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Article: Laid-off tech workers turn to selling real estate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 29, 2002
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Lost your job selling software and think maybe you'll start selling houses instead? You're not alone.
With the technology industry showing no signs of quick revival, many unemployed or dissatisfied high-tech workers are leaving the fold and getting their real estate licenses, in the hopes of making good in the storied Silicon Valley housing market. But some are learning that real estate can be much more challenging than putting up a for-sale sign and watching buyers flock to the house _ especially in a slow-again market.
Technology workers tend to flow into home sales during downturns, in part because practically the only "barrier to entry" is passing ...