Are you really satisfied with the office and location that YOU chose to conduct your real estate or related industry business? How many of you have moved on to other companies multiple times during the course of your career? How many of you have remained in the same office since you started or moved on to open your own company?
There could be many different reasons why you moved on or why you chose the office you started with from the beginning although before you make that choice of what office you would like to be associated with there are many factors to take into consideration.
Location? The "big company" name? Area and Neighborhood? Traffic and Noise? Office Fees? Commission? Personal reason such as schools, shopping centers and military bases? Or just the dreaded "Starting Over"?
When I first started in the Real Estate Industry these are the things I looked for in an office and that eventually led me to the office of MY Choosing:
- I checked for offices around the Central Oahu area for convenience. (This proved beneficial because I lived 15 minutes away and it would be going against traffic anyway)
- I checked for offices that had a "known" name because I figured it wouldn't be as hard to start out vs. a not known company name.
- I checked for offices in and around the Mililani area because this is a neighborhood known for being a well planned community. (It was also close to mom and I could check on her once in awhile)
- Three large shopping centers, 7 recreation centers
- I checked for fees. There were no other office fees except for the standard franchise fees and E & O Insurance
- They offered a gradual scale for commission which I am still happy with.
- This office is a "self starting" office and we do not have a training program. (I was fine with that because right off the bat an agent took me under her wing and helped me through my entire first transaction. But if you are a new agent you may want to start in an office that has a training program)
I am content. I am a full time agent with Century 21 Liberty Homes and also employed part time for our company in the Admin. section supporting our agents (opening escrow, entering listings and anything and everything) and office as well. I'm currently at the top of the pay scale, have a supportive bunch of agents in the office who help each other as well as some of us helping newbies coming into the office, I work under a nationally and internationally known company name. CENTURY 21. I have two Broker's who really make it a "family" type setting for all of us so we are not walking on eggshells. We bought a townhouse a couple of years ago that is now 5 minutes away from the office so I'm closer for the days I work in the office. With real estate I have my own home office and do all my work at home. I am content with what I do have....not with what I don't have. MY CUP IS HALF FULL!
In closing I would like to leave all of you with this thought. If you are planning on moving to another company just be sure to leave on good terms because in this industry you will cross paths with the company and agents many times during your career. Bottom line is, we all may not like some things about how a company is run or how they do things BUT...it's not our company anyway (unless you own your own company) and if we do not like something and need to move on then by all means move on. Just move on with integrity, respect and most of all with your dignity.
We are INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. It's what you make of yourself and how you treat your client's and peers that will return back to you ten fold.
Good luck to you all in all your endeavors!
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