I always hear Real Estate agents say "I'm a full time Real Estate agent" and I always say, So what? just because you sit at your desk from 9-5 every day does not mean your successful at it either. I think in order to be a Successful Real Estate agent you need to be well rounded as well and I think you should at least have bought a home in the past doesn't that make sense?
If your working with investors that are buying homes, shouldn't you as a Real Estate agent have Real Estate investments of your own? That's like being a VP at a bank and not having a checking account, Its like work for Visa or MasterCard and having bad credit am I making sense here?
You need to know a little about business, you need to know a little about finance and it does not hurt to also know something a little about other businesses and contracting, building, plumbing etc.
My point here is just because you have a Real Estate License and you call yourself a "Full Time Real Estate Agent" it does not mean that you are a "Successful Real Estate Agent" I have more respect for the agent that is Part Time and produces more than the so called "Full Time Agent", I know many agents that have multiple businesses does it make them any less of an agent because they have the drive to own other businesses and other Investments?
I like Gary Kellers thoughts on practicing what you preach and invest in what you know, If I was looking for a multi family home to invest in I would want an agent that actually owns investment property as well, make sense? If I was looking for a Commercial Piece of Property I would want an agent that knows a little about business as well right? If I was looking for an apartment and wanted to run my clients credits scores i would be more comfortable if I knew my agent had good credit as well, No?
We ares supposed to be a Professional Resource for our clients, not a one trick quick flip, used car salesman always looking for the next dollar, this is why our business gets a bad rap. What are your thoughts?
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