Can you juggle a baby and be a real estate agent mommy?
Many pregnant women and mothers of young babies begin to think about finding a career that gives them the opportunity to earn decent money while being flexible enough to allow them to spend time with the baby. And the real estate industry seems to combine that potential for big commission checks with flexible hours. But can you really juggle the demands of motherhood and a real estate business?
If you’re pregnant or just had a baby, you’re in luck! It is a good time to start a real estate business. During your pregnancy, you have some time to devote to your licensing education and finding a broker. By the time you have your baby, you will be ready to start looking for clients.
But if you have a small baby (or two), you’re still in luck! Most normal human beings LOVE babies. Especially cute babies who are not too fussy. If you have a baby who isn’t walking yet, you have a marketing strategy wrapped in a baby blanket!
Once the license is out of the way and you’ve found a broker, you can get to work and start finding clients. You can easily find customers with your baby in tow, from the mall to the grocery store to mom groups. So you can do some of your prospecting while going through your daily mommy routine. And you can also take your little one to the real estate broker’s office on those days when you need to deliver documents, make copies, or do other office tasks.
Once you start working with clients, you can’t get away with taking a baby to every appointment. Especially on buyer’s dates where you are showing multiple properties, it can be a bit of a struggle to carry a baby with you while opening safes, taking out keys, unlocking doors, and showing houses that you may never have walked through before.
Not to mention that a really cute baby can sometimes be the wrong distraction … you want your customers to buy a house, not drool over how cute your child is. Therefore, you should use your common sense as to when you can include your baby in any aspect of your real estate business.
In these cases, you will want to have someone in line to care for your baby. If you have family or friends close by who can take care of your baby on short notice, that’s ideal. But if you need to make other arrangements, plan ahead. You need to know what you will do when you have that demanding client who needs to meet with you on short notice.
Baby naps are a great time to search for new real estate clients or make phone calls to your current clients. You can research online, create marketing materials, return emails, and more.
Can Real Estate Be a Big Business for Moms of Young Babies? Definitely! Much of your real estate business can be worked with your baby while traveling. Few other industries are as mom-friendly as real estate.