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March 1, 2007
There are several real estate schools for me to choose from. Although a Californian at heart, I decided to enroll in school located in Utah. Other than the obvious reason of current residence, Utah makes a good choice of state to hold a license in because of it’s reciprocity agreements with Colorado, Idaho, Georgia, Montana, Wyoming and Alberta Canada. Reciprocity is only possible if the state law between these localities is extremely similar. Under reciprocity, I can go to any of these states and upon presentation of the licensing fee, and my Utah license, I would be given a local license. Pretty cool, especially the reciprocity with Canada.
Deciding on a school began as a search for the closest school to my home. I decided from the start that I would be aiming to complete the entire course in under 3 weeks, so I will be driving there daily. If only one could become a lawyer in that time right? I ultimately decided on the school closest to me, not because of the distance, but they were the only school that seemed to offer a program under which one could feasibly finish in 3 weeks time.
I drove down, having dressed up a bit, and feeling very nervous. Would the school be able to see through me and know that I have no intention of being a real agent? Would the other students see me for the undercover writer I was? I had already heard horror stories of young agents being pressured into joining local brokerages working slaving for next to nothing. I drove around for a while, and finally found the school. It’s located in the offices of a large real estate firm, which undoubtedly offers the school to provide it with a steady stream of fresh agents. This was it, I was entering enemy territory.
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