My name is Ken Tracy. I am a real estate agent with RE/MAX Action. And I am a horrible realtor.
The story begins with the day I passed my licensing exam in October 2005. I was as bright eyed and bushy tailed as they come. I was going to knock the cover off the ball.
I had just read the book, "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Real Estate Agent" written by Marilyn Sullivan. A very good book by the way.
I signed on with RE/MAX. Nobody sells more homes than RE/MAX, right? Somebody should have explained how expensive it can be to pay to work. Desk fees. Gas. Signs. Lockboxes. Realtor dues. Without any income.
Since then, I have sold my car, sold my home, had a beautiful little girl named Erin, moved twice, and finished off what was already a declining credit rating.
I am honest, hardworking, and fair.
I have knocked on doors, hung flyers, held countless open houses, sent mailers, joined a gym, spoke with countless people, made thousands of calls and sent millions of emails.
I have gone to real estate training classes. I thought Floyd Wickman's was OK. Countless office meetings.
Hours upon hours upon hours of busy work. Tinkered with my website www.kensfeaturedhomes.com.
Started Blogging (Thanks Active Rain!).
My total commission in two and a half years has been $94,000. I might get half of that.
And the strange thing is, I still love my job.
Keep rocking!
Ken
Almost $100,000 for 21/2 years is not so bad in this, the worst real estate market in 75 years.
It has been a real struggle for many of us who started in the business in '05, I'm one as well. My incredible fiance has been my life line. I've come so close to calling it a day, but in the end I know it will pay off. I've invested and learned so much there is no looking back! I'm sticking out and I love my job too!
Thanks for the post!
Gail
Surely makes you wonder when people say "Realtors don't do anything for their money". I have never worked harder in my life. But like you, I would never go back to my old corporate America, 8-7, travelling around the country and missing my kids grow up, job.
I wrote a similar post "We do more than open doors" in response to a gentleman I overheard saying we shouldnt get paid because all we do is "open the door".
Best of luck to you - you'll be fine. 3 years after getting my license I am finally seeing steady leads, referrals and my business growing, even in a down market...All the effort pays off - Rock on indeed!
Ken..You only got 1/2 of the $94,000 you earned?Where did the other half go?
If the half went to improving your career(marketing expenses etc)...that is cool because you have to spend money to make money....if your broker got the other half....you need to find somewhere where you keep most of what you earn.
Hi Dee Dee, Lenn, and Jason. You are right, of course. It still doesn't pay the bills though!:)
Hi Regina and Gail. There must be a lot of us out there. Gail, I have quit countless times (at least in my head!)
Hi BLR Guy. Probably 45k of it did go to the broker. I agree it sounds crazy, and it probably is. My thoughts are that my costs at RE/MAX are around 22k per year, regardless of production. That hurts when you are at the low levels of production, but as you grow, I think it makes sense.
Ken
Hey there Larry. No I really haven't. For some reason, I feel I will end up a RE/MAX agent. I drank the cool aid:).
Ken
Hi Don. Thanks for the kind words. I do think I am doing things right. The job is just way harder than I expected.
Ken
I started in 2004 and the first year was a bust. Since my switch to RE/MAX things have gotten alot better. My wife likes to say that my income is Ok but if I figured out my hourly wage I might be below minimum wage! I still love it!
The way I look at it is: if we can figure out how to succeed in this market, just think how good we'll be when the market improves. You have to be in for the long haul...but sometimes it can be hard to stay positive.
Pam Dent - www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
Keep doing all of the things you are doing, it will come. Give superior service and you will build your business. This is the time you will learn "real real estate" not the flash in the pan business that was going on for the past 5 or 6 years? Stay strong!
Ken,
If 50% went to your broker, you might want to look for a local EXIT Realty office. They typically have a 70/30 split at least here in Florida...unless you can negotiate a better deal for yourself...geeze until you pay taxes...
Good luck!
You've done well but if you're paying REMAX fees shouldn't you have a better split?
Kathy Fisher Lexington TN REMAX Realtor
Hi Ken,
I work at the firm BLR guy runs which is a great place to be...superior commission plans and great support from Rick and Cris. Good luck to you.
Lea
OK...I'm a new RE/MAX agent, broker, and owner. I spent my entire career with Coldwell Banker paying a broker 60/40 split. I would never go back.
There is no more recognized brand, the training available is awesome, and the 95/5 split is the best offered by any brokerage. Desk fees, and all the rest are negotiable items.
