Real Estate Career
Hank Van Joslin is President and CEO of Van Joslin Real Estate Group. Hank is a member of NAR -National Association of Realtors, HAR - Houston Association of Realtors, and holds several real estate designations and certifications. Over the past 39 years, Hank has been honored with some of the most prestigious awards given by national home builders, the National Association of Home Builders, the Greater Houston Builders Association, and The Woodlands Development Corporation as a top sales representative/agent and for his cutting edge regional, national and international marketing programs. Van Joslin is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a B.S. in finance and business management with a specialty in banking.
They Might Be Thinking:
- Is real estate the right profession for me to pursue?
- How long does it take to get a house listed, sold and paid?
- How many listings do I need to maintain to make ends meet?
- Should I ask my friends to list their homes if they plan to move?
- I really enjoy touring homes and checking out floor plans and decor.
- Is real estate a full time job for me today, or sometime in the future?
- Where should I go to get the training I need to become a realtor?
- How do I get a real estate license?
- How much do I need to know about mortgage financing?
- What firm should I go to work for after I get my license?
- How will I know the right price to list a home?
- How can I understand enough about the market trends to provide good advice to my clients?
- How will I find clients for listings?
- How long does it take to get paid on a sale?
- Should I focus on a particular neighborhood, or all over the city?
Words That Might Be Encouraging:
- If you like homes, you can sell homes.
- There is a lot of common sense in real estate transactions.
- Treat everyone with respect, and you will go a long way in real estate and in life.
- Real estate is a profession where you can earn a lot of money by putting a lot into your work.
- Real estate is a profession that you can work at part time. You can get your license and try it out before to decide to go full time.
- You are a people person. That should go a long way.
- Real estate contracts usually cover most of the situations that both parties are interested in protecting.
Words That Might Be Discouraging:
- If you don’t understand mortgage lending, you can’t sell real estate.
- You must work at this full time in order to make a living.
- There are continuing education requirements.
- Owning rental property makes you a slumlord.
- Tenants never pay on time.
- It is hard to evict a tenant.
- Finding the right home can take forever.
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