February is New Agent Month at Inman. Follow along as we go deeper on the tools, tech and tips you’ll need to survive and thrive in 2024. For curated content crafted just for first-year agents, be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Basics.
This article was last updated Jan. 31, 2024.
February is Inman’s New Agent Month. The last couple of intense, highly competitive years saw a huge influx of new agents, but now, that market has given way to a time of unprecedented challenges. For new agents who want to hang in there and keep growing, information and education are more meaningful and important than ever.
Fortunately, we’re ready to equip new agents with everything they need as February brings with it the promise of a more hopeful spring market.
What to expect
Making the big first-year decisions, getting up to speed on sales skills and market knowledge, learning how to market a brand new business — we’re homing in on all things critical for new agents to thrive.
Each day, you’ll find new how-to’s rookie agents will find invaluable. You’ll also find our New Agent Lifesaver, an advice column that’s aimed at helping new agents through those thorny problems that every agent experiences at some point. (More on that below.)
Our editorial staff will also be taking a broader look at what it means to be entering this industry and how to keep your new career moving forward.
How to get involved
Advice
We can’t wait to go a little deeper on some of the thorny issues that rookie agents face in the field.
From the awkward “My client’s husband slid into my DMs, what do I do?” to the unbearable “How do I tell my clients their house smells like cat piss?” we want to know about some of the hairy situations you’ve faced in the industry thus far.
We’ll consult the experts for their hot takes on your situation and report back. Send us your questions here.
Pulse
Each week, we’ll pose a different question about new agent life in our Pulse survey. Please weigh in with your insights and experiences in our anonymous, one-question survey, and we’ll share the results the following week.
Contribute
Have more to say about new agents? We’d love for you to become a contributor. For more information on that, reach out to our contributors editor.
