When I wrote this, it was midnight and I had just closed my real estate office and was at "lunch". I wrote it up on my Blackberry while waiting for my food.
With this schedule, you may be curious what time my day started:
8am
Today, Steve and I have written offers, negotiated offers, done walk-throughs, attended inspections, listed properties, done a little social networking, answered inquiries on our listings and met with a Seller.
Full-service. it's a state of Being.
The only item that I was unable to complete was a look at recent sales in an out-of-the way neighborhood, for someone who I know wants me to discount my commission, yet offer them full service and all of the marketing and professional effort that entails. Unfortunately they left me a voice mail late in the day and I was unable to address it at the time.
All I can say after a day like today: If you want discount service, I wish that I could call you in November when I don't have so many serious Buyers and Sellers to take care of! Before then, I won't have much time to explain to you why I won't do the full job, for less compensation.
Wait!
You already know why! At your office, no one expects you to work for less money, while working the same hours and producing the same result. What would you say to your boss if you were asked to do this?
I thought so.
I won't say that, but I will call you tomorrow.
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