Originally posted by @Lydia S.:
@Eric Piccione
It appears you don’t like the aspect of being ‘on call’ or controlling leads that come your way. That alone suggests you may not enjoy being an agent as that’s pretty much how Real Estate goes.
A new home hits the market and your buyer wants to see it? In this market especially, you are out the door to show or you miss your window of opportunity.
You’ll need to market yourself to some degree and then in come leads, which you can refer out of course, but you won’t control the leads coming in. Unless I misunderstand your point.
If you’re talking commercial real estate only, that’s a completely different ball of wax and I can’t say my points apply.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
Good points, while I would be on call with a client, I won't mind it nearly as much as I have a much better understanding of what my week looks like.
I'll also be able to vet out the people who won't be a good fit due to qualifiers.
By control, I simply mean having the ability to decide who I can move forward with given income and various other things.
At my current job, I pretty much sit around all day waiting for something to come in and then I will go and attempt to 1 call close the client. The services are necessary but it doesn't sit well with me anymore.
But in the agency world, I don't mind going to multiple homes in one or multiple days to find the one a client loves. I'm providing a service that people want guidance through as opposed to something people have to make a decision in a 3 hour time frame in my current line of work.
Not to mention I want to be in this field for a long time and knowing the market provides a huge advantage without me having to consistently reach out to someone asking for anything new.