Get a grip on your business plan, your costs, and figure out what made you the $94K and do more of it. Also, by the way, that would be a pretty good salary in my market for your first two years.
Best of luck to you and your business.
Ken
I started in June 2006 and I hear ya! Never worked so hard for so little. I look at it as building the blocks to rockin' success when the market does turn around. Better to be working hard and learning the basics in a down market than the other way around. We're learning the basics and if we can weather the storm, we'll be sitting pretty when the market picks up. On the other hand, in my market, I've seen agents who blew doors in 04 & 05 who haven't had a paycheck in 6 months. Its because they didn't learn the basics! Hang in there!
Wow. My first feature. Very humbling. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my post.
And thank you for all of the kind words.
Ken
I feel your pain... I seriously feel it. Except I haven't moved and I have to drive my vehicle with value. It is tough.
And I love it too.
Ken - Enjoying what you do is priceless.
You're in a difficult market, lots of Realtors, transient area, lots of new construction. I left Naperville in 2000. It's a world of it's own.
With your upbeat attitude I think you'll be okay as the market begins to turn. Hang in there!
I feel for you man, more than you know! You're doing well for your 1st couple of years in this business, but I know it's not enough given all the hours you put in and all of the expenses incurred.
I'm going into my 4th year now, and have done okay so far. It's been a bit of a stretch since I had my last check, though I have a few listings and a couple in escrow(finally!!!) I've been asking myself lately what the heck I'm doing in this business. I've been working at least 12 hours a day, and with no check??? Hey, I MUST love what I do if I'm willing to do that. Hang in there!
Ken, welcome to the business. A few thoughts:
1) though it's okay to emote to us Realtors, you may not want to link from your professional website to a blog about your deteriorating credit score, utter self-flagellation and implying that real estate for dummies is the current extent of your skill set. People want to invest a commission in agents that are confident in their abilities and have a detailed plan with accountability to sell their home/buy a home. Chances are if you think you're a horrible Realtor, your clients/prospective clients will agree.
2) Working for REMAX, your competitive advantage is not your lower commissions but your huge network, sheer numbers, higher volume per agent, massive advertising (NCAA tournament!) and 100% name recognition the world 'round. Yet on your website, rather than playing up any of that, you advertise your reduced commission on your homepage! Yikes! Had you left it at 3% and fought and clawed and only negotiated half your transactions down to 2.5%, you would have made approximately $9,400 more (MATH: $94,000 is 2.5% of $3.76M in volume. 3% of $3.76M is $112,800. ($112,800-$94,000)/2 = $9,400)
3) You never win sharing your income with your clients (again, your blog is linked from your professional website, which I imagine your clients access). It's a lose/lose. If you made more than them, you're a jerk for complaining - if you made less than them, you're whining. It's lose/lose.
4) Like the others have pointed out, you made almost $100,000 gross in 2 years - not horrible! Take any of your successes from those two years and make it your blog, make it your focus, make it your home page on your website, make it your mantra, make it what you share with others.
Persevere Ken. Good luck.Hi Leonard. Thanks for the feedback. RE/MAX has all those advantages. I agree.
I know my commission structure is not "the norm" but what the heck. :)
Ken
Hi Michael. My broker is great. I just wanted to put some thoughts down.
Hi Margaret. I am hanging in too. We can hang together!:)
Thanks all for reading.
Ken
Hi Ken,
I just wanted to share that I am also a new agent (started in the business in April, 2006) just as the business of real estate started its spiral. Like you, I am with RE/MAX here in the Lynchburg, VA area and I do love my job and the company is incredible. I had wanted to be a realtor for more than 20 years, but realized the importance of staying home when we had a family. We had two boys and then a little princess (congrats on yours), so I didn't want to put her in daycare to sell anyone's house. I waited until she went to kindergarten, and I am so glad to be here now! The long hours are tough, but I agree with others who commented, if we can make it now, just think of the knowledge we will have and the experience when the market gets better, and we all know it will! As for RE/MAX, just think, we may have fees (some locally call us FEE/MAX), but I can tell you I am never so proud as when I am up against other realtors for a listing and I come away with the listing because you cannot argue with the power of RE/MAX. It is tough, and yes it is hard to pay to go to work every day, but working with clients and making them happy to be in their new homes is what makes it worth it. Hang in there, oh, and do you know anyone moving from your area to Lynchburg, VA, I'd love to work the referral! Good luck! Nadine Blakely, RE/MAX 1st Olympic, Lynchburg, VA
Ken, I love your humble attitude and you did "grab the headlines".
