How to earn zero commission and love doing it! 11 helpful hints...

I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA, but I see agents doing it all of the time.  What is it about real estate that makes it so cool to say "I'm in real estate?"  What is it about 100% commission that doesn't motivate people in to action?  Here is a list of techniques to employ if you want to be "in real estate" and make "NO MONEY!" 

1. Stay in the office all day long (not on the phones.)
2. Don't follow up with anyone ever.
3. Make it abundantly clear to your prospects that you really really need the commission from their deal.
4. Don't use any systems, ever.
5. Hire an assistant as soon as you can find one.  Even if you don't need one, it looks great!
6. Remember, long expensive lunches are a right that Realtors have fought for for years.
7. Forget a client's name (forgetting the wife's name is a big winner here.)
8. Stop working every day right at 5:00, after all, you are self employed and you were sick of the 9-5 thing.
9. Bug your friends and family, always whining that they don't send you referrals.
10. Avoid social interaction.
11. Spend lots of time on your business card photos and calendar magnets.

For more great ideas on how to avoid making any money in residential real estate, visit your local bar or pub where you'll catch up with many other agents who will tell you that "business is great."

For those who didn't catch the satirical nature of the previous post, I WAS JOKING.  It is time in most markets for good old fashioned business sense.  Treat people well, work hard, pay attention and you'll do okay.

Good luck,

Todd Tramonte

www.4DallasHomes.com