BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Friday, September 11, 2026
The hosts of the BiggerPockets Money podcast cautioned listeners against quitting their jobs to become real estate agents without careful consideration. They highlighted that while real estate can be lucrative, the market has slowed, and success requires significant effort and existing client networks.
“I'm a real estate agent. I think being a real estate agent is great. It's a great way to make a lot of money. But the market has slowed down a lot. And there's a lot of circling factors that are pointing to it may slow down more because interest rates may go up more because inflation is going up. Yada yada yada.”
“For somebody to say just jump in and become a real estate agent is probably way harder for them than even for me, because I've really been doing it part-time, say, for that six-year period, right? As a result, I have past clients, I have referrals. That's a big chunk of my business still.”
“I don't want to get people confused that, hey, quit your job and go into this stuff, you know, it can be really, really hard. If you would have quit your job and gone into your first year getting your license, for example, you could have had a complete zero for commissions this year or two at most, you know, or something like that.”