Real Estate is Kinda Like Fishin'

I like to fish and I like real estate so the thought occurred to me the other day, that real estate is kinda like fishin'. Both activites have some things in common, I think you will agree.

• You have to go where the fish are...you have to connect with the consumer
• You have to have a good tackle box...you have to have a good box of skills
• If you don't go fishin'... no fish.....If you don't work you won't sell homes/get listings/make money
• When fishing your buddy may be slaying them, you can't buy a bite.. Sound like real estate?
• When fishing you might be slaying them and then they "just quit"...real estate?
• It's exciting when you are busy and having fun...Ditto for real estate
• You have to know where the action is on the water, same thing for the real estate market
• Not everything is a keeper, same with clients and listings
• Fishin' is fun but you have to have a license, same with real estate
• When you are fishing sometimes you get a snag or tangled up in something, same with real estate
• What worked yesterday in the water may not work today, same thing with our profession
• Sometimes you have to be patient when fishing...Ditto with real estate
• Sometimes you get skunked, no bites...Same with real estate
• Sometimes scouting pays off later, sometimes real estate work takes time to produce results too
• Sometimes there are too many fishermen on the water, same thing with real estate agents
• Sometimes the water gets choppy, sometimes the market gets tough
• Fishin' beats working, but sometimes real estate beats you