Notes from John Veytia, Real Estate agent since 1961:

I am often asked, “Why did you enter the real estate business at the age of 19?”

The answer is not that easy. There were 2 main factors. First my father died from cancer after a yearlong battle. He passed away the day before I was to start college. Second, shortly after his death my mother sold her home and bought another home and she was taken advantage by two unscrupulous brokers.

I made a decision to get a license so that this kind of thing would never happen to a family member, friend or acquaintance...

The real estate school was filled with older people (over the age of 30) who kept asking what I was doing trying to get in the real estate business. The knowledge gained learning to get licensed wet my appetite and to become a Realtor®.