It took me 3 years of below minimum wages but I escaped, through hard work, and my avenue for success was CRS classes.
Bottom line, if you keep doing the right things, you will succeed. You already have. I know this because I used to feel like you. You will also keep pushing yourself till you are where you want to be just like me. However you will keep moving the bar higher like me. I wish you a wonderful career.
I enjoy Keller Williams now. same kinda split as you, but if you have a slow couple of months you don't get the same shaft.
I absolutely love what KW has enabled me to do. That is sell more while spending time with my family nights and weekend.
Ken,
Hang in there, and work on educating yourself everyday about the profession of selling. Read good books, go to Mikeferry.com for their free scripts & reports, seek out the best agents in your area and ask them what they do to succeed. Jennifer Neiderbrock & Ron Wexler would be 2 people in your neck of the woods to talk with!
Michael
Ken,
If you want to cheer yourself up go read the National Association Of Realtors Member Profile 2007. You'll see how far ahead of the game you really are.
I remember my first two years. I started out the gate with a closing my first month and it was not even a relative ;-) After that not much happened so I got fed up and moved to Texas. Boom, I was making great money doing manufactured land home pakages and loans. It lasted about a year, then the oil bubble burst and the real estate market went with it. You could not give away homes, especially mobile homes on land. Had to move back home and live with daddy! LOL
Based on my reading of the member profile the real estate salesperson most likely to make $100,000+ net per year looks something like this: They are a broker who personally lists and sells and also has salespeople that they manage; they have been in the business for at least 15 year (time enough to build up 2 repeat business cycles as people tend to move every 7 to 10 years); and they work 60+ hours a week. Do that and you have a pretty good statistical shot at maintaining $100,000+ net income per year. (Don't you love all the stuff they leave out of the sales trainings!)
Your doing great based on the statistical odds of success in this business. Keep going and pray that things don't get any tougher. Last 5 years and you probably have it made, last 10 years and your odds are very good, last 15 and we'll all be asking you for advice!
Peace,
Michael
PS - Start investing as soon as you can. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made. I'll start my podcast soon give it a listen; I'll tell you all about what not to do and a lot about what to do if you want to use this business to build a $100,000+ net yearly income and $2.5 million dollar plus asset base.
Hi Leonard. Thanks for the feedback. RE/MAX has all those advantages. I agree.
I know my commission structure is not "the norm" but what the heck. :)
Just curious..."what the heck" makes no sense to me...you have to survive as well...get a better split...or why do what you do??? Don't work for free when you could probably double your income with a different brokerage...JMO.
There are plenty of people that will sit behind their computer and tell you how good they are and how much they make, there are a relative few that will tell you how bad they are!! I'm not about to tell you that anything your doing is wrong, because maybe it's right for you (even keeping this blog post public, I'm shuddering at the thought). The only thing I can say is it sounds like you have a great attitude and you love what you are doing, so keep it up. It does get better and you will start seeing the results of your hard work, it just takes time.
Congrats on the feature, I think :)
Ken,
Real Estate is a relationship business. Your clients don't care if you work for RE/MAX, Century 21 or Mom & Pops Realty. The franchise is unimportant. Clients hire you because they want to do business with you. The "kool-aide" you speak of is everywhere. And you need not give up half your commissions to drink it. You might want to explore other brokers with better splits or even no splits. Just pay a per closed transaction fee. I spent three years at a C21 office (started with a 50/50 split) three years with RE/MAX over 25K annually in desk fees and now I pay $220 per closed transaction. In todays climate you need to watch every penny. Spend wisely and be wealthy.
Cheers,
Ken, I TOTALLY feel your pain, guess what? You are doing better than me! BUT according to the public/consumers, I found out this week that we are OVERPAID and we do NOTHING.... All I know is that I am working my butt off for FREE!
But, I, also like you, love it...go figure...Maybe we should team up and double our nothing! LOL
Ken - congrats on the feature. If I were you I'd change this to members only. You can edit this post even after you have written it. I don't mean to tell ya how to write just a suggestion.
Next I wanted to tell ya what I've learned in business. Having been self employed for all my careers. I remember in my last business it took a 65k start up capital and 3 years before we broke even. Twenty years later that business is extremely lucrative. I've been a REALTOR for five years. Started just before the boom in 2001. My goal was to start small a build a solid business. I did not expect to make big bucks initially. Building slowly but with a strong foundation means you'll be here in the long run. How many of those 60-90 day wonders that started in 2001-2002 are still here?
