On January 1, 2008, I wrote a blog post on Active Rain called "From Single to Team to Single Again". I described how I had decided to push my buyer specialists out of the nest, and to return to practicing as a single agent with an assistant. (I continue to refer all my buyers to my former buyer agents.) I made this change for reasons unrelated to market conditions but rather to golf more and concentrate on building my niche of listing homes in the town of Ledyard. Having been blessed with a great business over a long career, I also want to spend some time helping other people grow their businesses. To that end, I have started my Real Estate Solutions Blog and also have a few other ideas swirling in my head.
And now for the rest of the story..... On September 1st, I'll be selling the assets of the RE/MAX Office I have owned since 1985. The new owners will keep the name, so RE/MAX Realty Group is alive and well! And no, I am not retiring but instead moving to a home office and still working at RE/MAX Realty Group. After going into the office almost every morning by 8AM for a whole bunch of years, it's time for a change. Yes, this 58 year old welcomes change. To almost quote Ray Croc....I'd rather be green and growing, than ripe and rotting.
For now I have plenty to do to get ready for the change. I have years and years of "stuff" that needs moved to my home office. A couple weeks ago I committed to bringing home one box a day. At that rate, I should have everything home by 2012..... so next week it is time to speed it up a notch.
While concentrating on the things leading up to this change, I've missed my social networking buddies on Active Rain and Twitter and I apologize for not being as attentive as usual and not commenting on some great posts. Once I've settled in, I (and Carnac) promise to be a lot more social.
In the meantime, this "home office thing" is going to be very different for me. This weekend I've started to work on my physical home office. I'm moving into a 9x11 space from an office much larger. Every bit of floor space needs to be well utilized. While measuring the spot for my waste basket, it occurred to me that there must be plenty of Rainers already working in a home office who might have some advice to share. Or maybe I'll have some advice myself to share along the way. Stay tuned.
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