Speed of Success in Residential Real Estate

10 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this instructional segment, the speaker explains the typical timeframe for getting paid in residential real estate transactions. He notes that a new buyer client can close in as little as two weeks, with the average closing period ranging from 30 to 45 days depending on negotiations. While it is possible for a brand‑new licensed agent to secure a high‑value buyer and receive payment within the first 45 days, most new residential agents require a few months to learn the appropriate language, understand market dynamics, and follow their broker’s guidance on ethical and competent practice. Overall, the residential real estate sales cycle is relatively short compared to other industries.

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The timeframe between starting the point of working with someone and getting paid is fairly short. If I take on a new buyer client today, they might be in their house in 2 weeks. The average would land around 30 days or even 45 days depending on the negotiation. So it's entirely possible that if you get into residential real estate, on day 1, you could get lucky and find a buyer that trusts you with their largest financial instrument when you've had a license for 5 minutes. We won't discuss that today, but I got other videos about that. But it's possible you could get paid in 45 days. Now, for most new residential agents, it's going to be a couple of months before you learn what to say and you learn how the market operates and you learn how to listen to your broker about how to do real estate ethically and competently. And so that's a little bit of a timeframe, but that's still pretty fast. So on the residential side, your business cycle, your transaction cycle, or the sales cycle, whatever you want to call it, is fairly short.