Why Servers Make Great Real Estate Agents

If you are a server, then you have a great advantage when it comes to the world of sales. One of the best places that I feel that a server can really excel if the field of Real Estate. Most of the time, servers already possess the necessary skills to become great at selling real estate. In this article, I examine why servers would make great real estate agents.

Servers Work On Commission

When you are server, you are already working on commission. The average wage that a server makes is about $2.13 an hour. The bulk of a servers money comes from the tips that he or she make from the guest that leaves them money on the table. Sometime a server can make $20.00 per day or the can make $100 per day. In real estate, you also work on commission. The only difference between real estate commissions and server commissions is that the real estate commissions are bigger. Here is an example. Most real estate brokers make about 3% commission on the sale of a house. So if you are an agent on a house that has a price of $100,000, and you are getting a 3% commission, the amount that you will receive is $3000.00. Now if you could do 3-4 deals a month, you would be making yourself a nice salary as a real estate agent.

Servers Are Great With People

Another reason why servers make great real estate agents is that they work great with people. When you are a server, your income comes from people. Servers usually know how to interact with different kinds of people because they have to do it everyday. This is a skill that you are going to need if you are going to become a real estate agent. Real estate agents have to deal with people every single day. You will have to deal with different personality types when it comes to selling houses for other people or getting someone to buy a house from you. Being a server helps you deal with the different personality types. All you have to do is take the experience that you have gained and just apply it to your new agent position.

Servers Know How To Sell

Another reason that servers make great real estate agents is that they have the ability to sell. Servers have to know how to sell to get their guest to purchase the higher price food items. The higher a customer's bill, the better the tip will be. A real estate agent must know how to sell. Their ability to sell will determine how much money they make in the long run.

Going into the real estate field can be a great endeavor for any server. Servers already posses the skills that are necessary. Just take those skills and apply it to your new position as a real estate agent.