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Real Estate- like running the Warrior Dash

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Real Estate Agent with Lake Burton Club Realty-Clayton Ga

My husband and myself have decided to do this crazy race in May here in North Georgia called the Warrior Dash.  It's basically a 5K but with obstacles along the way.

  You run then jump over a ring of fire. Run then get down low and crawl through a mud pit and it gets worse from there.  But I guess in our age group(which I will let you guess) we now feel we have to push ourselves into doing things out of the box before we are to old to survive anything of this nature. 

Then I thought that the  elements of this race are a lot like working in Real Estate today.

I continually feel like I am jumping through hoops of fire or wading on my hands and knees through the mud.   But in a way I never knew any different.  I only started in Real Estate early 2007 so by the time I had my feet wet things were on there way down hill.  But since I have learned to jump and get through the mud I hope it has made me a better agent.  

I want to make sure my sellers are informed and a will work to make that short-sale or get the offers that at first scared my sellers to the closing table.

It occurs to me that some people in this business are having a really ruff time because it always came so easy.  I think since I got training in the pits that I hopefully have started with good work habits and I'm very aware of a working relationship with my sellers. 

So here's to all of us working in the trenches! And getting no mud on your face.

If you want to check out the race go to www.warriordash.com

Shelly Fisher/Realtor  Rabun County GA

Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I don't know about hoops of real fire, but there are definately days when it seems like that is our lives! Good luck to us all!

Jan 29, 2010 04:17 PM
Shelly Fisher
Lake Burton Club Realty-Clayton Ga - Clayton, GA
Property Specialist - Lake Burton Club, Rabun County

Thanks Lisa.  I only hope that the fire dies down a little in 2010!

 

Jan 30, 2010 09:38 AM
Lynda Hester
Prudential Georgia Realty - Rabun County, Ga. - Clayton, GA

Shelly, good post and you are right on target about learning to work in a tough market.  It wills tand you in good stead throughout your career when others are giving up because they think this is too hard.

You have the drive, the work ethic and the will power.

Good for you!  ( And, a little mud in the face never hurt anyone either!  :) )

Lynda

Jan 31, 2010 05:01 AM
Shelly Fisher
Lake Burton Club Realty-Clayton Ga - Clayton, GA
Property Specialist - Lake Burton Club, Rabun County

Thanks Lynda!  I guess I'm going to have a lot of mud on my face in May, yikes!

Kiki in our office already has over 25 rentals coming into Clayton just for this race.

Jan 31, 2010 07:01 AM