real estate: This Real Estate Agent said, "I give up; I'm going to get a real job" - 04/28/10 04:14 AM
This Real Estate Agent said,  "I give up; I'm going to get a real job"
Have you ever run into a fellow real estate agent that you have known in real estate that might not have had the success that they initially wanted...  Then they come up to you and say "I've got to get a real job".  What is it that they are really saying?  Real Estate isn't a real job?  Sales, title, loans, inspectors, warranty, insurance...  Not real?  What are the emotions that you feel when you hear this? 
Sadness?  Frustration?  Irritation? Hopelessness? Happiness?
Sadness?  Sad that a fried … (8 comments)

real estate: So you are saying... If I talk to people about real estate daily, I will see success? - 04/22/10 09:57 AM
So you are saying...  If I talk to people about real estate daily, I will see success?
Why is it that so many agents fall into the trap of being busy with real estate, but not really being busy doing real estate.  We understand what to do, how to do it, why we should do it, where we should do it, who we should talk to and when we should do it...  But we still "don't" do it...
Is it fear?  Is it that we over-complicate our job?
We fail to realize that our success in real estate is directly proportioned … (36 comments)