A tale of two retirements?

Thanks for sharing this witty take, Alan May. I appreciate your honesty and humor—sometimes, a good laugh is just what we need in this crazy market! Grateful for your perspective and the reminder to keep our sense of humor through it all. 😄🏡

Good evening Alan,

As always I had to snicker at your wit concerning a problem that is getting way to much attention. I think retirement is looking tempting to many agents!

Hey Alan,
I highly recommend the retirement route.

Oh Alan I've heard quite a few very seasoned agents and brokers talk about 'hanging it up' with all this nonsense going on.  Frankly I'm glad I did....not for that reason but I sure find  it all so nuts.

Youse gotta be kiddin' me!  Shirley you jest??  What cave did they just come out of to not understand you can't do that?

They may have thought they we going to be creative, but they lost. Yes, there is definitely a sign that tie time is coming to wrap up the keys.

Take it from me, buster, one of the blessings of reaching a particular age is that you can tell them to place something where the hot orb no longer shines and do it with a smile 

Hello Alan - I can list more than a few reasons why I miss actively participating in real estate. There are also three or more incentives, maybe less for an argument in the other direction.   Let's talk privately.  I recently listened to a podcast where workarounds of many kinds were being discussed.   

Oh for heaven's sake, it's amazing someone thought they were going to be able to get away with that!

It's only fitting that the first blog I'm replying to after a lengthy sabbatical  is my neighbor to the north. Please don't retire we have a lot of catching up to do!

Good morning Alan. I have been fully retired since returning to the Chicago area from Florida in 2016. Given the current state of things, if I were still active, I would be thinking like you about pulling the trigger. Then again, could you semi-retire and only work with people you truly wanted to work with? You may still have plenty of fuel in the tank to burn. Enjoy your day.

Our MLS doesn't "have" to abide by those rule, but we do.  I haven't seen a single person break them yet.  But I gotta say I might hang around for the next 6.4 years to be up to see if it all reverts back to adding the field back in the MLS.  I think it's nuts.

Alan May - If I didn't see your name, I would have known instantly you're from the Chicagoland! This line was a dead giveaway: " I don't know about youse guys."

People used to tell me all the time, I can tell you're from Chicago. After 28 years, people still say to me: I can tell, you're not from Texas. 

Oh, yeah! That person who advertised 2.5 deserved/earned what was coming! MLS rules are taken very seriously.

When it comes to selling real estate, I can tell you know the MLS rules and you sell successfully.