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Brain Scott Cahoon

Senior Capstone

March 26, 2021

The Real Five Star

When passing by a house there is always the wonder of how many bedrooms and

bathrooms there are. Estimating if there is a huge yard, what is the house worth, is there a pool,

does it have a sprinkler system, etc. Getting so interested in real estate you always want to know

how the layout of the home is and what it consists of even inside the most expensive room, the

boiler room. Real estate is not just a house showing now, let’s get back to reality. There is the

bitter-sweet paperwork when an offer goes through. Every future realtor needs their motivation,

future goals, and how to get to their future goals.

I was born on January 2, 2003, being the youngest of two siblings. I was born and raised in

Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both my parents are from Mexico bringing their strong roots to the

United States. My name came about when my brother suggested it to my mom when he was eight

years old at the time. They decided to put my name in English for the reason that I will be making

my life in an English-speaking country. Kind of disappointing, but at least my two last names give

off that I am Hispanic. When I’m not working I enjoy being an owner of two bunnies and recently

of three baby chickens. Being a hands-on person with watching my work grow reminds me every

day that there is always room for improvement.

My motivation that keeps me going is my older brother and my mom. My older brother

motivates me in many areas of life. Being his right hand at the age of 12 when having jobs in
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concrete, house renovations, and rebuilding has given me a better mentality now than I have ever

had. My mom is my other motivation as she never gives up on herself or the people that support

her. Her work ethic is like no other. Even when struggling to find a house getting outbid left and

right for 3 years I never saw my mom give up. Okay… maybe like once for a second. Finally,

though it was worth the wait when we finally got an offer accepted. There is always a light at the

end of the tunnel. Having the same realtor for that long period of time gave us a close bond with

our remarkably patient realtor. There were numerous times we went to house showings late in the

dark evenings since my mom would get out of work late. My mom’s work schedule was

inconsistent which usually started at 6 am and ended any time after 5 pm. This was the only time

for my mom to look at houses, I always have this memory stuck with me. This has still taken effect

on me to this day. A real estate agent is more than just a job, it is a lifestyle.

Where I see myself in the future is working at Five Star Real Estate as a real estate agent at

18 years old. I will be a real estate agent mostly in the Grand Rapids community breaking the

colossal language barrier by being able to speak English and Spanish. Essentially this will bring me

more clients, while this career path is very competitive. Being a financially stable realtor in my eyes

I need to be having at least two or more house closings each month. This will be possible as I will

put more than 100% into my consistent work quality. For my other sources of income, I will be

having as many rental properties as I can with little to no huge debt. My goal is to have 1-2 rental

properties every year. These goals cannot be done in a blink of an eye, this a time-consuming

process that I am considering getting started as soon as I can.

Achieving these future goals I will get my real estate license to begin my first sale this year

2021. While getting my realtor’s license I am going to be an intern for Five Star Real Estate to pick

up experience. Many say going to college won’t be worth it as when I intern I will quickly pick up
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their lingo. I also will be getting my ATA certification to be a Spanish translator as it will boost me

up in my competition. This is going to help my resume look horrific. Also, the community of

Grand Rapids will be more driven on getting their first home without having to have a language

barrier anymore. Now to start my other source of income on rental properties I need to open a

credit card, adding on, to be a realtor hopefully in Five Star Real Estate. The reason for choosing

Five Star Real Estate is because it is a stable job that I can keep stable for 2 years. I will then be

qualified for a mortgage loan. Right then and there I start to get my ball rolling in my rental

properties and my first home.

In conclusion, being a real estate agent is not just looking at mansions with pools, 7

bedrooms, and 5 bathrooms. There is finding clients, making an appointment with the client, doing

paperwork for the client, doing your own advertisement, etc. Even though a realtor has no true

schedule due to the client’s own agenda it is exciting to know I will hand over the key to new

memories.