Is Being a Real Estate Agent a Good Side Hustle for a College Student?

Hi everyone,

I am Shane, a 20-year-old college student with a part-time job 14 hours a week and a full-time course load of 15 credits per semester. I am considering getting my real estate license before finishing college, which will be in about a year and a half. Do you think working as a real estate agent part-time 2-3 days a week would be a good side hustle?

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No. You’ll either lose money or work full-time. It took my friend, a real estate agent, seven years to eventually make forty thousand dollars a year working in the industry full-time. In those seven years, he shed five tears. He would have gone hungry if his parents hadn’t supported him and paid for his car. You must be skilled at making cold calls nonstop and convincing people to sign deals. To entice them to sign with you, you literally have to put on certain identities, and sometimes the transactions still work out. The money may fluctuate; you might receive $15,000 one month and then nothing at all for several months.

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Jobs in real estate need little schooling and require little initial investment. Gaining experience in the real estate industry will provide you a strong knowledge foundation for future professional success.

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No. You’ll either lose money or work full-time. It took my friend, a real estate agent, seven years to eventually make forty thousand dollars a year working in the industry full-time. In those seven years, he shed five tears. He would have gone hungry if his parents hadn’t supported him and paid for his car. You must be skilled at making cold calls nonstop and convincing people to sign deals. To entice them to sign with you, you literally have to put on certain identities, and sometimes the transactions still work out. The money may fluctuate; you might receive $15,000 one month and then nothing at all for several months.