In this occupation, you make money when you sell houses. No sales, no paychecks. I have given much thought to the possibility of another career. I have spent many hours weighing the pros and cons, I have even interviewed with different companies. I had concluded that I am good at what I do and I am able to schedule most of my family activities around my job and right now this works for me.
I will be honest, I have never been in love with my job. There are aspects of it that I enjoy and some that I don't. It isn't what I planned when I was young and in college but being a Mom was always what I really wanted to be and I figured that since I had my kids young, there would always be time to find a job later on that I loved. I am big on wanting what I do to make a difference and I guess I never felt like what I did mattered all that much. Yes, I work hard. I spend weeks, sometimes months with one customer and assist them in finding their home but Realtors are a dime a dozen. I never felt like what I did was anything special. I try my hardest to do the best for my client and hopefully they will remember me when someone else needs an agent or when they move on themselves. I do try to keep in touch with them after the closing and send them cards here and there but I always feel like I'm not doing enough. Life is busy and even though I plan to stop by and check in on them every once in a while, something else seems to be more of a priority. I am a bit of a perfectionist so I will admit that I may be being a little hard on myself.
My manager asked me to come into her office the other day to show me something. It was an email from a client of mine that had closed the day before. He was a first time home buyer and this transaction was a nail biter to the very end. He was unbelievable, doing everything he needed to do in record time. He was thorough and truly a pleasure to work with. Here is what his email said:
"I want to express to you how awesome it was to work with Amie Varney and how lucky I feel to have had her on my side every step of the way during my home buying process. I've worked with 3 or 4 other agents before her, and had to walk away because I started my search in a new location and/or I was dissatisfied with their help. Amie has been everything I was looking for in an agent. I was having some poor luck getting offers in on houses before they fell under agreement, as I was always looking for a deal and searching in the lower end market, so when I found a house on a Wednesday night some time back, she had a showing scheduled for me the very next day, on Thursday and I placed an offer. That next morning, Friday, we were informed that there were 2 other offers, so we adjusted and ended up having our offer accepted. I never would have had a chance had Amie not acted so fast. We ended up having to change our financing to a renovation loan because of some work that needed to be done to the house and this brought on a terrible nightmare of paperwork and headaches and hoops to jump through and forms to fill and a very short time frame to do it. Despite the odds, we pulled it off, but it wouldn't have been possible without Amie's constant assistance and guidance. I didn't feel like I was just another customer to Amie, rather she really took on a vested interest in my success, all the way to the final closing, which (insert huge sigh of relief here) was yesterday.
I'm a demanding customer and was disappointed with all the previous agents I worked with, yet Amie exceeded all my expectations. I wish I could do more than write this letter to express my gratitude for her and all her effort. She is a true asset and I'm grateful to have been working with her. I will recommend her to everyone I know from here on out."
So I guess I am making a difference after all. Maybe I stick with this, after all I'll need to be around when all those referrals start coming my way.
Amie Varney
Prudential Verani Realty
PO Box 354
Epping, NH 03042
603-679-5654 x3920 Office
603-490-8799 Cell
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