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It was a good day, but...

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Real Estate Agent with Atlanta Communities 303302

Yesterday was a very good day. It was a great one for my clients who sold their home in the morning, and closed on their new home that afternoon. It was a great day for the buyers in the morning and the sellers in the afternoon. It was a great day for all the agents involved as well. At the end of the day, all were pleased.

Ok, so?

Well today will be spent handling paperwork. Yuck. I have various websites that need to be updated, paper files to be filed, digital files to be archived, signs to be cleaned and stored, accounting to be done, etc. It is a small price to pay for a great day of closings, but its still paperwork.

It is a never ending cycle. Once a listing is taken, I work for days putting together the marketing collateral pieces, setting up clients in databases and websites, buying and setting up domain names, placing signs, etc, etc. Paperwork.

Then begins the follow up process from showings, contract negotiations, amendments, dates and times monitoring, and back to closings, where the paperwork continues. Round and round we go.

I'm not necessarily complaining though. I like being busy and helping people buy and sell homes. The paperwork is a bit of a badge of honor that is part of the process.

Posted by

Peter den Boer, Associate Broker, Realtor

Atlanta Communities Real estate Brokerage

 

Ph. 770.713.1545

www.denboerhomes.com

 

I write about daily life as a Realtor in the Towne Lake Community in Woodstock Georgia.

Comments(6)

Dan Hopper
Dan Hopper - Gold Way RE - Westminster, CO
Colorado Broker / Referral Services

Peter, it WAS a good day, you assisted the public in achieving their real estate goals, and put MONEY into your account!!  NO BUTs..... great job!!

Jul 08, 2015 11:55 PM
Peter den Boer
Atlanta Communities - Woodstock, GA
MBA,GRI, Associate Broker, Realtor

Dan - Thanks!

Jul 09, 2015 12:03 AM
Sham Reddy CRS
Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH
CRS

No surprises here!!! That's what we signed up for when we got into the business.  We do it all most times, and we hire some help when its beyond our limits or don't want to do routine stuff.  Congratulations on a great day!!!

Jul 09, 2015 08:45 PM
Bill Kennedy
Keller Williams Greenville Upstate - Greenville, SC
Homes For Sale Greenville SC

Congrats on a successful day of closings.

 

Jul 09, 2015 11:26 PM
Nicole Doty - Gilbert Real Estate Expert
Zion Realty - Gilbert, AZ
Broker/Owner of Zion Realty ZionRealtyAZ.com

Nobody likes paperwork! As a broker I not only have to do my own but every single transaction my agents open and close. It's just part of the job. 

Jul 10, 2015 12:54 AM