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A Realtor tour of duty!! Must Read!!!

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Real Estate Agent with Call Realty, Inc.

A Realtor tour of duty!!  Must Read!!!
by Kaushik Sirkar, Chandler REALTOR®
Chandler AZ Real Estate

The experiences that we real estate agents expeirence often runs the gauntlets.  The highs, the lows.  The thrills, and boredom.  The very abnormal to the downright exhillerating.  Well, I don't care what your experience was.  The experience of this agent, I'm sure, will top 99.9% of the experiences that the rest of us have lived.

As reported in Inman, this agent, a West Point graduate was recalled by the Army and sent to Iraq.  His assignment?  Not security.  Not sweeps.  Not forward operations.  Not guard duty.  Rather - civil affairs - survey local businessmen and learn about the economy.

This gentleman was able to meet with tw oreal estate brokers based in Baghdad (apparently our profession survives in some pretty harsh locations!).  There is no MLS.  Its all about pocket listings!  Brokers represent sellers ONLY and receive 3%.  All transactions are CASH.  And apparently things are boooooming over there.

I found this information very interesting!  Please read the article and if you happen to have any other insights about...Iraqi real estate, please share.

Best of luck to Captain Brian Robert Wilson during the rest of his tour!!!

Thanks for Reading :)

Kaushik Sirkar, Chandler Realtor®
http://www.homesphx.com

Jason Vombaur
Keller Williams - Vancouver, WA

This is very interesting.  House are bought everywhere in World everyday.

Apr 24, 2007 05:57 PM
Thesa Chambers
West + Main - Bend, OR
Principal Broker - Licensed in Oregon

wow would have never know this - thanks

Apr 24, 2007 05:58 PM
Elena Thurston, Family Real Estate Specialist
Keller Williams Legacy One - Gilbert, AZ
never even thought about this.  My brother did 18 months over there but stayed inside one of the palaces doing intelligence stuff the whole time.  I'll have to mention this to him.
Apr 24, 2007 06:15 PM
Doreen McPherson
Homesmart ~ Scottsdale ~ Tempe - Tempe, AZ
Phoenix Arizona Real Estate ~

"Had I not been deployed... I would have stayed 'in the weeds' running a traditional brokerage on a daily basis... I didn't have or make time for bigger thinking."

I think it is awesome that he allowed his circumstances to inspire a business plan.  I also wonder if, while he is surfing AR, he will see this post??  :) 

I have great respect for those who put their life on the line for others, no matter what the assignment. 

Captain Wilson, I pray for your safe return to your family. 

Apr 24, 2007 09:28 PM
Kaushik Sirkar
Call Realty, Inc. - Chandler, AZ

Jason - Everyone needs shelter!  Just the mechanisms behind the transfer that mightvary....

Thesa - You're welcome!

Elena - Please report back on what he's got to say!

Doreen - I too hope he gets back safely!

Apr 25, 2007 06:27 PM