How do I get into real estate during my pre-licensing?

Question

I just turned 20 years old and I’m halfway through my pre-licensing course to get my brokers license. I’m a full time worker and college student in Indianapolis and I really want to go into real estate running so I’m open to any tips for how I should spend my pre-licensing phase to build my understanding of real estate and my pockets up as much as possible. Thanks for your time :)

Tony Angelos · Answer

@Reggie Turner There are a lot of good books and not all relate to real estate. I would add a few to your list:

"Atomic Habits" by James Clear, not about RE but a great self development book.

"The millionaire real estate agent" by Gary Keller; obvious suggestion but can be very helpful.

"Never Split the difference" by Chris Voss is an excellent book on negotiating

Reggie Turner · Answer

@Tony Angelos What are some good books to look at and thanks for the comment man.

Tony Angelos · Answer

Hey @Reggie Turner, best advice you could get is focus on education. What I mean by that is to go well beyond your course and read books, learn some sales skills, learn how attend some REI meetups and meet people, decide how you want to brand yourself and what your specialty will be, etc.

Your prelicensing course is mostly irrelevant information and you'll need to focus on practice tests to pass the exam. I used prep agent and just hammered out dozens of tests the week before my exam and passed. I have heard from many that that's a good strategy, and it worked for me.

Armond Wright · Answer

Have you thought about wholesaling and/or being an assistant to real estate agent. If you want more information PM me your phone number