What is my best strategy to get a position in a high end real estate firm w/o any experience?

I am female/ I am 49 y/o/ I live in VT/ My professional career has been in education & social services/ This is a destination area with a major ski resort/ I am very familiar with the resort & have taught skiing there for 7 yrs/ I am not from the east/ I LOVE the east & this area/ I think I would be a good fit to work with that population/ I am corporate savvy. . . .

With real estate in the doldrums why on earth would you wish to consider such a move? OK, let’s go with ‘high-end’ meaning the luxury homes.

Of course you will need to go to school and get a license in the first place. Then you could take a post license course to gain a qualification to sell luxury homes. Maybe after this is the time to begin asking a broker to take you on or, you could take a more practical and stable route.

Start by writing to as many Realtors dealing with luxury homes to see if any will take you on as an assistant – no license required. Tell them you’d want to work your way up to becoming a luxury agent and that you’re prepared to give them a year (or more) to have them mentor you all the way to perhaps becoming a member of their Realtor team.

Apart from the immediate benefit of receiving a guaranteed income, it’ll provide excellent background training for when you want to make the jump.

The alternative of starting on the normal-end of real estate right now will prove soul-destroying and certainly eat away at your savings till you can get started…this could be 6-12 months or even more with the market so down.

Whatever you choose…wish you every success.