Chicago Real Estate Jobs
How tough is it to succeed in Chicago real estate jobs today? The market seems to be hot for some, not for too many others. How are some companies failing while other companies are wailing? The key to success lies within the individual, not the company.
Where are there Chicago real estate jobs? Chicago real estate jobs normally mean selling real estate in Chicago. Most companies are looking for agents because they basically do not pay for them. Almost the entire industry is made up of independent contractors, meaning that the agents do not get paid a salary. Normally the way it works is the agent places their Illinois real estate sales license with a brokerage. Once they are with that firm, they go out on to the streets of Chicago and look for business, people who want to sell or buy a condominium. Once they have established the relationship and begin servicing the client, the potential for making a sale is there.Â
If a real estate agent makes a sale, he or she is paid a percentage of the purchase price. For instance, if the sales price was $200,000 they might get a 5% commission or $10,000. This commission is handed over to the brokerage and then a percentage goes to the sales agent and a percentage goes to the company. Every company has a different commission split. On average, the agent will make about 60% of the commission while the company will keep 40%. This is just an average though. It's different from one agency to the next.
Chicago real estate jobs are plentiful because every real estate company is looking for more agents to sell real estate. The more agents, the more income for the agency. The problem is not the job. The question that needs to be asked is if you're ready to begin a 100% commissioned based business where you do not get paid unless you make a sale. 100% commission are words that conjure up fear in the meek and excite the aggressive. 100% commissions mean you can make as much money as you'd like. There is no ceiling. Real estate selling can change a person's life if they're good at it.
Chicago real estate jobs are abundant. Get your real estate license and interview the companies out there and start selling some Chicago real estate. You'll know about six months later if the Chicago real estate job was for you.
Hiring Licensed Real Estate Agents
OwnACondo.com is hiring licensed real estate agents to fill many rolls in the company. OwnACondo.com is a full service real estate company specializing in the sale of condominiums nationally. They are head quartered out of Oak Brook, Illinois a western suburb of Chicago. Currently OwnACondo.com has one hundred real estate agents and is expanding into three cities outside Chicago. Their primary targets are Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
If you are a licensed real estate agent looking for a company, OwnACondo.com is looking for part-time and full-time people to fill the positions. OwnACondo.com is unique in that it focuses on a niche in the business. In addition, they provide leads through a number of marketing avenues that generate leads in the thousands annually. OwnACondo.com has been in business since 2000 and has closed well over 4,000 condos. Lastly, the thing that separates OwnACondo.com from many of the national brands is the amount of training they give their agents. They have a World Class Training system that is cutting edge for the real estate industry.
If you're a licensed real estate agent looking to be hired and would like more information about OwnACondo.com, please call the HR department at 877.627.5543.
In addition to selling condos for OwnACondo.com, they additionally rent, finance and insure condos. This leads to additional revenue that can be generated by the real estate agent. There is a division inside OwnACondo.com that purchased condos in distress, condo converts and constructs new condos causing an immense amount of inventory to sell outside what is generated simply by the lead system.
What does all this mean to the real estate agent looking to be hired? Lots and lots of leads. Imagine a company that trains like no one else, hands over daily leads from an incredible lead generation machine and then allows you to sell part of their product inventory below market prices causing easy to sell units. It's a company, that in the end, is very hard to beat.
We're hiring licensed real estate agents in Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and New York. If you fill this need and would like to get more information on the company please email us at BK@OwnACondo.com or call us at 877.627.5543. OwnACondo.com will be able to provide you with what you're looking for to get a quick start out of the gate as a rookie. If you're a season veteran, you'll love the leads.
Chicago real estate jobs
Chicago real estate jobs vary from being a secretary at a real estate agency to running a full fledged real estate brokerage. There are a number of opportunities to be involved in running a real estate organization. Starting from the top down, real estate brokerages are run primarily by the managing broker of the real estate office. This real estate job can only be run by someone with a real estate broker’s license which is different from a real estate agents license.
To obtain a real estate broker’s license in Illinois you must attend 120 hours of Illinois approved classes followed by a state exam. If you pass the exam, you become a licensed real estate broker. The sales agent’s license is a little easier. You need to take a total of forty hours in classroom time and then pass your real estate exam. You do that and you’re a licensed realtor in the state of Illinois.
