Not long ago, I read this interesting write up in the New York Times about Real Estate Agents in Cuba, it turns out these folks are much better than US Real Estate Agents, as they are able to keep track of lots of different deals without even writing them down.
This requires a much higher memory, which would indicate that they are very smart individuals.
Being a Real Estate agent in Havana is much more difficult than in the US, only certain people can even get away with doing that job.
The standards are quite interesting there, and even with that said there are no real estate licenses or exams to take, you just have to be really good at it, if you wish to continue.
Cuban Real Estate Agents in Havana are also great networkers, with lots of contacts, with the wealthy and privileged, in fact they have to be great networkers just to survive there in Havana.
Becoming a Real Estate Agent in Cuba is tough, staying a real estate agent there, even tougher, and it has nothing to do with on-going education.
The Real Estate Agents I Cuba, are so good, they do not even need an Association to represent them or a code of conduct or ethics to deal with.
This is because it is illegal to be a real estate agent in Cuba, and if you are caught or do not have the right connections, well, you might just disappear completely.
This is why communist real estate agents that make secret deals with clients to live in Havana, where the government owns all the property are so much better than US Real Estate Professionals - they have to be, in order to stay alive.
Aren't you glad you live and work in the Greatest Nation Ever Created? Why would you want to Sell Real Estate Anywhere Else? Sure the Market might be a little tough right now, but at least you do not have to sneak around to be a real estate agent.