What are the daily activities of a successful real estate agent? It is important to note that no two days are ever exactly alike. If you want a career with a variety of things to do; as opposed to a more mundane lifestyle, real estate agent is the way for you to go. However, there are some things that an agent is expected to do each day on the job. Let us now examine those tasks that are typical for an agent to perform every day.Number one on the list is lead generation. Without consistently maintaining a plethora of prospects in the first place, you will not have clients. Of course, without clients you will have no business. In this case you will not have a very long career. So you must always be developing relationships with people and actively seeking out new leads. A sort-of-mantra to keep in mind in the real estate business is “list to live.” There are a number of ways you can go about obtaining prospects for yourself. These include: knocking on doors, using the Internet to locate and purchase lists of qualified people, and doing a mailing campaign. Most likely you will use a combination of these ideas over the course of your day. Most importantly – make sure you do it!Next on your list should be to update yourself on current local real estate market trends. Are homes selling in your area right now, or does business seem to be at a standstill? Which homes are still available for sale and which ones have recently sold? What is the local economy like? Do people in your state have the money to purchase homes right now? Are there any changes to the real estate laws and regulations in your home state? A real estate agent must know all of this information all of the time. Therefore, a big part of your day should be to familiarize yourself with the answers to these questions.Then there is the one part of the job you likely hate, but is necessary to do – the paperwork! Yes, everyone in every career hates dull, boring paperwork. But of course, it must be done! The truth of the matter is that even one real estate deal will generate a ton of paperwork. There are all kinds of forms to be filled out and processed. Nowadays modern technology has made it quite a bit easier to complete each paperwork-involved task. You probably strongly favor the time you spend out of the office, working with the clients. However, DO make sure you leave enough time to finish all of the required paperwork. Not doing this properly can have serious consequences for your clients (and yourself.)As with any other type of career, your day in the real estate business can be full of challenging occurrences. But if all of your tasks are performed by you with a positive attitude; and the care necessary to do them correctly, it can be extremely rewarding career choice.