Becoming a real estate agent in New Jersey is not difficult. The requirements for obtaining a real estate license in New Jersey are easily met by most people. If you meet the minimum standards, go to real estate school and pass the state exam you get to activate your license with a real estate broker. What most new licensees just into the real estate business don't realize is just how difficult it can be to become successful selling real estate as a career. I'm not trying to discourage anyone that's thinking "maybe real estate is for me". What I hoping to do is give you a realistic expectations of what it will take to make your real estate career expectations come true.
So lets start with the real estate licensing school. This teaches you the law. That's pretty much it! Nothing about actually applying what you learn in school to your everyday real estate activities. So you are going to need a few things and they are...