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Becoming A Real Estate Professional Is Like Getting On A Roller Coaster
Becoming A Real Estate Professional Is Like
Getting On A Roller Coaster

Yes, becoming a Real Estate professional is like getting on a Roller Coaster. You know there are ups and downs. You know it might be thrilling or frightening! You know where it starts and you know where it ends.
However, you cannot control the variables. (Don't miss video evidence below!)
The thing to do is figure out how to make the ride thrilling by focusing on the right procedures from the beginning. By knowing the rules of the game - so to speak -  one may avoid situations that evoke fear and perhaps, even chaos.
What I wish I had known the very first year I was in the business that cost me business was how little the general public knows about how the real estate market functions. That is, what are the roles of the various players?
You have the Listing Agent, the Selling Agent (who is the Buyer's Agent - go figure the terminology!), the Lenders, the Inspectors, the Attorneys and a host of other necessary participants to reach the successful Sale/Purchase.
 
Here I am - 25 years later - still having to teach who is who and whose job is what ... more

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