I don't think this industry is any different than any other in that the importance of building a solid foundation is the difference in being around for the long run. It is one brick at a time, or one deal at a time and consistent follow up with previous clients and soon you'll have sold 100 or so homes and have 100 or so folks to call on a monthly basis to ask for referrals. That is how it works!
I don't think you did that poorly for your first 2 years. I'm surprised you went with Remax as a new agent as that is not the norm for Remax. I think the best way to get started in the business is to start as a buyer specialist with a top agent in your area. I wish I had done that 10 years ago when I moved to Hilton Head. A great way to learn the market from a pro.
Your blog starts out like a AA meeting.
Anyway, being a Re/Max agent myself, I must say that I'm not too sure if Re/Max is a good place for any agent to start. Nothing against you, you seem like a fine agent and I welcome you as a brother, but you may have been better served in a more traditional office. Sitting floor time, collecting a client base, having a broker who could teach you the ropes (one way or another) and not having the pressure of the monthly bills. I don't know if others will agree with me but my personal belief is that Re/Max is for more experienced agents.
Just keep trying, you've made the commitment and that's a good thing. Never give up. It may be a little slower for you but you have to believe you will make it. Self confidence is an amazing draw. And, by the way, you are not a bad Realtor!
Hey Ken,
Glad you still like your job. We spend so much time doing it, so that's critical.
Just wondering what you're trying to achieve here? Want to just share? That's great.
Want to make more money? When I started onsite sales for a builder in '05, several of us made around that or more and I have been very blessed ever since. I don't know if that's a consideration for you. It's just a thought? I have a girl friendwho's a realtor in Beverly Hills, CA. I can't think of any area much harder hit than CA in the rapid appreciation and depreciation of real estate. I asked her what she was doing and since commercial and residential sales have an inverse relationship, she's just switched over to commercial for the time being. Sales is a numbers game - as Tom Hopkins says the only time you are really working is the time you spend in front of a qualified prospect who is willing and able to say yes to your product or offering. The rest of the time is busy work. Case in point, at a recent Keller Williams seminar, they were trying to make the point of the top producers incomes and spending time prospecting daily. The host had everyone hold up their hand who'd made 25k that year, everyone in the room's hands went up, then $50k, a few hands went down, then $100k, more hands went down, it went on and on like this until he got to $500k. To those with their hands still up he said how many of you spend at least 3 hours a day prospecting without fail? Every hand remained in the air. It's all about how you look at life - it's either full of abundance or full of scarcity. If it's full of abundance, then there's plenty of clients to go around for everyone, you just need to talk to enough people. The brokerage I joined made more than any other Dallas office last year - $790+ million. I believe my broker can teach me a few things about making money in this market.
Anyway... if you're looking for a broker with maybe a better split or training, I'd encourage you to start investigating that. If you feel like you know enough of the training elements, maybe you'd want to go to one of the brokers that charge a per transaction charge? Maybe if you feel like you could use training in some areas - short sales, commercial, land banking, prospecting - maybe you could talk to some other agents in your area and find out which brokerage really excels at that. Invest in you! You're the treasure trove you have to carry around every day. Get what you need to take you where you want to go. If you've not decided where that is yet, make that a priority! Erin deserves that. :)
Most importantly, guard your mind. Do not let negativity enter. You don't have the luxury of being in a bad mood as T. Harv Eker would say. Those things you mentioned about car, house, credit rating that have happened in your life are just temporary. You have the choice of letting them simply be blips on the radar or defining moments. Success begets success. People want to be around people who are successful and confident and refer their circle of influence to those types of people. Don't worry about what other agents are doing - just compare yourself to your personal best and be sure you are on target there. Just my thoughts....
Good morning all. Thanks for reading.
Just for the record, I love RE/MAX. It was just a tough place to start.
The title of my post was written tongue and cheek. It felt good to write, and I hope that it helped someone who is also struggling to succeed.
Anyway, thanks for taking time for my little post.
Ken
Ken,
Sounds like you are not adverse to hard work! You should be rounding the corner soon. Most agents need a couple of years before the people they know begin thinking of them as REALTORS. Once you have prospected enough to get some existing clientel, then you start getting refferrals from that clientel. The longer you stay in the business the easier it gets. For me, after 15 years, the bad markets are easier than the good ones since there is less competition over price and more over service and competency.
