Self-Employed Estate Agent: Is It Time to Work for Yourself?

I've met plenty of estate agents who say they're thinking about leaving the industry. They tell me the same thing each time. They still love property. What they don't love is everything around it. 

• Branch targets
• Limited commission
• Office politics
• Long hours.

Building somebody else's business instead of their own. So maybe you don't need a new career. 

Maybe you need a different way of being an estate agent. 

What is a self-employed estate agent? 

A self-employed estate agent runs their own local estate agency business rather than working as a traditional employed branch agent. 

You can build your own reputation, work within your own area and benefit much more directly from the business you generate. 

But that doesn't mean doing absolutely everything alone. 

At The Property Experts, our Partner Agents receive support with technology, training, marketing, systems and lead generation while building a business under their own personal brand. 

You concentrate on the bit you're good at. 

Helping people move. 

Can estate agents earn more by becoming self-employed? 

It's one of the biggest reasons agents explore the model. 

If you're already winning valuations, instructions and sales for somebody else's branch, it's reasonable to ask how much of the value you're creating is actually coming back to you. 

A self-employed estate agent has much greater ownership over both their income and the business they're building. Your reputation becomes your asset. 

What if I still love estate agency?

That's exactly the point. 

Estate agents occasionally get to be part of some massive moments in people's lives. 

• First homes
• Dream homes
• Relocations
• Fresh starts. 

It's one of the things that makes this industry brilliant. 

So if you still love the job but you've fallen out of love with how you're being asked to do it, don't assume leaving estate agency is your only option. 

Find out how becoming a self-employed Property Expert works and take our suitability quiz to see whether it could be right for you. 

Jim Harris, Managing Director, The Property Experts.