We Make A Great Team

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Realty Group

We Make A Great Team

I've been a Realtor for 13 years. I started with a big box company and it was a great place to get my feet wet. They were very supportive of new agents and their major strength was education. After 8 years, I moved to a small boutique company. It was a big change and one that didn't really work out. It lasted 2 years and then I made my final move to a mid-size, Colorado based company. I've been with Cherry Creek Properties for 3 years.

During all the time, one thing remained constant and it's the one thing that I LOVE about my job. Rich, my husband was licensed 2 years before me. When I finally got my license (that's a story for another day), he needed help. Business was growing and it was time for a "partner". We had worked together in the past so we knew it would work. We are the perfect balance of strengths and weaknesses. 

Working together is what I LOVE about my job. It's great to have someone to work with as a dynamic team. Someone to talk to about strategies, marketing, lead generation, just business in general. It's even better to have someone who understands the ups and downs of the business because they are in it with you. The best thing is that I know he ALWAYS has my back. We do business the same way. We don't always think alike, but that's ok. That's another benefit. We balance each other and challenge each other.

Some husbands and wives CAN'T work together. We have found that we can't office together. We've tried. We are both loud on the phone and we like to spread out in our space. So, Rich has his office and I have mine. We work at home and our offices are at opposite ends of the house. Hey, it works!

 

What do you love about your job?

 

 

This is an entry in the February 2017 Challenge: What I Love About My Job.

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Rich and Donna Foerster

The Foerster Team

HomeSmart Realty Group, LLC

REAL Market Knowledge. REAL Service. REAL Estate.

Serving Metro Denver

www.TheFoersterTeam.com

720-530-5553 (Rich)

720-530-5554 (Donna)

 

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Comments (9)

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-755-2905

Donna, that is a grand reason to love what you do! You made me laugh about not officing together. We have a shared home office, altho he's not here really, except on weekends using it for a couple of his businesses. He is one of the those hunt&peck typists and when he's calculating numbers, he makes rythmic (and very loud) punching noises over and over again--drives me nuts!

Someday, my hubby  and I plan to do the very same thing. We've invested together over the years in a lot of properties and he's passionate about real estate and loves to talk with me about it. Like you two, the balance would be there. I'm 7 years older than he is, but no one thinks that, so maybe I can last til he's ready! 

Feb 22, 2017 01:36 PM
Donna Foerster

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 


Working together is what makes the crappy days bearable and the good days incredible!

Feb 22, 2017 02:45 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Working together requires complete trust that the other is doing thier job. 

Feb 22, 2017 01:45 PM
Donna Foerster

William Feela 


I don't trust anyone else as much!

Feb 22, 2017 02:46 PM
Beth and Richard Witt
Long Island Cash Home Buyer - Center Moriches, NY
Long Island Cash Home Buyer 516-330-6940

I so relate to your post... Rich and I worked together for 37 years and we had a great time... We are as different as night and day but as you say... the perfect balance... enjoyed your post and hope you continue to love the wonderful world of real estate..

Feb 22, 2017 01:49 PM
Donna Foerster

Richard and Beth Witt 


Opposites attract, right?

Feb 22, 2017 02:47 PM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Donna, you and Rich make a great team, not all couples can work together and that's OK but when they're able to, magic happens. 

Feb 22, 2017 02:25 PM
Donna Foerster

Beth Atalay 


The secret formula works every time!

Feb 22, 2017 02:47 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Donna

Thanks for an enjoyable read. What a treat that must be to work with Rich and to complement each other, even though sharing an office is not in the cards! You do what works, right? And you get exercise walking back and forth between offices!

Jeff

Feb 22, 2017 04:48 PM
Donna Foerster

Jeff Dowler 


As I said to Gayle, It makes the bad times bearable and the good times awesome!

Feb 28, 2017 03:52 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good Evening Donna - It is a blessing to have your life partner as your business partner as well.  Sounds like you really make a great team!

Feb 22, 2017 06:13 PM
Donna Foerster

Grant Schneider 


We consider it a blessing!

Feb 28, 2017 03:52 PM
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Donna, my husband and I "office together" but sometimes we have to step out into the other room to finish a phone call.  We've worked together for 13 years and I can't imagine it any other way. :-) Kasey

Feb 22, 2017 08:08 PM
Donna Foerster

Kasey & John Boles and the team at Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC 


Now that you say that, I can't imagine it any other way either. Must be the way it was always meant to be.

Feb 28, 2017 03:53 PM
Liz and Bill Spear
RE/MAX Elite 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
RE/MAX Elite Warren County OH (Cincinnati/Dayton)

Donna, We're a mirror image, Liz got into the business first and needed help, and here I am 13 years later still selling homes :)

Feb 28, 2017 12:40 PM
Donna Foerster

Liz and Bill Spear 


Yup! And we're the ones doing the blogging!

Feb 28, 2017 03:53 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Yours is a true lover story with a passion for the Real Estate Industry. You recognize when things need change and you work together as a Team, striving to achieve what's best for each other. I love this story!

Jul 26, 2017 02:11 PM
Donna Foerster

Patricia Feager I don't think either of us would have been very successful on our own, we truly compliment each other!

Sep 13, 2017 07:06 PM

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