What do you mean by saying "succeed in real estate?" First, if you want to become a real estate agent, you must start studying the market, psychology to convince people, the art of selling so that you could be influential, and so on. If you just need to buy or rent a real estate property, you have two options. You can hire a real estate agent, or you can search for the right deal yourself. For example, I found my apartment myself. If you intend to find a flat to rent, I suggest checking this article first: moneysavedmoneyearned.com. It is about the best ways to find rental deals and how much you can afford to rent.