Chicago real estate jobs can be an incredible experience because you’re not only making a living doing them, but you’re learning an incredible amount about investing in real estate along the way. Real estate transactions are happening everyday in a real estate office. Here is where you’re able to see deals that are hard to find if you’re not in front of them. You’ll hear one Realtor say to another about a particular transaction. You’re basically on the inside tract to dozens of deals because you’re working in the business.Â
Then there is contract administrator. The contract administrator in the office is the person that handles the real estate contracts from the time they come into the office until they close and beyond. They document all the activity on that particular piece of real estate from the time it goes under contract. Their role is to keep the transaction moving to the close and to keep all the organization of the contracts together.
The office manager in a real estate office is the person that is the glue that binds all these real estate jobs in Chicago. The office manager will help the real estate managing broker’s role, they’ll help in any questions coming from the real estate agents themselves and they are there to handle the office activities from a day to day perspective. The office manager usually wears many hats in the office.
Chicago real estate jobs can be obtained by calling your local real estate agency and ask for the office manager or managing broker of the office.
Chicago Real Estate
Chicago Real Estate; are you ready to work in this field? Have you ever thought of a position selling Chicago real estate? A Chicago real estate agent selling Chicago real estate can make money beyond belief. I’ve seen agents come into this business and after a few short months, average twenty thousand in income per month. I’ve also seen people come into real estate and leave after one year not having made anything. Why is that?
Lets talk about getting an official real estate license to sell Chicago real estate. To be licensed to sell Chicago real estate you have to take a state approved class that has 45 hours of classroom time. After you complete the forty five class room hours, you will be given a test. If you pass that classroom test (almost everyone does) you then are qualified to sit for the Illinois state exam. This is the big one. The test is given in two categories; state and national. I you fail the first time taking it, you are allowed to take it two more times. If you fail the test three times, you have to take the forty five class hours all over again.
To take the class, the cost is roughly $300 and it can take you as fast as one week to get though it. Though the test is not easy, it’s not insurmountable. I know many people that have passed and failed this and it just comes down to study and focus, not intelligence. Now you’ve done it. You applied for the class, went through it and now passed the Illinois real estate exam and you have your license. What next?
You now qualify to legally sell Chicago real estate with whatever company you want. Most real estate companies are looking for season veterans but there are enough that like rookies as well. It gives the real estate firms the ability to mold a rookie versus bringing in season veterans with bad habits that are hard to break. When choosing a Chicago real estate company to work for, interview several and ask a ton of questions. Before you know it, you’ll find the right real estate company to get started with.
Selling Chicago real estate can completely change your life. If you get really good at it, you can make well in excess of $100,000 a year and if you’re really, really good, $500k+.
Hiring real estate agents
OwnACondo.com is hiring real estate agents for many locations nationally right now. OwnACondo.com’s headquarters is in Oak Brook, Illinois. They are looking primarily for real estate agents to handle the Chicago condo market, the New York condo market, the Miami condo market and the Los Angeles condo market.
Physical offices will be in place by the end of 2009 in all of these four cities. If you’re looking to have an OwnACondo.com office placed in your city, please call corporate headquarters at 630.812.2700 and ask for Brian. OwnACondo.com may be open to opening in a particular city if the situation is conducive for it.
We are hiring real estate agents to handle the tremendous amounts of leads that are coming in from billboard advertising and internet marketing. We’re getting leads from all over the United States from having the website optimized for keyword phrases. Each day at OwnACondo.com dozens of leads are given to our real estate agents based on area. Today OwnACondo.com is a relatively small company with approx 100 real estate agents. We expect to have 1,000 agents by January, 2013 and be open in fifteen metropolitan cities throughout the United States.
OwnACondo.com has been in business since January, 2000. When the brand started it was focused on helping developers convert apartment buildings to condominiums. Over the course of eight years, OwnACondo.com sold more than 4,000 units for conversion developers. This led to opening offices for anyone that wanted to buy or sell a condominium. Today OwnACondo.com is hiring real estate agents to fill many roles. OwnACondo.com brings in tons of leads that need to be serviced in all parts of the United States. If you’re a real estate agent looking for a position with OwnACondo.com you can contact Brian at 877.627.5543 or you can email him at BK@OwnACondo.com for more information. OwnACondo.com also is need of real estate trainers and recruiters if you’re interested.
OwnACondo.com is hiring real estate agents for Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles. They are looking for cities that they’ll be expanding into soon after the mentioned four. If you are either buying or selling a condo nationally right now OwnACondo.com has a relocation and referral network that we can help you with. We will place you with a condo specialist nationally for a city that you have a need in. Please call OwnACondo.com at 877.627.5543 for any information on our relocation program.
