Google property agent income and just take a look at the number of results that is out there.

It’s an often talked about topic in the media as well.

Whether it be property agents pulling in the big bucks..

..or struggling to make ends meet. You might have also seen images such as these shared over social media from your friends and family who are property agents. So today, let me share with you my actual real to life income from my first year as a property agent – completely broken down for easy reading. Here goes.

INCOME	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Total
Gross Commission	$0	$0	$0	$1,092.00	$3,357.90	$11,554.97	$18,587.61	$3,210.00	$11,009.84	$796.88	$18,998.92	$0.00	$15,096.74	$83,704.86
Nett Commission	$0	$0	$0	$840.00	$2,583.00	$8,888.44	$14,710.28	$2,568.00	$8,807.87	$637.50	$16,721.63	$0.00	$12,688.68	$68,445.40
LESS: EXPENSES
Car	$0	$0	$0	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$650	-$6,500
Phone Bill	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$140	-$1,400
Room Rent	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$285	-$2,850
PropertyGuru	-$1,800					-$1,000			-$1,000			-$1,000	-$1,800	-$4,800
SRX						-$900.00								-$900
EP+SQF						-$500.00								-$500
Insurance				-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$263.50	-$2,635
Flyers	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$450	-$4,500
CashCard				-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$300	-$3,000
Petrol				-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$500	-$5,000
Misc Expenses					-$350			-$720						-$1,070
Agency Renewal + CPD							-$500							-$500
Facebook					-$1,300	-$1,300	-$1,300							-$3,900
Classifieds		-$230
Sales Courses								-$399						-$399
Medisave									-$4,400
Monthly Total	-$2,675	-$875	-$875	-$1,748.50	-$1,655.50	$2,599.94	$10,321.78	-$740.50	$5,219.37	-$1,951	$14,133.13	-$3,588.50	$8,300.18	$30,491.40

This was exactly how much I made in my first year in real estate, broken down into the 12 months – I grossed $83,704.86 for the year. Sounds not too bad right? Not quite. Let me show you.