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Professional real estate consultant
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What is a professional property consultant?
Like many other students and/or professionals, you want to become a Professional Property Consultant ? Are you ready to put in all the effort, but don’t know what the job really entails or how to get into it? Find out in this article what the role of a Professional Property Consultant is.
Its role
The reason it’s so coveted is that the profession of professional real estate consultant is a must for most real estate companies . By becoming a professional, you can ensure that you will always be in business. It’s a profession that offers new challenges every day.
Its field of action
In simple terms, this involves finding properties for sale or rent, as well as potential buyers and/or investors. You will be working mainly in a B2B environment. You can work for a company or as a self-employed professional.
The functions
What are the tasks of a professional property consultant?
Canvassing is the main activity of a Professional Property Consultant.
Search for interesting properties available for sale or rent.
Include the properties found in a catalogue aimed at potential buyers, tenants and investors.
Know and analyse the needs and trends of your target market beforehand.
Evaluate the potential of properties deemed attractive, taking into account their location and the profitability of the project.
Initiate agreements by organising meetings between the various parties.
Acting as mediator and negotiator.
Advise the head of the organisation you work for, if you work for a company.
Qualifications
The qualities and skills needed to be a good professional property consultant
The job of condominium accountant is one of the most difficult in the real estate industry. As a result, you need exceptional qualities and skills to excel in this profession.
Organisational skills
Necessary for managing prospecting and sales.
Monitoring real estate trends
Indispensable for guiding surveys.
Sense of detail
An important asset for closing a deal.
Management capacity
Necessary for keeping accounts and resolving disputes.
Honesty
Essential for winning the confidence of co-owners.
Knowledge of the law
Technical skills required.
Knowledge of marketing
Technical skills required.
Knowledge of trade
Technical skills required.
Knowledge of management
Technical skills required.
Knowledge of real estate
Technical skills required.
Communication skills
Technical skills required.
Relationship
Technical skills required.
The benefits
What are the advantages of working as a professional property consultant?
Do you dream of dynamism and development? Then the job of Professional Property Consultant is just for you. It’s impossible to get bogged down in routine when you’re doing this job, as the assignments are often different.
This situation also pushes you to always surpass yourself, and that’s precisely what you need to evolve.
Remuneration
Professional property consultant: salary and career development
If you decide to work for a company, a professional property consultant can earn you around €30,000 a year when you start out. With time and experience, you can earn up to €100,000 a year or more. If you work on a freelance basis, your income will depend more on the number of sales you close.
In the second case, you can always try to get more and more clients by expanding your network. If you manage to make yourself known and close as many sales as possible, you have everything you need to become one of the best in your field, in this or any other job in the real estate sector.
Up to
100 000€
Salary per year
Training courses
How can I become a professional property consultant?
Our training courses
Most of the skills needed to be a good Professional Property Consultant are normally acquired through training. Among the many specialised programmes on offer at Inseec, you can, for example, turn to Real Estate or Business. To get up and running more quickly, you can also opt for a sandwich course.
At INSEEC, for example, we have programmes and specialisations that are perfectly suited to this profession:
Alternation
To gain the experience you need for the job more quickly, INSEEC gives you the opportunity to follow a sandwich course.
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