Navigating Mentorship in Real Estate - Rashida Clarke's Journey from Community Organizer to Rock Star in the Industry

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When Rashida Clarke, a Hampton native and full-time entrepreneur, decided she couldn't wait for someone else to recognize her potential, she jumped into the unpredictable world of real estate without a mentor, only to find that the odds were stacked against her success.
"I wanted to help people who knew that fast forward so many years, I'd end up helping people, but in a different capacity. Right. Like, not as a social worker, but still using that passion to help others."
Rashida Clarke is a Hampton native, full-time entrepreneur, and real estate rock star. She has an extensive background in community outreach and youth engagement, and has been a real estate agent for eight years.
Rashida Clarke is a Hampton native who decided to pursue a career in real estate after feeling unsatisfied with her job in community outreach and youth engagement. She took a chance on real estate, and has been successful in it for eight years, despite the high turnover rate. She emphasizes the importance of mentorship in the industry, and the need to find a brokerage with a rookie program to get the training and resources needed to succeed. She also explains the difference between a real estate agent, a broker, and a Realtor, and how a brokerage can create teams of agents. Despite the joys of the job, there are still obstacles to overcome.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. The importance of mentorship and how it can help prevent failure in the real estate industry.
2. The difference between real estate agent and Realtor, and what a brokerage is.
3. The obstacles to succeeding in the real estate industry, and why the turnover rate is so high.
Quotes:
"You don't have to jump head first into this space full time. Tiptoe into it on a part time basis."
"Do not believe everything you see on social media."
"You've got to have some marketing money. You got to have some money to pay your bills. You got some money to put gas in your car."
Rashida's Major Key:
Reach out to an agent wherever you are and have coffee with them or go have lunch. Ask them about their experience in the market and use that to make a more informed decision.
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