A career in real estate can be exhilarating IF you enjoy serving people and like a fast-paced environment. It can also be lucrative when you treat it as a true career, not just a hobby. To become a real estate agent in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the United States. With those basics in place, you can complete your education and become licensed in a pretty short time-frame. Before you begin, however, you’ll want to save up around six months of living expen... read more

They’re so tempting. Those for-sale-by-owner listings are just sitting there while you know you could move them faster and get a higher price for the seller. But they’re also intimidating. It feels like a cold call. Should you do it? Though it may feel like a cold-call, with a FSBO owner it really isn’t because you’re calling someone who’s telling as many people as possible that they want to sell their home. Plus, someone who is selling their home on their own is far more likely to pi... read more