Helping a Colleague-Pay It Forward.

Helping a Colleague-Pay It Forward. The last 9 days have been really busier than usual for me because I have been Helping a Colleague-Pay It Forward. A fellow agent who is a friend of mine had the opportunity to go to Italy and take a Riverboat cruise of the Mediterranean. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I wanted her to go.

I offered to look after her business for her while she was away. She had an offer in the counteroffer process when she left and a few buyers that were in the middle of looking for homes. Sharon left me with her files and lists of contact numbers. She briefed me on the situations with all of her in-process clients. I even visited her listings so I could speak intelligently about them if someone were to call.

So what is so special about this? I am helping a Colleague with no payment or reimbursement involved. I am doing this as an act of friendship. Where that may be rare in today’s real estate business, I did not want her trip hampered in any way thinking about how much commission she was losing. I didn’t want her to worry that I would take her clients or that she would be penalized in any way for taking a great vacation.

Helping a Colleague-Pay It Forward is just exactly what it is. It is helping someone with no payback. When you do something nice for a friend, it will come back to you with gratitude and a closer friendship and bond.  Also you receive a really good feeling inside that you just cannot buy. There will be a time when I need help with my business and someone will step forward and be willing to help me. That is just the way it works.