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Expert: John Hendricks - 9/7/2009


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Hi John,

I live here in California and just received my notification from the DRE that my salesperson exam is OCT 5. My problem is that when i started my quest to get my license i didn't need the money but now i kinda do. What i mean by that is that i could survive for 4 or 5 more months and hopefully close my first deal, but that's not a smart bet to make.

What i want to do is be a part time agent now and work full time but all indicators tell me that part time agents are not well respected and many brokers frown on agents going part time.

With this said I don't want to waste the time invested in getting my license just to see it not put to use.

What would you do my in my shoes?

Dave

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Dear David;

Thank you for your question, and I am real sorry to take this long to answer it. I have just returned from a business trip and just getting around to my AllExpert questions.

As I studied for my real estate license way back in 1985, I worked full time with a paper distribution company as a sales representative. Even though I did get my license during my employment, I decided to stay with the company and join as a part time Realtor for Realty World. I worked night and weekends as a Realtor and as I got more involved in real estate, got some listings, made some sales along the way, and had some pending sales to rely on at the time I resigned. Then I decided to make the leap in faith and go for it full time in real estate sales.

Since that time David, I have had a great career in Real Estate for the past 23 years. I really did not make the mark though until February 1998 when I joined the Mike Ferry Organization. MFO has a program designed to train you in the world of Real Estate which will take you to levels in real estate that you never thought you could achieve. You can go to www.MikeFerry.com for further details.

I went into semi retirement in August of 2007, which was short lived due to me buying 1/2 ownership in a Coldwell Banker Real Estate office in San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico. Now I manage and teach what I have learned over the years while still representing Sellers and Buyers in real estate when I want to.

The reason I am telling you this brief history is that what you wrote is how I felt when deciding to enter real estate. Take it slowly, make the right decisions such as what you have described in your note and join a real estate coaching company like MFO right from the start. You will not regret it, if real estate is what you want to do for the remainder of your sales career. Also join the best office in town to learn from the best that you will be surrounded by...

Hope this helps you David... Good Luck!

Warmest Regards;
John Hendricks

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As a California Realtor for 23 years practicing in Marin and Sonoma Counties, it is now time to provide counsel through AllExperts.com to those who need advise in real estate. My knowledge and experience includes a wide range of resale residential real estate purchases, new home sales, income related investment properties involved in 1031 exchanges, and land. Let me help you in any of these areas...

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John Hendricks has established himself as one of Marin & Sonoma Counties premier Realtors. A native Californian, John is a well-known and respected Realtor in both Marin & Sonoma Counties who has resided in the Northbay since 1976. John began his real estate career in 1986, and since then has distinguished himself as one or Northern California's top producing Realtors. Before joining Frank Howard Allen Realtors, John was an associate of the Prudential California Realty from 1990-1992 where his outstanding sales achievements earned him one of the company's highest honors, the prestigious "President's Circle Membership", presented to the top 2% of associates for sales and earning excellence. Since his association with the highly regarded Frank Howard Allen Realtors in 1992, John has once again established himself as one of his company's Top 10 Producing Realtors in Marin & Sonoma Counties for the years 1993 through 2007 and now in 2008. Five continuous years of outstanding performance has now allowed John to join 15 other Realtors in the prestigious "Lifetime Hall of Fame" for Frank Howard Allen Realtors. John established a group of professional individuals who specialize in a variety of areas in real estate called, 'Lundmark-Hendricks Fine Homes' This group of professionals are dedicated to the success of representing clients with the greatest amount of care and service when either buying or selling real estate.

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California Association of Realtors National Association of Realtors

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Awards and Honors
Frank Howard Allen Realtors "Hall of Fame Member" Chairman's Circle for 10 consecutive years

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Joe Louis & Sharon Sigurdson We want to thank you again for your excellent representation of interests during the recent purchase of our home in Petaluma as well as the sell of our home in Mill Valley. We had the unusual pleasure of working with you during the last year both as sellers and buyers. We felt that our interests were always paramount and that we received a very fair price for the sale of the Mill Valley house as well as our purchase of our new home. This speaks particularly well of you, because of the recent unstable and chaotic real estate market. Will Finke "Quite frankly, we came out of a very difficult situation, which time does not allow elaborating on. This was one of the greatest experiences of our lives as clients. John Hendricks is one of the top businessmen I have ever met." Bruce & Nancy Rosentreter "I chose John Hendricks to sell my house. I picked him because I thought he was professional, aggressive, and that he could get top dollar for my house. He fulfilled my expectations completely." Joy Schuelke "Since we were trying to sell a high end home in a very tough market, and in the middle of a very rainy winter, the prospects seemed quite bleak. I was convinced at the time, and am even more so now, that without John's tenure, patience, and tenacity, we would have not been able to move the property." Lynn McCarthy "I cannot stress strongly enough how impressed I was with the service provided to me by John and his group. Throughout the entire transaction, John was always available, always forthcoming with excellent advice based on his years of experience, and always willing to put in the extra effort to make this a positive experience for me. I feel lucky to have had the experience of working with him." Lea Lieurance-Turk "Thank you John for your outstanding real estate services for the past 5 years I have known you. You have made my dreams come true as far as selling and buying property."
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