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11 Comments on Part Time Agents - Do they HELP or HURT the industry?
Todd, Having worked in grocery and auto until recently; If the employee is trained and is taken care of most part time employees are very good for a business butthe untrained employee or even full time can be hazardous to everyone.
Todd,
I have no time for Part time Realtors!, I can never get them on the phone and if they are at the OTHER job I have to wait to they get off to see the listing? My grand dad used to say Fish or Cut bait you can't do both!
Todd: I can't believe that your local paper taked to part-timers about the market. Makes no sense. Oh well. Maybe you should suggest a moe positive article. Send them a press release for something great you do.
If agents want to be part time I am fine with that. I think the customer loses if the part time agent doesnt know the market or stay on top of things.
I don't see anything wrong with being a part time agent, as long as they have the right attitiude, and are willing to enlist the help of others when they don't have the answers. In this age of electronic media, I think it's entirely possible for a part time agent to do the same relative job for their client as the full time agent, and get the same exposure.
Good question. I wonder too how rookies entering the market effect the business too. Creates more expired listings; more exasperated buyers; more frustrated brokers and loan officers! Do we need more education requirements to become agents? Would that keep out some of the part-timers, and give them better understanding of the market place?
I don't think part time agents hurt anything. But I can see how it would get annoying not being able to get a hold of agents.
Raymond - You are sooo right. Training is key! Thanks for commenting.
Darin - Great quote.
Chris Ann - I am in the process of writing a response back to the writer of the article. We will see what happens.
Chuck - I guess I am more frustrated with the negative comments and not the part that the agents are part time. What were they thinking???
Don't be surprised if the journalist for the newspaper is in fact a part time contributer to the paper ...... Hhhhmmmmm....
it goes to education, training and desire. when they are present they need to be 100% present. and understand they will be making part time wages for part time work.
The only problem is that the full time agents typically have to do all of the work for the part timer since they usually don't close alot of deals.