“One million dollars in the list of” Friedrich Eclong “says that the general like does not need a university degree to make it in real estate:” You must be in the streets. “

Industry power and A million dollar list The star Frederick Eclond did not get a Bachelor’s degree in the profession when he landed in the United States – he took a brief path, and was outside the races. But Aklond says luck Even this is not required.

“There is a four -year university degree to obtain your license here. I took a training course (at) New York University, i.e. two or three weeks,” says Eclong. “So (go) to the kidney? You don’t even need.”

Despite the move from Stockholm to New York City without any job, contacts, or real estate degree-at the beginning of selling the builders on the street-all of Elond was able to make a name for himself in this industry. The 48 -year -old built his real estate empire, scoring $ 3.77 billion throughout New York, California, Florida and Texas in 2023 alone. Among his prominent customers, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez and Jo Junas, as well as Hollywood couple Power Cristie Tigin and John Legen. It is proud to lead a real estate force of $ 15 billion, including about 100 agents across 10 global markets with EKLUND-GOMES team At the luxury company Douglas Iliman.

Although Eklund has not been removed four years as a way to learn how to break numbers and get a foot in the real estate world, he says that there are some decisive skills that cannot be hoped for in the industry learning in college.

“Of course, the school is always good from a social point of view, and it is really good to always learn. But what is the curriculum, and how is this (you) to keep up with today’s community?” Eklund explains. “For the property, it is a task that relies very data to know each title, know each cooperative and apartment, know each street, and know each point of price. Then it comes to communication skills and really learn negotiating. It is difficult to learn all these things in school.”

Success does not always come quickly – but presence in “medium streets” is the best education

Although a seven -numbers profession without a degree looks like a dream for Gen Z, Eklund also warns that success does not always come quickly.

The real estate pole believes that it takes five years to make it really. It says it is a super competitive industry, especially at a hot point like New York City Estimate 82,000 active real estate sales representatives starting from April 2023. Therefore, it is so important that the young industry aspiring is not involved due to job pressure.

Just a few years later, Eklund says he wants to throw a towel although he is relatively good for himself. But it took half a decade to really accommodate the profession by constantly hitting the streets, which studies the things that he will not face in the semester, along with people with an invaluable industry.

“It is an art and it is a craft, and the only way to learn is the difficult way. You cannot really learn it at school,” says Eclong.

“You should be on the streets, medium streets. This is my first advice. The other is to start a team, sit, learn and absorb all knowledge. Because again, you cannot learn it yourself. You have lost several years by trying to do this myself.”

Gen z eliminating kidney grades with dry benefits

Gen Z turns into university degrees – for a good reason. The costs of tuition fees rise to irreplaceable levels, and stable educational paths such as computer science are now on rock ground thanks to the automation of artificial intelligence, and the diploma no longer guarantees a six -digit salary. In fact, 23 % of Gen Z said They regret going to College, 13 % would prefer skilled trade or a profession, not a degree, according to July Study From Resumegenius. Only 32 % were happy with the path of their education, and one out of every five workers in Gen Z that their education did not pay its fruits.

It is understood why many regret their education: artificial intelligence continues more and more jobs in beginners, and the boxing of humans who went to school from a profitable work. This has left about 58 % of The new graduates were cut offThey are still looking for their first job in the first year after obtaining their diploma, according to To a report From Kickresume.

The most personal industries that require human interaction-such as health care, and even real estate-may be a safer way to succeed than specializing in consulting or engineering. Currently, functions such as nursing and the sterilization of equipment are seen as safe ports of automation and stagnation effects. For those who do not want to obtain degrees of certificates or get a business such as plumbing and carpentry, real estate may be the play – if they are ready to roam.

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