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Is 2011 The Year To Dump Your Desk?!?
 
 
The "water cooler" effect of having an office to go to should not be overlooked.
Unfortunately, many state licensing and regulatory agencies don't like the VIRTUAL aspect of the profession and they actually want a bricks/mortar office and ADDRESS.
A SMART move for Realtor associations is to have an office suite set-up in their vacant space as an amenity to members where they can have an ADDRESS!
 
 

It's 2011...Well, almost...
It's time to think about your future. Do you need that office space? Really NEED it, I mean?
With the real estate industry evolving at the rate that it is, many agents have adapted to include the ability to be as mobile as possible.  Gone are the days of meeting at the office or heading back to the office in order to get anything done. In fact, a good number of agents don’t even have an office. (Isnt that what Starbuck's is for?!?) Their office has 4 doors, not just one…and it sports 4 wheels and bucket seats. There is a mindset that needs to be adapted in order to effectively go mobile. You have to be really self-motivated. And, you have to realize that when ... more

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