re: Question for realtors... Am I being selfish?

I love it, but it's not easy getting started. My market has a ton of inventory right now, which presents it's own challenges, but if you work with motivated sellers that have realistic expectations and price their home properly, you can get it sold. the trick is making them realize that no amount of marketing on this planet will make their 200k house sell for 250, and that pricing it that high in the beginning will not "give them room to negotiate." Buyers aren't even looking at over priced listings here.

Eta: if you do decide to make the jump into real estate, find a coaching organization and follow their plan (don't sign up for coaching, most give you a basic overview of what you have to do to get started an it won't cost you any thing). I personally follow mike ferry, but he's not for everyone. There's also Brian buffini, Tom ferry, and others that have different takes. The bottom line is as long as you follow a system, you'll sell more than if you don't.