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15 Aug

Pointy Haired Boss Wasn’t So Bad

Posted August 15th, 2007 | View Comments

We had lunch during which I got a chance to meet the other members of the Elite Properties team and heard some interesting stories about some of the unknown perils we as Realtors encounter in our profession of selling real estate, some of which are: a biting dog, sellers who sleep during the day and work at night, people enjoying their spas in the middle of the day! This is by no means a comprehensive list, of course.

And speaking of perils, read this (not very) concealed threat I received about my real estate advertising on my car.

But I digress. The meeting was thankfully not like all other sales meetings I’ve attended. And we didn’t do the “needs and wants.” Blech! I just think if you provide a comfortable enough environment for Realtors, they are eventually going to talk about their listings and buyers. We do it naturally. I haven’t met a single Realtor yet who didn’t want to talk about their listings.

Well, unless it’s in that forced office meeting “Wants and Needs.”

We did however get an ultimatum on keeping our paperwork updated. And John went a step ahead and created a checklist. Yay, John! I’ve been wanting one of these at every company I worked with – and you’re the only one that’s taken the time to put it all down on paper!

  • http://www.sacramento-home.com/real-estate-agents/ John Lockwood

    Wow, here I took out my best pointy hair and I got a “not so bad”. High praise indeed! :)

    The more my job becomes ensuring that the legal Is are dotted and Ts are crossed, the more it becomes a source of amazement that other companies don’t do a better job at it than they do, given that one could make the argument that there isn’t another part of our job — that is our job.

    Actually I shouldn’t even say companies don’t do it, because in general there are systems in place to get it done. What they don’t do a good job of is training others in how to do it. It seems to me that if agents are getting paid for the contents of the file, the least someone should do is tell you what should go in there.

    Maybe it’s time to volunteer to teach a course, now that you’re sending me public speaking videos!

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