When I started in Real Estate years ago, I made certain assumptions about the business.  Among those was that I had to get a “Real Estate Car.”  You know, a conservative-looking 4-door sedan.  I very consciously chose a Saturn – American-made (which I still feel is important), and a make devoid of ‘brand loyalties” associated with Ford, Chevy, etc.

And I sold my beloved Corvette to make that happen… we all know that the first year in Real Estate is er, ‘financially challenging.’

So after years of driving around in that stupid Saturn, I stopped to realize: how many times had I actually driven clients around in that car?  Turned out to be less than once a year.

Well, finances and opportunity came together, and I’m back to driving a Corvette – a bright red one at that.  This, as my ‘daily driver’ for Real Estate work!

It’s been four months now.  I knew a red Corvette would make a statement… I just didn’t know if it would be a good or a bad one.  But the results even surprised me: it’s always a conversation starter (which is good).  It makes it fun to drive around to preview properties.  And get this: it even gets slightly better gas mileage than my wife’s SUV!

I’d be curious to hear from other Realtors – did you consciously choose a particular car for Real Estate work?