A Realtor's Worse Nightmare... Well not quite, but close!

Once again as I'm sitting down to fill out an application, I think to myself this is a Realtor's worse nightmare. When I think back to all the hard work, money, energy, time, etc that I spent trying to get established in this crazy business not once did I think that down the road I would be seeking a 2ND job. Yes, its true that I joined real estate as the downfall was starting. Yes, I was cocky enough to think it wouldn't effect me. Yes, I thought poorly of some people that I came across that were struggling. Yes, I'm guilty of thinking all those things, but not once did I see myself 2 years from the 1st day I started at ERA Titletown to where I'am now.* If that makes any sense!* There is a statistic some where out there that says 85% of new agents don't make it past the 2ND year. Well snaps for me, I made it 2 years and 3 months (mini pat on the back)

I guess what I'm trying to say was it really worth spinning my wheels over customers who were really not serious.You know the kind - The types of buyers that wanted to see 30 homes, in 2 days and being the new agent that I was desperate for success showed them those 30 homes and then it turns out that I didn't ask that one fatal question up front "ARE YOU PRE QUALIFIED? And of course we all know the answer to that... The Buyers asking me "Whats a Pre-Qualified?"

Yes, I will fess up and admit I'm a dumb ass! But that's not even the half of it. I have taken numerous listings that are over priced! And working on selling them night and day. Sitting at Open Houses staring into the empty driveway. Then having to make the fatal call to the sellers after the open and letting them know that no one came. That is one of the worst calls a Realtor can make because we all know the sellers reaction on the other end of the phone. Its dead silent but I know what they are thinking "That 20 something year old realtor sat there for 2 hours and not one person came, and she is charging ME 6%!"

These two stories that I spoke of are nothing really, that's just a walk in the park. I will write more of my stories in many blogs to follow. As for me right now I have to look up my old resume, add some stuff to it and send it out to some companies that will probably offer me minimum wage, nasty customers and demand that I work weekends. Well we should know by now that I'm a slave to Sellers on the weekend and they would be appalled if they knew that their Realtor had to take a 2ND job just to survive.

Bottom Line... Its a nightmare to juggle both jobs. I have done it before. But I'm way to stubborn of a person to admit that maybe Real Estate wasn't the best road for me to go down. But you will never hear me even get close to uttering those words. I've worked to hard to be this far up side down!!!

To leave on a positive note. At least when I get a job and get a weekly pay check I can start paying my credit card bills, and when the credit card companies call my house my mom can stop saying that "I disappeared and no one knows where to find me!"

P.S. I know what you the reader is now thinking "She is a Realtor that still lives at home." I will eventually get to that "matzo ball" of a subject later!