Looking at licensed real estate agents as a group, you won't find a high percentage of them who handle only land sales, but some agents prefer to work with land whenever they have the opportunity. You can dress casually and you'll spend a lot of time outdoors previewing and showing property. Commissions are another plus. In some areas, agencies charge a higher fee to market and sell land than they do to sell homes.

If you sell land, you'll also learn to read a survey and find boundary lines. If you work with larger tracts of land, you will become accustomed to topographical maps, which have distinctive circular rings drawn on them to show a site's changing elevations. You might use a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, which relies on satellite tracking to tell you exactly where you are on Earth.

Selling land helps you become familiar with your community's zoning regulations and other related laws. Can your buyer build what she wants on the land you found for her? It sometimes takes a bit of research on your part to find out. Not everyone enjoys working in land sales but it might be the perfect specialization for you if you love to be outdoors.

If there are strict governmental regulations for land development, due to environmentally sensitive lands or other factors, specializing in land sales can give you an edge over other agents who have less knowledge of the intricacies tied to development.