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Bottom line, this tool, called the Property Profile report is a must have for every single person buying a home. Why is it important to have? You will find the following: comparable home sale data, tax assessor records, nearby neighbor’s names, the owner’s names, their current mortgage information if any (great to help determine if they have equity or not), past sale transaction on the subject property, and tons of demographic information that is PERFECT for someone new to the South FL. Area ( Tri-County), and are purchasing their first home. I am not restricted in pulling reports only for South FL. homes. If you are relocating out of the area, just let me know which homes you are scoping out, I would just need the address, city, county, state…and just as I would send you a S. FL. Property Profile, I can send you one for a home in Anytown, USA!
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Not long ago I decided to look for another R.E. Broker with a good brand name and place my license there, just to try something new, a new office, maybe better training and a more professional environment.
So , looking at the Newspaper Employment/Real Estate section I came across this ad: "Too many Leads, NOT Enough Agents". It caught my attention that in this current difficult R.E. Market environment ( lack of buyers and lower existing home sales) , there would actually be a Broker with " Too many Leads " ! ? Hmmm…
Went for the interview and after one hour and a few questions and a long discussion of my Business Plan, I realized that the Newspaper Ad was very misleading and a gross distortion of the true facts about this R.E. Broker
So, I went around this new office in search of more clues, asking questions and found that they did not even had a In-House Mortgage Broker ! ( he had left an empty office, long ago ) because of lack of buyers.
After several unfulfilled promises, commitments NOT followed through from the Office Manager, I decided to maintain a low profile and wait to see if things would get better with time.( go with the flow )
Then a few weeks passed by and I decided to return to see if things had improved on my new found Broker Office, so I sat down on the main waiting lobby in front of the Receptionist desk.
To my surprise, I began to experience a very loud voice coming from the receptionist
( a long time employee) complaining out loud about another Associate, that apparently was not even present. Oh well it is just politics, very rude and unprofessional office politics!-( thought to myself).
Should Brokers Do More To Help New Hires Survive?
One of the most embarrassing problems that the real estate industry faces is the HIGH FAILURE RATE of its new practitioners. According to studies performed by the National Association of REALTORS®, new Realtors drop out at a rate of 86% per year. Only 7% renew their licenses. The reason? Overall, the 76% of the industry earns less than $30,000 per year. Those on a fifty-percent split could earn more flipping burgers.
About 80% of those high earners made it through the tough years because of a second income from a second occupation, in essence they were moonlighting and many of them continued to do so due to the shriking market share of their R.E. Businesses.
So what does this information tell you? That most Realtors have backup or a second occupation that they never leave because of financial insecurity - and that is what you are going to need to make it in the industry a very good backup and lots of money to burn. This by he way is to the detriment of the customer that thinks the Associate is fully committed to Real Estate, wich is NOT the case in many instances.
The average Realtor spends 14 percent of personal gross income on business-related expenses, or about $6,600. And the ratio doesn't improve for high earners. Realtors grossing over $100,000 annually spent $26,300 on business-related expenses.
There are a lot of reasons new agents fail, from high personal start-up costs, lack of guidance and mentoring from Managing Brokers, cutthroat selfish attitude of most of their peer Associates to the emotional and financial lack of preparedness to survive on commissions only. When an agent washes out, it costs both the agent and the broker a lot of money and sometimes the customers. So should the broker do more to protect his/her investment?
The usual training that a new Associates gets is a mediocre, low cost, repetitious and old style classroom training with no practical training in the Field with a real customer and no Prospecting or Marketing training only lip service on this important topics, NO Internet Marketing and Website Construction, they don't even give you a list of the 10 most important Sites for Real Estate !, a few handouts with useless information that is available in any Online Website, and a pat in the back: "Sure Joe/Jane You Can Do it, go get it".
No wonder why there are so many new Associates spending a lot of time in Online R.E. Forums looking for answers to common sense questions ! If they were really busy with Transactions, Buyers and Sellers, they would not be wasting any time on useless Online Forums and Chat Rooms.
The Broker Managers/Owners should start by Not placing or posting MISLEADING EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS and advertising false Office descriptions of their operation to attract new or established hard working, honest Real Estate Licensee with a their very limited budget.
Then they should implement in their training real on the field practical experience, handling objections and resolving real issues with a Dedicated Trainer, and until that New Licensed Associate makes at least three FSBO Presentations on her/his own the real training is NOT over and completed. The ability to overcome objections is the most common skill deficiency in many New and Old R.E. Practitioners, and this affects the Listing Agent as well as the Broker/Manager.
To be continue...
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I'm nearing the end of my work day. Today was slotted mainly for phone work. I often talk to agents, buyers, title companies and other participants to transactions. I have noticed a re-occurring theme and a common complaint among them about a certain character trait.
This trait is not just limited to buyers, sellers, agents, or mortgage entities. So common is this trait that I'm going to call it "The Ostrich Principle".
The ostrich is a fast running bird but it's totally flightless. It's the largest living bird. When confronted with adversity it sticks it's head in the ground and just waits for the trouble to go away. Another characteristic of the ostrich is that when it stands upright it can't see anything below eye level.
Many times I hear of complaints about ostriches getting involved in real estate transactions. Initially the ostrich will tell you that everything they touch will fly but in reality it's plans can never leave the ground. When met with adversity they simply quit communicating with other parties involved. They traditionally take days to return phone calls. The ostrich has no regard to the fact that conditions around them are becoming blight for they only have to put their head in the sand to make the problems go away. If you are in a lesser position to an ostrich in a transaction be careful for the ostrich will swear that it doesn’t see you-( tunnel vision). The ostrich will not be concerned about protecting your interest.
I boast in the fact that I'm always accessible and really have a short fuse for individuals that take days to return calls and messages. In my elder years I have learned that dealing with issues head first compensates for a weakened memory. I don't have to remember as much as long as I tell the truth and deal with complicated issues as soon as possible. If asked about a matter at some later date the truth is easier to remember.
Have a great Holiday and watch out for Ostriches.
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