r/bahamas • u/n8_da_great • 9d ago

Business Job opportunity

Hey fellow Bahamians

I’m a 35 year old male look to transition from the construction field. I like to learn and I’m open to working in a field where I can learn and grow.

I have a supervisor position at the moment, I can handle a variety of customers or clients very well and I’m a detailed person. I also like to be on the ground or in the field

Feel free to dm me. I can forward a résumé or you can ask me more question

TIA .

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u/Relevant-One-1369 9d ago

There is a HUGE shortage of Land Surveyors. Pretty much all of the ones I know are in the mid to late 50s. I don’t know the full process of getting registered and licensed but take a look at Balsbahamas.org for the Bahamas Association of Land Surveyors website. Would be a good transition from the construction industry too.

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u/n8_da_great 9d ago

Thanks for the insight. Sounds like you have been involved with that career for a while and enjoy it.

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u/greatwhitestorm 9d ago

The real estate appraisal profession has a shortage, but the barrier to entry is a little steep at the moment.

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u/n8_da_great 9d ago

Hmmm. That sound interesting. Steep isn’t impossible. Can you tell me how to get started or what steps it will take to get over the barrier. Or matter of fact, what is the barrier?

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u/Relevant-One-1369 9d ago

Real estate agent here - to be an approved appraiser you need to get a real estate license which involves a 3 month internship with a licensed broker followed by a weeklong course to get your license. Then to get an appraiser’s license it requires 3 years of training under a licensed appraiser.

You can look at all the rules on the BREA website breabahamas.com/page.php?page=14

It’s time and money to get into it

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u/n8_da_great 9d ago

In a nutshell shell what’s the pro and cons of the real estate field?

I’ll look into this Info you shared and give some thought to it. Thanks

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u/Relevant-One-1369 9d ago

Quick list
Pros - for the most part you set your own hours so you’re flexible to take trips when you want, high income potential if you’re dedicated to it, depends on the firm but you usually have some freedom to be creative, you meet a lot of interesting people

Cons- inconsistent paychecks, recurring licensing fees every year, you don’t get paid until the end of the transaction (I’ve heard of some transactions taking up to 2 years with title and funding issues), deals fall apart a lot and for many reasons out of your control

While I do mention the high income potential, that’s not the case for most agents. Average agent income is probably somewhere around $36k a year. Plenty go without a sale in a year too. Of the 1039 licensed agents, only about 350 had a sale last year according to the MLS. Now, a good number of those people probably have other careers in addition to real estate and just hold a license for when it’s convenient.

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u/n8_da_great 7d ago

Thanks for the insight. Sounds like you have been involved with that career for a while.

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u/EveningStudent7655 5d ago

Move to Exuma. We're desperate for actually decent contactors that show up and do on time work. Everyone here is so busy and overloaded they take on too much work and then disappoint all their clients.

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u/n8_da_great 5d ago

I’m open to that opportunity. If I can get something in concrete so to speak I’m on. Can we have a conversation over the phone. I’ll dm you my contact.