{"product_id":"becoming-a-real-estate-agent-9781501197727","title":"Becoming a Real Estate Agent","description":"\u003cb\u003eChoosing a profession begins with imagining yourself in a career: here are all the details you need to get started in the popular field of real estate--from salary expectations, regional challenges, and how to use social media to your lucrative advantage. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes a great real estate agent? Is it just numbers? Sales volume? How do you get to the top of the market in boom times? How do you survive a soft market? What tools must you bring to the job? Is it at all like those reality shows on TV? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting in his own backyard, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e writer Tom Chiarella explores the requisite skills needed to thrive in various real estate scenarios: a static buyer's market in rural Indiana, a booming seller's market in Seattle, and the incredibly high-end market of Chicago's luxury high-rises. Forming a personal connection with each of his subjects, he watches them work in the front seat of their cars, at lunches, on street corners, and in the doorways of homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Chiarella discovers is that great real estate agents devote themselves to the job with a sense of craftsmanship. Showcasing the individual tools used to develop a successful real estate career, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Real Estate Agent\u003c\/i\u003e profiles individuals who live a life of thrilling improvisation, action, and instinct--a life in which excellence is sometimes gauged by the ability to walk away from a commission when circumstance demands it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChiarella, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tom Chiarella is a Professor Emeritus of English at DePauw University and longtime writer for \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he profiles celebrities, athletes, and political figures and pens two columns for \u003ci\u003eGolf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInfluence\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003ePopular Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, Wired.com, BleacherReport.com, \u003ci\u003eElle UK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFashion\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada), \u003ci\u003e Euroman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Porter\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Bainbridge, Indiana. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eFoley's Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThursday's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriting Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Real Estate Agent\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416453845266,"sku":"9781501197727","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_422d9c2e-ff54-47cf-87b2-ddc8f6ab9e1c.jpg?v=1729421553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-a-real-estate-agent-9781501197727","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}