What a real estate agent does
- Finds owners who want to sell or rent out a property and signs agreements with them.
- Takes photos, writes descriptions and advertises the property.
- Selects options for buyers and runs viewings.
- Negotiates the price.
- Checks documents together with a lawyer and supports the deal through to the notary.
Skills you need
- Good communication and the ability to listen to clients.
- Self-organization: agents plan their own day.
- Knowledge of the city and its districts. This can be learned.
- Basic legal literacy in property deals. This is taught too.
- Resilience: deals fall through, and that is normal.
Sales experience helps but is not required.
How income works
An agentʼs main income is a share of the commission on closed deals, so it depends directly on the number and size of deals. The first months go into training and building a client base, so it helps to have savings for the start.
What an agency gives you compared with working alone: a flow of clients, a property database, legal support, training and a trusted brand.
How long until the first deal
The honest answer: it depends on you and on the market, and promising a particular week would be dishonest. What genuinely speeds it up is visible in those who do it: being ready to go to viewings every day rather than when convenient, and working the agency warm leads instead of finding clients from nothing.
What slows it down is trying to learn everything before the first viewing. The market is learned at viewings, not before them, and that is exactly why you go to the first few with a mentor.
Where you can grow
The path from agent to branch manager is not a promise made at an interview: there are 7 offices and their managers grew out of their own agent teams. The team has 86 agents, we have worked since 2016 and closed over 5,000 deals.
Beyond the management line there are administrative roles and work with new builds, where the client and the deal cycle are different. Moving between areas inside the agency is ordinary.
What the agency takes on
The legal side, the advertising and the CRM. That means you do not have to work through register extracts yourself, pay for listings, or keep your database in a notebook. A lawyer checks the documents, the agency places the advertising, and properties and contacts live in a system.
What is left to you is the client and the property: the part of the work that actually pays for results rather than for hours spent.
How to start at FAKTOR
- Apply on the FAKTOR careers page.
- Interview with the head of department.
- Training: the Odesa market, working in the CRM, documents, negotiation.
- Working with a mentor on your first deals.
We are looking for agents for resale, new builds and property abroad. English speakers are welcome for work with foreign buyers.
FAQ
Do I need a degree to become a real estate agent?
No special degree is required. The agency teaches everything you need.
How much does a real estate agent earn in Odesa?
Income depends on the number and size of deals. Exact terms and the commission share are discussed at the interview.
Can I start without experience?
Yes, FAKTOR offers training and a mentor for beginners.
Can you start without experience in property
Yes, an agent role does not require it: there is training, a placement and a mentor for the first deals. Experience matters where running a branch is involved.
Is there a fixed salary
The main income is a percentage of the commission on closed deals, so the first months are uneven. The motivation scheme is shown in full at the interview, with figures.
We will shortlist options for your budget and guide the deal from the first viewing to signing.
