I'm in real estate for one reason: to help people. It's what I have wanted to do since I was a kid. I don't pretend that this is anything noble, it's just what I do. In selecting real estate as a personal business, however, I find that I'm allowed to manage the volume of my work, judiciously select the people I get to work with, and make a living at the same time. I'm also able to manage my own personal off-the-clock time so that I can pursue oth...