There were two customers that were more instrumental than any others in my decision to quit the real estate business.
I was on ‘up time’ duty one morning in the office when one of the veteran agents approached me and asked me if I’d like to take over a customer for her. Apparently, with all the [...]
Even though I did not see a great deal of action during my time spent as a real estate agent, the few customers I had dealt with were just a pain.
It seems like people were either cancelling their appointments, not showing up for appointments or changing their minds about that it was that they really [...]
From what I could gather during my short career, a real estate agents job is all about dealing with hassles. That, of course, may depend on what your definition of hassle is, and I am sure there are some real estate agents who would disagree with my statement.
Here’s what I am trying to say: The [...]
One of the duties of real estate agents in our office that I most dreaded was ‘Up Time,’ also known as ‘Floor Time.’ The enthusiastic instructor in my company-provided training even referred to it once as ‘Opportunity Time,’ and that can actually be true if the timing is right.
Up Time, to sum it up briefly, [...]
In general, the fact that I am not much of a ‘people person’ was a major contributor to my decision to give up on real estate as a career choice. I was foolish to think I could transform myself into someone who would be happy out working with all types of people, buying and selling [...]
The reason I decided to end my real estate career was because it turned out to be a job that I hated. There were many things I hated about it once I got a good feel for what the job was really all about, and having come out of 20+ years of another job I [...]
One of the things that most surprised me about my new career was how much money I was expected to shell out just to stay in the business. It’s wasn’t a situation where I was kept in the dark and then ambushed with demands for money. I was well informed about the various expenses involved, [...]
Before performing any actual real estate duties, new agents with the company were required to complete 4 weeks or so of training (I can’t recall the exact number of weeks, but 4 is close). This is actually a good thing since there is a lot to know about the job and as I mentioned previously, [...]
I had heard many things with regard to the New Hampshire real estate exam. Some people told me it was difficult and others suggested it would be no problem at all. I did not know what to expect but I felt that I had a good understanding of the study material going in.
I had my [...]
The meeting with the manager of the local real estate office that had contacted me went very well. She was a very nice person and I liked her immediately. She was easy to talk to and I could tell we would get along just fine. I had decided before the end of the meeting that [...]