As I was reading your question, I had the same thought as Pete X with X Group Real Estate Advocates --- use great care in choosing the right partnership.    

I would suggest partnering up temporary or even longer if it works out in your best interest with an experienced full time agent. Everyone is usually served and satisfied by this arrangement, worked for me in the past. You shall have solid confidence by marketing as a team!

In addition to the partnering suggest made by Pete X with X Group Real Estate Advocates , Michael Jacobs , Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA and others I suggest you have a real-estate-only Facebook Page and do the same elsewhere on social media sites where you will be active. LinkedIn is difficult if you have two businesses but elsewhere you can establish an individual profile for your new business identity.

Nice profile!  I'm in agreement with Pete X with X Group Real Estate Advocates, find a good partner that is OK with you being a part timer.  At some point though, you will need to make a decision which path to follow.  Give it a couple years though.  It usually takes six months for a full timer to get their first sale, so hang in there.

Intimidated? I think not.

Might they believe you have other priorities in your life?
I think yes.

Buyers and sellers can choose from ANY agent on the planet, most likely one near them. Are you going to HONOR their full attention and presence while serving another master.

My real estate marketplace in Tampa Fl is incredibly dependent on being the first buyer to see the house. If you are not first, the buyer will be making back-up offers on homes already under contract. How do you think being late to the party will work for a part time real estate agent and the buyer they are representing?

It is hard to do, but many have been successful doing it before. So how will you get your buyer to the front of the line?  

Your choices are:

1. Collaborators
2. Loyalty programs
3. Defined audience

I think you should be giving referrals not partnering if you have a full time job.... there are only so many hours in a day and I don't understand how you would service anyone properly....

Being part time is not a benefit to buyers or sellers

Start creating an online brand for Ed Chin REALTOR that is completely separate from your other life. And what others have said.

Set up a second profile for your real estate business, and start posting lots of things so that Google starts indexing that one instead.

At one point or another, I think you'll have to decide which career you want to pursue.

Hi Ed, question for you how important is it to you that your linkedin states your full time healthcare job?  Would you be terminated if you rebranded your online prescense exclusively to real estate?  It's something to think about.  Your "image" is the first step to a consumer's decision to step one.

partner up or join a team. you have nothing to offer right now until you can go full time. Clients have much better choices for the same commission fee. If your gooal is to stay full time work on referring out and accepting a fee.

Good advice given from others here. I agree that joining a full time team until you can transition over to full time, might be a way to go. You can ride on their coat tails until you are ready and still have support if you need it.

Market your self as a realtor only. Tax pre is OK. Health is a taboo.

Your other job will impend your successs.  Almost all want to show homes everyday when you are not available.

Great answers here. It is difficult to work with an agent who is only part-time as you are obviously working around their "real" job's hours. It can be challenging enough as a full-time agent to be there whenever needed. Whatever you do, don't fall into the trap that because you have a listing and a sign your job is "done", and because you have clients willing to work around your schedule that all will be so accomodating. Best of luck!

I'm going to send you an email directly with some specific tips but for right now, MY answer would be:  ACTIVERAIN, ACTIVERAIN, ACTIVERAIN !   I'll explain more in MY email but as a newbie and a part-timer, you are probably on a budget and as a Rainer, it costs YOU nothing at this point !

We need to build your online "presense" so they find YOU as the real estate agent and then there should be NO questions.    Watch for MY email message. 

Ed, as a full time real estate professional, I am not keen on working with part time agents ... why?  Because they are generally not available and lack responsiveness. That said, I cannot think of one reason why a buyer or seller would want to hire a part time agent.  How well can we truly serve more than one master?  How does one sell "Hey, I'm part-time" ... I just cannot get there. 

Ed,

I was about to say what Pete X with X Group Real Estate Advocates said.  This is excellent advice.  A

I don't see how one can be a part time Realtor.

Good luck.

Disclose your situation and your available hours. 

Ed Chin - well, join a successful team - that should help.

Good Luck.

I would promote my real estate career unless you think you'll be getting health care business from linked in, which I highly doubt

It's really hard to start our as a part time agent.  Most buyers and sellers will rule you out.  You might try to find a full timer to mentor you and share your transactions until you jump into the deep end.

That is a problem. For me I would not want my real estate professional to have divided interests and we know that people are Googling us and will find out the truth. Until you go full time I think your focus will be questioned. Just my opinion.

     Look for a part-time health care position in the mornings.  That way you keep a steady paycheck, you don't abandon your healthcare career before you find out if Real Estate is going to work for you. 

    If you can be free after 12:00 noon, you have the time necessary for real estate.  If you are not free until 5:00PM or 6:00PM it will be next to impossible to have a productive real estate career.

   Otherwise, with respect, either partner or refer.

  **  Change your endorsements on LinkedIn to real estate related terms.

    Best to you, Ed Chin .   Look for my invite to connect on LinkedIn.

Ed Chin weigh all the advice you are receiving  & choose what best fits your situation and works for you.  Working real estate part time while working a full time job is like having two full time jobs.  If you are motivated and committed you will make it work.  Good luck

Create two profiles on Linked In ~ that is an easy part, I'm not sure how you are going to combine both of them. 

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Eventually the "part time" will make it self known. How that affects people is subjective. I like full service myself and less than that can be done but why?