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DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with people first...then business Ran Right Realty 636943 licensed to thrill

I don't know why people always pick REAL ESTATE to practice their conversation, opinions and beliefs on. Everyone I meet is a Real Estate expert so they think because they read or experienced some small aspect of it and then add their TWO CENTS to it they know it all. Their CENTS usually makes no SENSE

I AM NOT SURPRISED

I have often run into people who when questioned become adamant on the subject matter. That's an interesting dynamic because in my over 35 years in this ever evolving learning business, I am not adamant about anything. That's because so much can and will happen.

CHOOSE YOUR PRACTICE

I don't even know everything one could know. The REAL ESTATE arena of practice and its related subjects are so vast in general let alone in detail. What happens is that a practitioner picks an area or areas of personal interest to them and then they learn to how maximize that position

SOMETIMES I GLOW AND SOMETIMES I FLOW

When you call someone that has repeatedly focused in one particular area for years, you expect a certain outcome and result. This goes for those that practice, law, medicine or accounting as well as many other careers. I know a little bit about a lot, but I wont practice in those arenas blindly

HOW DO... YOU ...KNOW?

I often ask people who are set in their WAYS...who told you this or who is telling you that? Either they read it some where and agreed with it or they have chosen to blindly go along with a friend or relative. Some people just like the position they have chosen to stand on. The actual knowing of something is missing. Instead, a substitute for experience is offered

WE ALL PLAY A PART

The title of the post is like a sword that cuts both ways. If you approach a professional, seasoned practitioner, they have to come through when called upon. When they in turn question the lay person, that person has to answer their part as well. Together, a team is formed with the agent on point. Now we are going places

THE ONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT

When I am about to purchase a product or service, I inquire. I may have some experience in some things or little or no experience. But then I am hoping that I will gain enough to feel confident about moving forward. If I run into a professional, then it makes for smoother transacting and experience. 

Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Richie

Intriquing post, and that title drew me in!

I suspect, in RE and in many other fields, there are more opinions about various things than there are facts. Some fields are obviously more scientific than ours!. It's fine to have an opinion (doesn't everyone have one of these?) but you should be able to support your opinion based on some sort of evidence or fact. I think it's far better to acknowledge that this is a "guess" or an opinion rather than stating it to be a truth when you don't know that it is. Or to say "I don't know" but I will find out.

Jeff

Mar 28, 2014 12:49 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Hello Jeff (#1) in California....your comment has honesty and humility at work in it demonstrating the point of the post quite well...thank you for sharing Jeff

Mar 28, 2014 12:53 AM
Sarah Lynn Jaskowski
Williamsville, NY
House. Home. Today.

I think what drew me into real estate was the fact that it IS ever changing and I can't know it all, all the time.  I like change and learning.  No, I may not know the answer to that question but I will happily find out. =)  Great read, thank you!

Mar 28, 2014 01:58 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Little Sarah Lynn...you remain a delight...carry on

Mar 28, 2014 04:03 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

What really is annoying though is when a client relies on  family member who has not bought or sold real estate in the last 40 years...knows everything about the business!

Mar 28, 2014 09:16 PM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Hello L & S...that's a sore point and yes to your comment. If someone has their mind made up, WHY? is all I am asking. Most cannot share logic or common sense

Mar 28, 2014 11:58 PM