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Radical Ice
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I was just reading the other thread by NY MUSCLE concerning becoming a realtor and was wondering if anyone has seen "HOUSEHUNTERS" on HGTV?
When it first came out, I was hooked as I was looking for a house at the time. I was amazed at the seemingly TINY amount of selling the realtor was actually doing. At most, they'ld take the buyer to the house, show them the rooms, and move on to the next house. They seemed to be very neutral in the whole process, but attentive to what the buyer does and doesn't like, which is good I guess, unlike car sales or something where there's tons of high pressure and the salesmen try to convince you to do things on the spot..
When it actually came time for me to start viewing homes, I met probably 4 different realtors before I settled on one I liked. The first was quite friendly, but spoke almost no English. I had probably 6 messages on my answering machine from him the same day we met, before I even got home, as he wanted to know if I had made any decisions or if I wanted to go see something else. I knew I'd be looking for a while and wasn't going to be making any decisions till I'ld seen lots and lots and got familiar with the market. I emphasized that to him, but he called non-stop till I got forceful and told him to leave me alone.
The next realtor was pathetic. He drove me to 2 different homes and was on a cell phone with 10 different people the whole time. He let me in the house, then excused himself and went back to the car and made more calls. Then he seemed pissed when I had questions. SCREW THAT.
After a few more, I finally settled on a woman that was quite pleasant, very helpful, and seemed to want the best for me. She hooked me. We looked at maybe 20 different properties before I settled on one. In the process, I asked if she watched "HouseHunters". She laughed and said she never misses a show. I told her I was surprised that there seemed to be so little "selling" involved. She said that they are only allowed to say what is indicated on the MLS sheets or whatever info is ok'd by the seller, and even then, there is a chance that someone could come back and say that the home was misrepresented to them and cause all kind of problems -- maybe not legal problems, but problems nonetheless.
She insisted that the biggest part of the "selling" she does was to sell herself. She felt that just by being delightful, yet serious with potential clients, put her way out ahead of the others in the field. I agreed and told her of the other realtors I had encountered. She said she heard many horror stories before concerning the behavior of some realtors and advised that in this market word spreads REAL FAST if your are good, and REAL REAL FAST if your are bad.
I told her that I had considered becoming a realtor when the company I worked for seemd as if it was going to shut down. Her advice was pretty much the same given on the other thread in this section, but she said that with patience, and just being nice and attentive to people, the snowball will grow and that as long as I enjoyed what I was doing, I'd grow more and more successful, but if I got to where I hated it, clients would read it in my actions, and my earnings would suffer.
Anyway, thought I'd share that exchange as there seemed to be others interested in this field...
Still considering it myself!
When it first came out, I was hooked as I was looking for a house at the time. I was amazed at the seemingly TINY amount of selling the realtor was actually doing. At most, they'ld take the buyer to the house, show them the rooms, and move on to the next house. They seemed to be very neutral in the whole process, but attentive to what the buyer does and doesn't like, which is good I guess, unlike car sales or something where there's tons of high pressure and the salesmen try to convince you to do things on the spot..
When it actually came time for me to start viewing homes, I met probably 4 different realtors before I settled on one I liked. The first was quite friendly, but spoke almost no English. I had probably 6 messages on my answering machine from him the same day we met, before I even got home, as he wanted to know if I had made any decisions or if I wanted to go see something else. I knew I'd be looking for a while and wasn't going to be making any decisions till I'ld seen lots and lots and got familiar with the market. I emphasized that to him, but he called non-stop till I got forceful and told him to leave me alone.
The next realtor was pathetic. He drove me to 2 different homes and was on a cell phone with 10 different people the whole time. He let me in the house, then excused himself and went back to the car and made more calls. Then he seemed pissed when I had questions. SCREW THAT.
After a few more, I finally settled on a woman that was quite pleasant, very helpful, and seemed to want the best for me. She hooked me. We looked at maybe 20 different properties before I settled on one. In the process, I asked if she watched "HouseHunters". She laughed and said she never misses a show. I told her I was surprised that there seemed to be so little "selling" involved. She said that they are only allowed to say what is indicated on the MLS sheets or whatever info is ok'd by the seller, and even then, there is a chance that someone could come back and say that the home was misrepresented to them and cause all kind of problems -- maybe not legal problems, but problems nonetheless.
She insisted that the biggest part of the "selling" she does was to sell herself. She felt that just by being delightful, yet serious with potential clients, put her way out ahead of the others in the field. I agreed and told her of the other realtors I had encountered. She said she heard many horror stories before concerning the behavior of some realtors and advised that in this market word spreads REAL FAST if your are good, and REAL REAL FAST if your are bad.
I told her that I had considered becoming a realtor when the company I worked for seemd as if it was going to shut down. Her advice was pretty much the same given on the other thread in this section, but she said that with patience, and just being nice and attentive to people, the snowball will grow and that as long as I enjoyed what I was doing, I'd grow more and more successful, but if I got to where I hated it, clients would read it in my actions, and my earnings would suffer.
Anyway, thought I'd share that exchange as there seemed to be others interested in this field...
Still considering it myself!
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