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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nA real estate mentor is an experienced, knowledgeable professional who helps new or aspiring agents or investors advance in the real estate industry. Mentors offer personalized advice, practical insights, and<\/p>\n
strategies gained from their successful sales or real estate investing career. Working with a skilled mentor can help new professionals avoid common pitfalls and make informed decisions. Real estate investor mentors support aspiring investors and agents who want to work with investor clients<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sometimes, real estate agents hire a mentor or coach because they\u2019re frustrated with not reaching their goals. Once they get a mentor, they think all their problems will magically disappear, but it doesn\u2019t work that way\u2014I can\u2019t stress this enough. A good mentor will challenge you to work to reach your results. They\u2019ll provide accountability and set expectations. They won\u2019t grow your business<\/a> for you or chase after you to do the work. <\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at these more closely:<\/p>\n No two mentors are alike. When figuring out how to find a real estate mentor, you must know what you want from the mentoring relationship. You must also know yourself and what type of mentoring is helpful or shuts you down. Some agents may wish to have a mentor to hold their feet to the fire, while this mentoring style could turn off other agents. However, the specific characteristics of a great mentor are universal.<\/p>\n These include:<\/p>\n There are three different formats of real estate mentoring. You could find and work one-on-one with a personal mentor, join a mentoring group, or become an apprentice or intern. If you choose the apprenticeship or internship route, remember that you cannot conduct real estate transactions without a license<\/a> and brokerage affiliation.<\/p>\n One-on-one real estate mentorship is a personalized and intensive learning experience where a skilled mentor provides individualized guidance for your goals and challenges. For real estate agents, this can be someone currently active in the industry or a coach or broker who is no longer active in the field. Similarly, an investor mentor could own a real estate investing business or has since retired and consults.<\/p>\n It involves meeting with your mentor regularly and receiving tailored advice and practical tips to help you learn from your mentor\u2019s expertise, gain valuable insights, and develop the necessary skills to excel in the real estate industry.<\/p>\n Group real estate mentoring programs involve a mentor providing guidance, advice, and knowledge to a small group of individuals pursuing the same type of real estate career. They also work with real estate teams<\/a>. The mentor may facilitate group discussions, conduct workshops, and allow participants to learn from each other\u2019s experiences and challenges.<\/p>\n As an apprentice or intern, you get to work closely with a licensed or experienced professional to get a feel for the industry before diving in. This path is often an ideal way to break into the industry while<\/p>\n you work on becoming a real estate agent or making your first investment. For other real estate careers, like home inspectors<\/a> and real estate appraisers, an apprenticeship is required in prelicensing education.<\/p>\n If you want to really drill down into a specific aspect of real estate mentoring, such as sales and marketing<\/a>, or find a mentor for real estate investing, you have to get someone with those skills.<\/p>\n For example, a real estate agent mentor is likely to focus on helping a new agent set up systems to generate and nurture leads, work efficiently with clients, and build a strong brand, among other things. On the other hand, real estate investing mentors focus on developing ways to understand the current rental market, finding tools to locate properties, evaluating deals using various formulas, and understanding different financing methods, like securing hard money loans<\/a> and private equity.<\/p>\n Depending on the various real estate career paths you want, there are other types of real estate mentoring to consider. These could include:<\/p>\n Some mentors just want to help and will work with you for no monetary gain. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to find such a real estate mentor, respecting their time and implementing what you learn from them is most important. They\u2019re busy and offering time out of their lives to help you. Giving time to mentoring someone who takes advantage or cannot progress is a drag. If you cannot find a free mentor, you can hire one.<\/p>\n Mentoring costs are all over the place, so the answer to \u201cHow much does real estate mentoring cost?\u201d is, \u201cIt depends.\u201d You could pay an hourly or per session rate ranging from $50 to $1500 or more, buy a mentoring package that includes both one-on-one time and training materials costing several thousand dollars (high-end mentors charge a premium in the multiple five to six figures!) or you could do passive mentoring by reading a subject matter expert\u2019s blog, books, and watching their pre-recorded programs. These range from free to a few hundred dollars.<\/p>\n Pro Tip: <\/strong>When considering paid mentorship, focus on your return on investment (ROI). For example, if the mentor can teach you how to get a new salable listing every week, think of the long-term value of having that skill! That mentor is worth their weight in gold. Also, you may be able to deduct the cost<\/a> of mentoring as professional development when you file taxes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat a Real Estate Mentor Does & Does Not Do<\/h3>\n
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Characteristics of a Great Mentor<\/h2>\n
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Types of Mentorship <\/h2>\n
One-on-One Mentoring<\/h3>\n
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Who Can Be a Mentor<\/h2>\n
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Costs of Real Estate Mentoring <\/h2>\n
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