The easy part is getting your license and the hardest part is keeping yourself fed & watered the first year or so. 

Keep active here in the Rain as this is the best place to learn the actual business.  It is also great for motivation

I thnk the hardest part is learning how to get clients on a regular basis. Marketing yourself is a full-time job, and you will be competing with other agents for business. It seems most people know mulitple real estate agents Managing your sphere of influence, working social media and blogging are all good ways to get yourself out there. But working by referral is your best bet for business as you get started. Best of luck!

Making a living at it.

Like Susan said, the hardest part is surviving between the paychecks.  If you're coming from a "paid every two weeks" kind of job, this will be the hardest part.  Hopefully you have a spouse with that kind of job to help out.

There is nothing difficult about getting a license. Becoming a real estate professional is another challenge.

Getting the license?  Sitting through seemingly endless required classes.

Being in the business? Having sufficient business to make a living...

The answer to that question depends on where each person is in his or her life. Some people have a large SOI and know many people;  some are experienced entrepreneurs and know how to budget and build a business;  some have a strong support system at home;  some are well capitalized.  

If you don't have any of these things, then this can be a challenging business in the beginning, particularly if you are not well capitalized.  

How you overcome each of these challenges depends on your motivation, innovation and what tools you have at your disposal. 

One of the hardest things you will face is advice from everyone under the sun;  some successful agents will insist you do it the way they did it, but there are many, many paths to success.  Find the path that fits you, your personality and your lifestyle.  Above all things, never put money or the lack of a paycheck come before the needs of your clients, who are depending on you to help them with what may well be the largest investment of their lives. 

 Prospecting without a doubt ...

Christian Coppieters - well, you are here on ActiveRain - so my gut feeling is, you'll get the answers to any of your questions - so nothing hard if you keep learning here....

Earning the business when you are new. It feels like the world is against you on day 1

For me the hardest part was developing my SOI because I was new to the state, and did not feel comfortable asking people, i.e., strangers, for their contact information.  Everyone that I sent out my new realtor 'Announcement' card was in another state - either on the East Coast or the West Coast, where I had family and friends.  I learned to work consistently and stay focused and just to enjoy and have fun at what I was doing.  In my case I started with 'Open Houses'.  Best of Luck Christian Coppieters! 

Sit down and analyze your strengths and weaknesses (and be honest).. Then look at the weaknesses and look at the traits it takes to be a successful RE agent...compare the two and you will have your answer.

It's a lot harder job than you probably think. It really is a lot of work, and you have to wear many hats. People skills are essential. I can't say what the hardest part of the profession is. That depends on each individual. 

Keeping your eye on the goal ... working hard day in and day out and knowing that in the right time, you will get paid for your efforts.  We must put in our time, and stick with the program ... be consistent, and never give up.  No slacking if you want to be successful!

I never focus on that kind of thing.

Yes that is correct.

Consistency.  

Good luck with your career.  

Christian Coppieters Getting business as a newbie.

establishing a discipline of marketing everyday.... if you want your phone to ring, you need to market relentlessly....

Having enough viable LEADS to work with on a consistent basis !!!

Keeping yourself in the black financially.

Navigating through all the different personalities is one. Knowing the Real Estate docs is another & lastly, finishing what was started and start-up itself

Admitting you are wrong.

If you are asking this question, I would be justified in assuming you have done very little to prepare yourself for opening your own business, which is what being a real estate agent means.

Before you plunked down your first dime to pay for real estate school, you should have, like ANY small business owner, created a business plan.

That document will have revealed to you what you need to know, where you need to invest your energy and to whom you must align yourself.

Until you change course, go ahead and kiss goodbye to 12 thousand of your hard earned dollars. You are entering the Failures System finely tuned to separate you from your money.

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Accountability, and lack of prospecting for buyers and sellers.

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Learning to prospect and building a referral base!

Findy ready, willing and able clients.

Good morning Christian. Figuring out that you are your own brand and how to best develop it.

As a new agentone of the hard parts is having many months with a negative cash flow, spending to start your business and not earning any income.

Too many things  to respond to in a small comment, if you really would like the answers reach out to me directly.... if you think it is fast and easy money go and become a stock broker... have you check out your motivation why you want to be a Realtor??Endre

Be able to think like one+talk like one=translates to regular income like a good job