Originally Posted by OnlineOfficeLink
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Thanks for your in-depth replies which are very helpful! It sounds like I may be limiting myself if I decide to keep my license active due to potential conflicts of interest. I'm now leaning towards keeping it in a referral company so that I don't feel like I'm losing a credential.
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Look into Weichert Referral Associates. I'm pretty sure that Weichert is in your area or close to it (the closest Weichert office to me is like 35 miles away, but that's still ok). You don't have to pay to be in the local board or NAR since you aren't active. You just have to pay them a yearly fee.
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Originally Posted by OnlineOfficeLink
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I'm pretty sure in PA I'd still have to keep up with continuing ed which is the main reason to keep it. Like you Megan, I've never wanted to be an active agent -- I totally understand that!
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I believe New Jersey is one of the only states that do not require their licensees to do continuing education to keep their license. I think that is absolutely crazy as I think that education is very important to keep them current and abreast of the new real estate laws and trends (I used to be licensed in another state). It keeps coming up for discussion, but they keep voting it down here. Nuts!
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Originally Posted by OnlineOfficeLink
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I also think I have to decide what I want to do and stick with it. A realtor who wants a licensed assistant is going to want me to do everything.... and I really don't want to. I like to do the "behind the scenes" work. I have to learn to be firm about what kind of work I will accept which is hard for me to do right now because I'm just starting out.
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This is YOUR business, and because of that, you get to do business the way YOU want to on YOUR terms. So if that is not what you want to do, you don't have to do it. And don't worry, some agents might not sign on because they want a in-house licensed assistant, but other clients will come along that will accept your terms.
Sometimes being an in-house licensed assistant like that can also be a slippery slope between employee and independent contractor status... I mean if they want you there all the time and dictate your hours and what you do when, you are more of an employee of theirs than an independent business owner.
$0.02 more from Me.
