What do we call the image of the industry, when we are talking about real estate? There is a stereotype of a real estate agent…Many are not really happy with that…In general, it is not flattering. When we know a person better, we know that there are great people, who sell cars, as well as there are honest and diligent people working in government offices, and that there are good real estate agents, I am darn serious, there are…
I imagine that these clichés are different for different people. Here are a couple of clichés that I have when I think of Real Estate professionals.
1. I do not take seriously part time real estate agents. Of course, I know that there are situations that warrant it. For example, when you are just starting. Stick to a job until you start breaking the ice, and until you are absolutely sure that you love even with all crazy buyers and unbearable Sellers… But in general, I stay away for part timers, unless they are only on referral base…
2. And second would be that I stay away from real estate agents involved in Multi-Level Marketing. For me it is a sign of failure as agent, the sign that in our industry, where the income is still pretty much defined by us, the need to make money in MLM is a bad sign.
I feel that these agents are treating potential customers just as source of income. Sell her/him something. If not a house, than Legal Aid, or some great skin care products, and/or try to get them sign after you in yet another great pyramid. MLMs have been here for some time now, and not willing to understand, that to make the amount of money so happily offered to you “with no effort on your side”, you would have to steal the nukes from Ahmadinejad and then threaten the world population to sign or die.
I understand that often it is a sign of desperation, and I am not to throw stones, we all live in glass houses… I ran into a few word blog, and it then referred me to the agent’s previous post about a Social Networking site, which is in essence an MLM, I already felt like in a pyramid. It offers “creative Realtors” the chance to make easy money with no stress.
It is nice to think that the agent is so concerned with the wellbeing of agents and brokers, but isn’t he using AR to build the pyramid down?… I always thought that “creative Realtors” can make it in Real Estate. Am I fighting the windmills? No…I would not object to MLM, if it was done through AR advertising opportunities. That would be fair and honest. You pay for it, and happy creative Realtors either sign or not. Brokers, would you hire agents, who has samples of stuff in the trunk and turns every conversation with a client into an opportunity to sign somebody under them building the Pyramid, which should surpass The Great Pyramid of Giza? Does it mean anything to you?
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