Hello Gen Y!!
I wanted to take a quick minute of your time to let all of you know that I am now up and running on genykert.com…
I’m looking forward to sharing with all of you, my ups and my downs as a brand new (approx. 36 days now) real estate agent.
Now, the one thing that I have been asked many times, since I had decided back in June that I wanted to became an Real Estate Agent is, “Why in the world would you want to get into Real Estate now, while the market is at rock-bottom!” And no, I didn’t just get this question/comment from 1 or 2 people, I got that question/comment from everyone I came into contact with…Even one of my teachers, where I studied to get my Real Estate license, asked my class that question!!
So yes, at first I was offended by this question and being easily influenced/persuaded by what other people think/say, I started asking myself the same question…and yes, doubting my decision about getting into Real Estate.
But see, being that I’m also, very bull-headed, and hungery for success, the more I wanted to have a shot at this business. So I started taking people’s negative comments and turning them into positives’. Every time someone came to me with that (horrible) question/comment, I’d simply state, “Well, if the RE market is at rock bottom, then the only way for it to go is up, right?” Of course that made them them “think” about what they had said and put a “positive” thought in their mind, about the RE market.
So….here I am, a 27 year old, real estate agent, working for Weichert Realtors, Tower Properties, putting in 60+ hours/week, and loving all of the ups and downs of the business that I have had to experience “first hand” so far.
In my first month of being licensed, I have been at the office 6 (sometimes 7) days a week. I do my (and other agents) floor time, I do open houses 3 to 4 weekends/month, and have so far successfully, picked up approx. 30 leads, one of them happends to be a million $$$ buyer/invester, and another client looking for multiple homes, to turn into group homes for mentally handy-cap individuals.
I have also successfully done a “Doors” presentation, I recently finished all of my Fast Track Training, to be on the Lead Network, and have been asked to participate in the launch of Gen Y Kert, to educate business owners, managers, and realtors in the new use of technology in real estate….Not bad for one months work!
I will be posting on my blog (A New Agents Story) weekly and at times daily. Feel free to contact me with any questions, and/or comments anytime. I’m looking forward to helping all of you with anything I can!
Liz Olson
Weichert Realtors, Tower Properties
PS ~ And a “Special” Thanks to my mentor, Dan Kavanaugh, and all of the other owners, managers, agents, and office staff for helping me through my first stages of my real estate career.
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