specs: Builder - Realtor Relationships: A Love/Hate Relationship - Bridging the Gap Part I
- 08/03/08 04:24 PM
Pity the poor offspring of a builder bringing home their future spouse, a Realtor, to meet mom and dad. Imagine the conversations going on behind closed doors later that night: Builder Dad, "Where did we go wrong?" Builder Mom, "She's doing this to get back at me because I didn't let her dye her hair chartreusse in the 10th grade. I knew she'd make me pay for that some day. But in this way!" Builder Dad, "A Realtor. She's actually going to marry a Realtor." Builder Mom, "How could she do this to us? And in our own home?" Picture it: Downstairs. The front door. Suitcase in hand. (5 comments)
Observations on the homebuilding and real estate market from a former senior level marketing executive in the home building industry now the president of a hybrid sales and marketing firm geared to builders and developers.