Earning your real estate license is an important accomplishment. But what happens after you pass?
Where will you begin your career? How will you choose the right brokerage? What should you know before walking into your first real estate office?
These are decisions worth considering before you become licensed.
I Got My Real Estate License... Now What? is a structured 90-day blueprint for launching a professional real estate career.
Written for aspiring, newly licensed, and returning real estate professionals, this practical guide helps you develop a foundation for entering the business with greater clarity, preparation, and confidence.
You don't need to wait until you're licensed to begin preparing for your career.
1. Research Your Brokerage Options
Understand the differences between brokerages, what to look for in training and mentorship, and which environment may be right for you.
2. Become Familiar With the Tools of the Business
Start learning about the technology, organizational systems, and resources real estate professionals use.
3. Learn the Language of Real Estate
Build familiarity with the terminology, professional expectations, and everyday conversations of the industry.
4. Prepare Financially
Understand the potential costs of getting started so you can make informed decisions before joining a brokerage.
5. Develop a Professional Mindset
Begin approaching real estate as a business that requires planning, consistency, and a commitment to continued learning.
Your first 90 days don't have to begin with guesswork. They can begin with preparation.
With 30 years of real estate experience, Yvette Chérie Callum brings a perspective shaped by residential sales, brokerage leadership, business ownership, and agent development.
Licensed as a California Real Estate Salesperson in 1996 and Broker in 2002, Yvette's career has included serving as a Sales Associate, Branch Manager, Managing Joint Venture Owner, and Founder of Callum Page Realty Group.
Throughout her career, she has gained firsthand knowledge of what it takes to enter, navigate, and build a professional real estate business.
Today, she shares that experience to help aspiring and practicing agents develop greater confidence, business awareness, and a stronger foundation for professional success.