To tell you that being a Real Estate Broker in today’s market is…challenging would be like saying that climbing Mt. Everest sounds like a nice walk. The hardest part? The rollesr coaster of emotions, promises, hopes and plans. Being in control of something is nice…and being on top of uncontrollable situations is something…but when you’re on top of your communication game and know what to expect next from your experience, and suddenly new curve balls are thrown, one after the next, that you had never experienced before…well, it can be tiresome.

Lets put some meat on these bones. Had a recent listing (for a year) for a very nice client who unfortunatelly bought the home just 2 years ago, and well…life took a turn. Now, faced with market conditions, so many job loses and lack of buyer activity the dilemma we faced was – how the home showed, how much was just invested in it, and how much we could get back. The property was partially repainted, listed and reduced and from weekly attention – open houses – snow shoveling and many price reductions I was advised that reductions are going to hurt the bottom line and change needs to occur. The change was me…
..and although I am perfectly fine with change – it hurt when I saw the property arrive back on the market with another local agent $30k lower than where I left off….
..What sense does that make?
Why didn’t I just drop the price?
What made that “important money become less important with another agent…?
Was I too honest? or was I a fool to think that my hard work and relentless determination could equal a higher price tag…

I don’t know. But 365 days, money and time were not enough. I probably should have been better and low bolling my own client…
…but I can’t.