For those who aren't in the real-estate career, the real-estate industry is MASSIVE. Besides sales there are plenty of paths that you can take and many different real-estate career paths. Real-estate offers many different careers and many ways to make money, Get a real-estate license ONLINE!: tinyurl.com/yd2lvlsn Real-estate Agency This is by the far the most popular and most lucrative. At the same time, it can be very stressful and difficult to start. %90 of my income comes from real-estate brokering. Sales atmosphere Your income is determined by how hard you work Work anywhere Autonomy Little to know income the first few months 2. Real-Estate Investing Traditionally, real-estate investing is generating income through rents of properties that you own. The VAST majority of real-estate investors tend to not be real-estate agents. BUT being a real-estate agent allows you many opportunities to invest in real-estate. Passive income through real-estate investments Capital gains that you get thru investments The vast majority of real-estate investor are part-time and don't have real-estate licenses 3. Property Management Property management is a person that charges %10 to oversee an investors rental property: Property managers typically charge %10 to manage property Collect payments, fix issues, and find new tenants Can be done by anyone with a real-estate license Considered a thank less job 4. Mortgage Origination This is the person involved in helping people get loans: Very similar to brokerage/agency industry in that it's mostly sales and can be lucrative You must have a license to originate loans for others Unique because there are plenty of salaried jobs to choose from as opposed to realtors You're in the business of selling to realtors 5. Real-estate Development Real-estate development is similar to investing but your are improving the land or property: Find a way to improve a piece of property and add value to it Requires NO education and is possibly one of the most high-risk/reward businesses EVER Very difficult to break into and you will likely have to risk serious amounts of money 6. House Flipping House flipping is very simple to understand 1. You buy a house 2. Fix it up 3. HOPEFULLY sell it for a profit House flipping is not nearly as lucrative as many people thinks. The average profit on a flip is around $15,000 Very high risk for beginners Can be done with little to no money Once you get good it, can be done consistently 7. Coaching, You-tubing, Blogs, Books Real-estate is an industry where many people need to learn ways to make money. Real-estate provides fantastic ways to: Teach people how to invest, broker, and/or lead generate Sell info products. ads, and/or affiliate links My content marketing produces around $1000 a month in passive income each month Produces exposure marketing 8. Appraisal Appraising is required when a individual purchases a home with a loan: Perform a systemic way of valuing property Great for people who are very analytical Steady paycheck and relatively easy to get into License required 9. Home inspection A home inspection is very similar to the way it sounds. A licensed individual goes thru a house and makes a note of all noted issues with the house: Typically you work for a salaried individual Many people go off and start their own business Going to be prospecting and being around realtors 10. Real-Estate Photography Real-estate photography is it's own sub-set or genre in the photography world and in great demand: Real-Estate photos can make or break a listing It requires a certain skill to take good real-estate pictures If you can make a house look great in photos, you can charge extra 11. Lead generation, SEO, Social Media Consulting, Online Marketing Services The business of real-estate is lead generation, so it makes sense that people will try to sell realtors lead generation services. SEO and helping realtors, appraisers, etc get to the top of Google, Social Media (especially Youtube) consulting for helping individreal estate career