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More than selling houses!

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For most of my real estate career, my real estate business dealt with selling houses, working with buyers, maybe some vacant land or a commercial building.  Renting an apartment, dealing with options, REIT's and businesses weren't 'real' real estate.   Now I know better.

For the past couple years I have been doing real estate (as I used to know it) part-time.  I'm also a land agent for a global renewable energy company.  I travel all over the country and talk to landowners about leasing their property for huge commercial scale energy projects.  And I love it!

But guess what!  Now everything I learned in GRI and CRS is beginning to really pay off.  The customer touches, when to ask the right questions, the psychology of concerns and objections... My home selling background and education is really beginning to pay off.

So what's this post about?  It's about expanding your horizons, and taking advantage of every opportunity to learn more about the real estate business.  Take a class, try a new approach, talk to someone about a different side of the business.  You never know when it will come in handy.

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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

You are right Randy, just like the jobs I have had all my life played into my real estate career!

Sep 23, 2009 02:55 PM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I just wish I had gotten my degree in psychology! instead of all this on the job training!

Sep 23, 2009 03:07 PM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Randy - If I could, I think I would take classes all day long.  What I am really interested in is all the social networking, website, and SEO stuff that can really pay off for your business.

Sep 23, 2009 04:47 PM