Hey Ken,
I just got my license 4 months ago and I am seeing how expensive this venture is to get started! I am lucky to have great agents I work with, they have helped me along the way so far. I am with you on my feelings with my job, I love it! I spent 12 years in a foundry and even though this is a rough time for a realtor I will take it anyday over going back to factory jobs I absolutely hated.
Rob
Ken -
I weighed the return I was getting from my broker costs vs. the return I could get by spending that same amount of money marketing my own name. I figured out on an average year I could get the same ad in the paper as my broker (but the whole page would be just for me), or about 75-250 local TV commercials or a year long 1/2 a week call in radio show on a highly rated local station or any combination of the above.
I went with a lower priced broker who doesn't have the overhead of a large firm and have never looked back. No matter where I go from now on, people are associating my name with Real Estate - period - not remax, real estate one, etc.., It is the best thing I ever did for myself and in the internet age, even posting here on active rain helps my profile grow and my search engine rankings rise. And I am do nothing different that the original brokers who started the large franchise offices did. The model works and it is proven.
best of luck and keep at it.
Hi Jason. Good points. Thanks to everyone for reading.
Ken
Keep Going! I firmly believe that quality over quantity in the long run will really pay off. Just work on a biz plan and GET CREATIVE!!! Think outside the box for how to draw the folks in. I really think it takes several difficult years to truly get yourself off the ground. Hang in there!
Hi Sandra and Gary and Melynda and anyone else I missed. I feel lucky to start when I did. The business has been tough, but it is forcing me to learn the basics.
Thanks for reading,
Ken
OMG!!!! Ken, don't talk about yourself that way!!!
Constructive Critisism here - Take your discount off your website. If I were selling against you --- you'd be dead in the water!! You can't do a service to your sellers if you are paying less than the "typical" 3% co-broke!
At one time I worked for a discounted fee basis - I did the whole job of a full - service fee and was selling myself short! Now, my past clients still come to me - at a full fee based service for their real estate needs. They will pay for your service!
Good luck.
Hi April. Around here, the co-broke is usually 2.5%. I pay that out on my listings. I actually just put that commission part in my site. I like it.
I do not sell at all. My listing presentation is "How can I help you?" That is hard to compete with.
Thanks for reading.
Ken
p.s. you are feisty. that is good. :)
I have also started in 2005 (I am from Canada - but the market is the same!) and in 2.5 years I have sold 4 houses. It is nothing better than seeing happy people after you found their dream home and they have moved in! And I think this means to love your job! And I still think that my time will come sooner or later with great rewards! So, I keep going!
Good luck!
Hi Kay. Thanks for reading. I do love RE/MAX.
Hi Evan. Thanks you for reading as well. Evan, if you are there, I tried to send you an email and it was sent back. Your address should be remax.net I believe.
Ken
Hi Ken, I enjoyed reading your blog. Backpage.com is also a good place to advertise for free.
Ken, What a great blog! I enjoyed reading every word! I am with RE/MAX as broker/owner in a very small market. I also started my career with RE/MAX in 2004. I believe that RE/MAX is "Above the Crowd" and very proud to be associated with such a great organization! We opened our office in October 2005 and instead of listing and selling during the Florida "boom" of 2005, I was busy scraping wallpaper, painting, etc., trying to get our office opened. As luck would have it, we opened our doors just in time for the market to drop.
I believe you are in the right place! RE/MAX offers their agents a great online training program as well as many other opportunities to grow your business. I also am a FIRM believer in treating your clients like family. They will always remember you and refer you to their friends and family. One of the best ways to excel in this business is from referrals. Don't be afraid to ask for them. When you have your car serviced, ask them to remember you. The clerk at the grocery store needs to know who you are and that you are always looking for new business. By treating your clients honestly and fairly, your business will GROW!
I love your attitude as well as your dedication to your Broker. I think you are doing a great job and off to a great start! Keep up the good work and enjoy your new baby!
I'll be interested in keeping up with your progress!
Hi Kathy and Dane and Laura. Thanks so much for reading. This post sure has legs. Maybe I should write how "horrible" I am more often. :)
Ken
Ken,
Kudos to you for speaking what many others know as fact but are ashamed to admit! Real estate is definitely a difficult job - otherwise we wouldn't have an 80% dropout rate! Keep pushing though - it sounds like your success is at least a couple blocks away, if not around the next corner.
I wish I had you in SC working on my team!
Cute article! You could always moonlight as a writer if you wanted....oh wait, you are moonilghting as a blogger!
