I just got my Real Estate Broker's license in April 2015. I made dancing my "side job" and now do Real Estate full time. I opted to go the more expensive route of being a Seller's agent from the start. It is harder to find clients, it costs a lot more in education and materials (signs, print media marketing, social media ad buys, direct mail, food and drink for open houses, ect) but the time investment as a seller's agent is shorter and the financial rewards are greater.
I'm at the 16-hour-work-day stage of my new business right now. I'm dancing 5 nights a week and doing real estate 7 days a week. Surprisingly, I don't feel all that tired. I've got my first client already, and am feeling ready to do this for a few months if necessary. Since my first client owns a $400k house, I'm excited about doing business in this price point or higher. In fact, I've built my business plan to work in the luxury home market. In Portland, OR houses are selling very fast, so it is likely to go under contract in a couple of weeks. Closings take a while, like 40-50 days after acceptance of an offer, and I won't get my 1st paycheck until after closing, so I'll be working at this pace all summer.
Good thing I'm dancing, because otherwise I'd not have time to exercise or socialize at all.

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