work that I could learn from and apply to my future real estate investing career.

What work/jobs would you suggest I look into?  I have no prior experience in any sort of RE-related work.  What would be a good entry-level position that would get me into an operation or work that I can learn a lot from?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Joel Belding · Answer

New Mexico needs more good appraisers!

Shawn Mcenteer · Answer

@Stu Toepke Pends on what you want to do with RE.  Being an agent will allow you to find deals, make offers, and sell RE while purchasing property of your own.  Property management careers will show you how to run your RE portfolio.  Construction will teach you how to build/fix/repair your projects.  The list goes on, to better define a job/career that may fit what your trying to do I suggest you think what type of REI you want to focus on.

Ian Lockwood · Answer

I wondering if any other BP members have more thoughts on this topic. I myself am in a very similar situation to @Stu Toepke . I have recently decided to switch careers and pursue real estate. I will be moving to a new city and hope to find my first job in real estate. I'm hoping for a job that will accelerate my learning curve.

However my knowledge base is very limited thus far so it's tough to really know which avenue to pursue. Just like many med school students don't know what type of doctor they want to become until they take certain classes and do different clinical rotations. I'm sure a few med school students know from day one, but not all.

If moving to a new city (Santa Fe, New Mexico) what type of entry level real estate jobs would be best to pursue for a person with almost zero knowledge. Are there certain jobs that allow people to learn a great deal about several avenues of real estate? Are there certain jobs titles that lend themselves well to newbies and would be ideal for someone like myself to pursue. It would be great to speak with real estate professionals and say I am interested in "X" job opportunities.

What RE-related job is best?

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