FAO: Estate Agents

[Superstylin']

Afternoon,

Currently happy in my current job but it's only one piece of the jigsaw so to say.

Obviously, now isn't the right time to get into property sales and what have you but, what would be the best avenue to take for me to start looking into this for the future?

Do i need any specific qualifications or courses i need to complete before applying for these types of roles?

Any advice is appreciated.

[Murray993]

Is that a serious question. You want to be an estate agent?

[Superstylin']

Murray993 said:

Is that a serious question. You want to be an estate agent?

At some point i'd like to gain the experience, yes.

[GuildfordPaul]

do you have spikey hair covered in gel, if so you're fully qualified.

[dougc]

GuildfordPaul said:

do you have spikey hair covered in gel, if so you're fully qualified.

Don't forget the MASSIVE tie knot.

[john_p]

You'll need this: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-tie-a-tie-usin...

[custardtart]

Superstylin' said:

Afternoon,

Currently happy in my current job but it's only one piece of the jigsaw so to say.

Obviously, now isn't the right time to get into property sales and what have you but, what would be the best avenue to take for me to start looking into this for the future?

Do i need any specific qualifications or courses i need to complete before applying for these types of roles?

Any advice is appreciated.

You need to go to that special school that teaches you how to do absolutley nothing more than unlock a door and write a bill for 1.5% of the sale price

Then you'll need to learn how to sit on your a*se all day.

Finally, you will be locked in a room for days on end with only a solicitor for company until you finally develop a complete aversion to ever speaking to them on behalf of your clients.

If you can doo all the above then you'll fit right in with the ones I've come across.

[Horse_Apple]

Superstylin' said:

Afternoon,

Currently happy in my current job but it's only one piece of the jigsaw so to say.

Obviously, now isn't the right time to get into property sales and what have you but, what would be the best avenue to take for me to start looking into this for the future?

Do i need any specific qualifications or courses i need to complete before applying for these types of roles?

Any advice is appreciated.

Simple.

Get this haircut: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/cinema/2636/pic...

Some of this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID69/10197451...

One of these: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=860

And practice this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_over

[Steamer]

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Well done - The job is yours... enjoy.

[Murray993]

Superstylin' said:

Murray993 said:

Is that a serious question. You want to be an estate agent?

At some point i'd like to gain the experience, yes.

you need a doctor, these people have no skills. I have only met one decent agent in my life and he owned his own company. Otherwise I would agree with most comments here. Please think again.

[Olf]

At the peak of the worst recession for 60 years, when housing sales have fallen to all times lows, mortgages products have been removed from the market at a bewildering rate... You want to get into the thick of it.

Sounds to me like you might be best concentrating on voluntary work.

[Mc Lovin]

with that user name you're halfway there

[Super Bad]

Olf said:

At the peak of the worst recession for 60 years, when housing sales have fallen to all times lows, mortgages products have been removed from the market at a bewildering rate... You want to get into the thick of it. Sounds to me like you might be best concentrating on voluntary work.

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[bigTee]

[Geronimo]

You're received some excellent guidance on this thread. The only other bit of specialist training you will need is how to utterly abuse the reflexive pronoun.

[Steamer]

What line of sales are you moving from?
Why do you want to become an estate agent? (other than 'you like houses' or 'you like the public')

... seriously asking you now.

[Superstylin']

Olf said:

At the peak of the worst recession for 60 years, when housing sales have fallen to all times lows, mortgages products have been removed from the market at a bewildering rate... You want to get into the thick of it.

Sounds to me like you might be best concentrating on voluntary work.

Yes, because I said i want to do it right now didn't i?

Sheez.

[Heskey]

This thread is fking awesome.

[evenflow]

Geronimo said:

You're received some excellent guidance on this thread. The only other bit of specialist training you will need is how to utterly abuse the reflexive pronoun.

Will yourselves be requiring anything else at all today?

[Olf]

Superstylin' said:

Olf said:

At the peak of the worst recession for 60 years, when housing sales have fallen to all times lows, mortgages products have been removed from the market at a bewildering rate... You want to get into the thick of it.

Sounds to me like you might be best concentrating on voluntary work.

Yes, because I said i want to do it right now didn't i?

Sheez.

Be a good fellow then and lets us know when you think the market for untrained would-be estate agents is going to pick up. We can make sure we've pre-ordered hair gel to avoid an unseemly rush at superdrug.