The real estate industry as we all have read and continually hear about on TV is done. Therefore, what do real estate agents and mortgage brokers do during periods of recession in their industry? There are only few jobs (short for Journey Of the Broke) out there that can compensate any individuals of all they have invested like real estate business, which has done well for the past seven years. There is always a solution to any issue, and the correct path for many of these individuals will be to become part of the home based business.