All Forum Posts by: Shaun Roark

Unfortunately, I already work 60+ works per week, and am not really available during normal office hours, but thank you for the advice.

I am looking at getting out of commercial construction management and into something more related to real estate investment (particularly buy and hold rentals). I am looking towards property management. I am wondering how this industry does in a downturn.  I'm thinking that it probably does okay because more people might be renting their homes instead of buying in a downturn, but it would be nice to hear from someone with actual experience in this industry.

2nd question: what kind of licenses would be more likely to get me hired and for a higher salary starting off, and what kind of salary could I expect? I am in Texas, where I believe that somewhere in the company, someone needs to have a real estate license license to be a property manager, but not necessarily everyone, akin to how a bunch of workers can work on electrical systems in a structure as long as they are working under a licensed electrician.

Any info would be very helpful, as I'm just beginning my research on this.

I *almost* have the same question, but I'm looking at being done with a project I'm on at work in about 18 months.  I don't want to burn any bridges in my current industry by leaving mid-project, so I was wondering if anyone out there has any ideas for how to "gear up" part-time to eventually go full time as a real estate agent in about 18 months.

That definitely helps! Thank you so much for clearing that up, Troy!

I am brand new to the idea of using real estate as investment.  Can anyone recommend classes to get my real estate license in Austin?  I think I want a face to face classroom environment where I can hear an instructor's "lessons learned" and network with other newbies.  Also, what is typically the difference between a sellers license and a brokers license? Any help would be much appreciated.