I Haven't Sold a House All Year!!!

Sonya,  I couldn't say it better.  I too am a full time realtor and take it very seriously..I would comment more but would probably say something that I might regret later. 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Sonya, one thing this down time will do is to shake out the dead wood.  It is so FRUSTRATING doing a transaction with an agent like that.  When you are done you feel like you have done both sides but are only being paid on one.

galdwin may be a slow market, but everywhere homes are selling one at a time. it just takes putting in the hours. the one upside i see in MI's current slow market is that the number of part-time agents are dropping substantially. my listing inventory is growing and so are the buyers. as we continue out of this, those of us putting in the hours and making good contacts, should have a very strong period follwing. keep up the good work and happy Thanksgiving!

Yes a good point, the part time issue is a big one, I have never let go of a small 15 hr to 20 hr consulting business which is very lucrative. I have the guts to admit it. However I work a minimum of 50 hours per week in Real Estate. I average 12- 15 transactions per year. One point that may be missing is how many full time Realtors are stay at home moms but claim there full timers. Once around a water cooler i discovered many Realtors managed Buildings, had investments and had excellent business back ground. I am amazed how some " FULL TIME" Realtors only know Real Estate but dont understand there clients because they just dont have a solid business background.

Back to the water cooler at the training course I had to pull teeth but I discovered 9 out of 12 realtor's actually had other businesses !!  I am closing my consulting down shortly in a tough real estate market because I believe the opportunitys will be now.  I do agree with you but I feel there are exceptions to the rule.. an excellent post and I am surprised there are not more comments.   

Hopefully this kind of part time agent will be the ones who drop out of Real Estate sales!

Sonya,

You know, as the President of our Association and constantly trying to make ends meet these days. the words that no one wants to hear always have to be stated eventually.  Raise the dues to cover the cost.  The bottom line is if we had dues high enough that it was not so easy for someone to hold a license in their pocket just in case they wanted to use it or for a part time job, we would not have either problem.  We would have a more professional organization and fewer money problems.  What a thought.