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Another list of things that I have learned in my short career as a Fort Wayne Realtor!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843

Here we go, installment #4 of my series of "What I have Learned in my short time of being a Fort Wayne Realtor"

Installment 1 can be found HERE, installment 2 HERE, and installment 3 HERE.  I hope that this installment can be just as entertaining as the first 3! 

I HAVE LEARNED...

That even though listing your step brother's house brings a little more PRESSURE than a regular listing, being able to call his wife and say ACCEPTED OFFER and hear her scream on the other end is TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!

That I really enjoy getting new clients, finding the perfect house for them, and writing offers is FUN!!!!  Inspections...  eh... not so much.  :)

That having four accepted offers in a week is FANTASTIC!!  Dealing with four inspections the following week...  see above.  :) 

That an inspection on a 100 year old farmhouse is going to have more PROBLEMS than an inspection on a 13 year old house. 

That when you don't blog for a few weeks your search engine rankings decline. 

That even though the agent on the other side of the deal has 30 years experience and your somewhat INTIMIDATED...  stick to your guns and listen to your gut and you'll be JUST FINE!

That not only are we REALTORS, we are also marriage counselors, movers (don't ask), negotiators, and hopefully in the end FRIENDS to our clients. 

That just because another agent ACTS oblivious...  he's not.

That just because a buyer asks for 1,850 things to be repaired in a 100 year old house AFTER getting an accepted offer 3% below list price does not mean that you have to do all of them!!

That when you get a listing, more times than not you get a BUYER too!!  BONUS!!!!

That if you WORK HARD, put it out there, keep stretching your comfort zone, DO THE RIGHT THINGS, and NEVER QUIT, then you will be successfull in this business and in life. 

That when a client says to you "Jared, we are so excited that we finally got an accepted offer on a house and THANK YOU so much for your hard work... but then we realized that we wouldn't be able to look at houses with you anymore and we got kind of sad"...  THAT FEELS GOOD.

That if you look at your clients as PAYCHECKS or DOLLAR SIGNS, then know it.  I have never looked at a client like this but know MANY agents that have. 

That it feels GREATTTTTT when one of your toughest clients (and of my favorite clients) says THANK YOU for all your hard work, your doing a great job... that it brought a tear to my eye.  :) 

That I LOVE what I do and am thankful to God everyday that I have found my calling.  :)

There it is... installment #4.  Thanks for reading and I look forward to your replies!

Fort Wayne Realtor Jared Christiansen

Fort Wayne Homes For Sale

RE/MAX Home Connection Fort Wayne and North East Indiana

THE CHRISTIANSEN TEAM

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Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen with Century 21 Bradley

Amanda Christiansen is an award winning Realtor with Christiansen Group Realty.

 

Jared Christiansen is a business partner and in charge of marketing and taking care of things behind the scene.

 

Enough about us...

 

Tell us what you want your real estate experience to be, and we will do it YOUR way.

 

Buying a home in Fort Wayne? Tell us your wants and needs. Let us know how you envision your family living.  Tell us what's important to YOU, and we'll find the community and home that fits.  

 

Selling your home in Fort Wayne?  Our job is to make you the most money possible in the shortest amount of time. We offer our sellers professional staging, professional photography, and more internet marketing than most. 

 

We are committed to giving you everything we have to offer.  We are both full time agents and will work around your schedule.  Do nights and weekends work better for you?  NO PROBLEM. We are here to help YOU at YOUR convenience.

 

Amanda can be reached at 260-704-0843, and Jared can be reached at 260-704-0842, or you can email us at JaredChristiansen@gmail.com, or Amanda427@gmail.com.

 

 

Comments (4)

Donna Harris
Donna Homes, powered by JPAR - TexasRealEstateMediationServices.com - Austin, TX
Realtor,Mediator,Ombudsman,Property Tax Arbitrator

Lots of lessons you learned in such a short time.  Listing the relatives' houses are the hardest!

Aug 04, 2009 11:11 AM
Teral McDowell
Referral Patners LLC - Murphy, TX

Great job! I had this same thought occur to me that I should blog about the things that I have learned as a Realtor so that the good folks within my SOI could better understand some of the complexities and information that real estate agents must deal with. You have encouraged me, thanks.

Aug 04, 2009 11:40 AM
Jimmie Sims
Keller Williams Realty - Burlington, NC

Hey Jarad and Amanda.

I to am fairly new to real estate. I am working on my 8th month. How long have you been in this profession?

Sounds as though you are doing great. Keep it up.

 

Best wishes.

Your Central North Carolina Real Estate agent

Jimmie Sims

www.centralnorthcarolinarealestate.con

 

Aug 04, 2009 11:47 AM
Brian Kuhns
Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber - Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns

keep rockin Jared, you're such a natural to sell Real Estate! You've got what it takes to make it and thanks for helping me along

Aug 07, 2009 05:52 AM