Teen real estate broker already making six figures

Meet Shakira Scott, a 19-year-old African American teen real estate broker from Plaquemine, Louisiana, who has already earned six figures after just one year since starting her career. Her journey into the real estate industry began early with inspiration from her mom, who is also a real estate broker. Graduating high school at age 17, Shakira wasted no time diving into real estate. She took her pre-license real estate course while juggling her freshman year at Louisiana State University. Some questioned her decision, asking why she didn’t wait until after college. But she was eager to start, seeing it as a path to generational wealth. “I know what I want from life,” she told& Fortune. “I kind of felt like why wait when the resources are here and I can do both. Now I have an earlier start than others would, and I’m glad I [made] that decision. It was stressful and it still is kind of stressful, but the good always outweighs the bad.” At the age of 18, she earned her real estate license. However, she initially struggled to make sales. In her first 2 months after getting licensed, she had zero sales. But in her third month,...