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Real estate agent

You help people buy and sell homes and earn commission when a deal closes. You cover your own costs, and income comes in lumps, not paychecks.

4.0Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
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Median monthly earnings
$375
Middle 50%: $375 – $375
Effective hourly
$75.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
1 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$1,000–5,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
6+ months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
0%
0 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness8.0 / 10
Would do it again0%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability1.0 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much I could earn
1
How much time it takes
1
How difficult it is to get started
1
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
1
Taxes — how much I owe
1
Unexpected expenses
1
How competitive the market is
1
How little I could earn
0
Nothing really surprised me
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Reviews
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· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $250–500Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $75.00

I love helping people buy and sell property- it is a range of emotions for everyone. I love being that guide and person to help make it go smoothly! To someone starting out, it won’t immediately be full time and it is hard long hours and what can seem like no return and a lot of money going out at first and none coming in, keep your head above the waters and push through for the long term! Stay persistent and focus on building your own routine and either have savings or a part time job! If I could change anything about it, realtors would be put on salary rather than being self employed.

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