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CAREERS, Become a real estate broker
Careers,
Become a real estate broker
Are you considering a career in real estate?
Successful real estate professionals are persevering, motivated and ambitious brokers who set objectives and are people oriented. Although a real estate career is demanding, it can also offer substantial financial rewards, stimulating personal development, and the possibility of working at your own pace.
In the real estate world, helping people sell or buy a property is the foremost service that a broker will deliver. The in-depth knowledge of an Keller Williams Distinction real estate broker simplifies any transaction. You are saving your customer time and money, and preventing problems.
Keller Williams Distinction real estate brokers must be able to help customers differentiate between their needs and their wishes. They must understand clearly all the different types of properties and know how to describe the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Selling and buying properties is the bread and butter of your real estate business.
Knowledge of neighborhoods, schools, taxation systems, mortgage options and restrictive clauses is a must to facilitate a transaction and save your customers time and money.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can make an online request for more information and for questions not covered here. An Keller Williams Distinction manager will contact you shortly.
1. What is an Keller Williams Distinction real estate broker?
The Keller Williams Distinction real estate broker is a licensed and respected professional who provides judicious advice to customers and who guides them through the meander of selling or buying residential properties, a complex and often emotional process. A real estate broker plays a crucial part in real estate transactions:
• showing properties,
• finding new contacts,
• liaising between sellers and buyers,
• providing expertise and market knowledge to select a property,
• negotiating and guiding involved parties in closing a transaction.
Moreover, Keller Williams Distinction real estate brokers provide sellers with continuous support and service.
2. Why choose Keller Williams Distinction?
Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency has a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art development tools, as well as professional support that will help start up your real estate broker career. The boundless dedication of Keller Williams Distinction real estate brokers and their determination to serve customers in the best possible way create an atmosphere of pride and success that is only found at the core of winning organizations. By joining Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency, you come into a tradition of achievement within a team that will support and guide you towards success.
3. Will I make money?
There are substantial financial opportunities for a real estate broker since revenue is directly dependent on performance. Apart from monetary considerations, you have access to professional development tools part of the Keller Williams Distinction system. We have been helping our real estate brokers to maximize their professional potential, since 1997.
4. What can I expect the first two to three months?
As in any profession or career, what you get back is proportionate to your dedication. The same rule applies to real estate. It will likely take two to three months to get used to your new work environment and to develop a routine that suits well your lifestyle.
Keller Williams Distinction offers you a wide range of ways to help you start your business and dive into the real estate industry. Among these tools is a personalized coaching program. This program was devised for ambitious real estate brokers and will help you launch a profitable real estate career.
5. How will I find my customers?
There are several online and off-line tools built into the Keller Williams Distinction system that can help you find new customers, maintain your contact list, and develop long-term relationships with your customers. Each member of the Keller Williams Distinction team has access to computer resources, as well as to support and coaching programs.
6. Does Keller Williams Distinction provide any training?
Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency is directed by an experienced management team and offers a complete career path program to its real estate brokers. There are also many educational opportunities offered regularly.
7. Can I work on my own schedule?
A real estate broker's schedule is very flexible. It gives you time to go around a neighborhood with your customers or hold meetings and work sessions with your colleagues at Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency. You define your own schedule in the way best suited to your lifestyle.
8. How long will it take me to be a well-known and successful real estate broker?
Achievement varies from one person to the next. The Keller Williams Distinction professional development system and continuous support will help you reach your objectives over a short period. Your commitment, Keller Williams Distinction's good name and its flexible customer options are key elements that will drive you towards professional and personal success.
9. Where can I find information for joining an Keller Williams Distinction office?
It is quite easy to become an Keller Williams Distinction real estate broker. All you have to do is submit your resume online. A manager will then contact you and explain the next steps.
10. Do I need a real estate broker license?
Yes, you do. The Québec Real Estate Law requires that you have a permit to work as a real estate broker. A member of the Keller Williams Distinction management team will be able to supply you with all the information.
11. Where can I find information for getting a license?
Once you have submitted your resume online, an Keller Williams Distinction manager will contact you and give you the Internet address for the regulatory body that governs real estate (Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (ORCIQ)). You will find all the information and requirements to obtain your real estate licence on their site.
12. How long does it take to get a license?
That depends on your industry knowledge, your abilities and your skills. There are several courses to get you ready for obtaining your licence in many regions of Québec. There is also an online course. An Keller Williams Distinction manager will be able to provide more specific information on that subject.
13. What are the minimal requirements?
You must be 18 years old or older, hold a high school diploma or an equivalent diploma, and be fluent in either French or English. Current license fees are published on the website of the regulatory body – OACIQ. You will have to pay for training material, and exam and license delivery fees.
14. Are there any salaried positions available with Keller Williams Distinction during the training process?
As a rule, a real estate career implies self-employment, working for commission, and being responsible for one's own expenses. There is no salary attached to a broker's position. However, there are some opportunities in Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency to obtain future commissions' advances during the training period. This is something to be discussed with your management contact at Keller Williams Distinction, to explore the possibility of an arrangement.
15. Are there any positions with Keller Williams Distinction that are not sales-related?
If sales are not for you, and you still wanted to be part of the dynamic team at Keller Williams Distinction Real Estate Agency, talk to an Keller Williams Distinction manager. There could be administrative or even management positions available. The manager will be able to tell you if there is any salaried position open at the time.