I didn't get the 'Complete Idiots Guide to RE', but I did get 'Success in RE for Dummies' which was also a good book.
Keep up the good posts!
Hey Ken,
Keep up the hard work! The reason that nobody in the world sells more homes than RE/MAX is twofold. First, most agents can't afford to work with RE/MAX unless they are already selling a lot of homes. Second, there are a ton of RE/MAX offices worldwide.
I'm with RE/MAX, and I have to day it's been a great experience. (And I am a picky person!) The best for me is the camaraderie and support. We all seem to understand there's plenty of business out there. If we share our "secrets" with each other, we can ALL make a lot of money.
After all, we could tell 20 people EXACTLY how to make $120k a year, and only one person would actually do it. ;-)
Hi Chris, Shane, Bill, Pam, Tony, and Marc (and anyone else I missed)- You all are late night readers. Thanks for reading and the nice comments.
Bill, down in SC you have year around golf and fishing, don't you? When can I start! :)
Ken
Ken,
Let's just hope your competitors don't read this and take along for the listing appointment! Then you will really be unhappy! Try getting coaching as it will circumvent the hard knocks approach and then you can just follow what other successful people before you have done. Cost more upfront, well maybe...
Hi Jennifer. Thanks for reading and the encouragement.
Hi Rick. Probably a good idea. However, I am coached out. I actually think that my post would help me get clients. I hope they would like my honesty.
Anyway, thanks again for reading.
Ken
Ken, I thought I was reading my own blod for a moment! Keep up the hard work....the ones who keep at it will make it!
Hi Sharyn and Christopher. Erin is definitely a blessing.
Thanks for reading and the support.
Ken
There is nothing horrible about what you have done since you have started. You are active, persistent, and have perseverance. That makes you a great Realtor and sales come with time & experience. You can have a low overhead yet still have a good income. You just have to analyze your marketplace and see what you can do with it. The key aspect of success in this market is to work smart not hard!
Keep On Rockin!!!
Hi Fred. Thanks for the support!
Ken
Ken - Wake up and channel Stuart Smalley (am I dating myself ) everyday. When I first started in this business I used to say to myself at least twenty times a say I am smart, I am beautiful & I make $10K per month. It was even my screensaver on my computer...I used to get alot of flack for that and I know that may seem odd to some people and maybe even a little insane...but guess what..within 2 months I may not have been beautiful and not everyone thinks I am smart...but I sure was making $10K a month. What is the saying...you have to name it to claim it.
I would be interested where you are at in 2 months if you come up with a daily mantra...let me know...just for kicks...good luck...it will come ;-)
there is a well known sportscaster for the utah jazz who says "you gotta love it baby" that is how i feel about real estate...the jazz too
Keep up the good work. It will get you through this market and you will come out smelling like a rose!
Hi Norma. I live in Maplebrook, just a few blocks from where you were.
Thanks again for reading everyone,
Ken
Hi Ken, Want to build your business? Add the names of all the amazing Realtors who responded to your blog to your CONTACTS.... market for referrals :-)
I admire your honesty, you are not a horrible realtor, just one who cares, loves his job, and can make a difference ~ it takes realtors like us a little longer to "gear up" but just wait, I bet next year you will be blogging about how busy you are!
I am a Hawaii RE/MAX Agent and my business got better by using the RE/MAX name to get RE/MAX referrals. Call me or email and I will help you find helpful hints and tools at www.remax.net to get you more business!
Jamie, RE/MAX Kauai www.AllHawaiiIslands.com
Hi Ken, I must echo Leonard Thomas's views as he expressed them. I just went to your site and this post is available to your consumers. At least you should think to amend this to a Members Only post. Beyond that Leonard's comments really get to the heart of this and Margaret's comments also speak to the fact that this post in public and you are clearly suggesting in the title that you are a bad REALTOR. Nonsense. However, If a competitor ever said that in public, they would or at least should be charged with an ethics violation. Until they march into the hearing and show this post , Titled " I am a Horrible REALTOR. You could still amend your title to make it read as a Question? Thought I would share these thoughts. I certainly do wish you every great success and you have inspired in many readers , compassion, and a willingness to help in a number of ways. Welcome to ActiveRain and I hope this year finds you blessed with great success.
You're averaging about $3133 per month and in this market, that is about average depending on hwere you are regionally. The problem for most professionals new to this business, is that there can be and often are long periods between closings-which the feast or famine of this business.
You'll be OK- hang in there!
Hi Jamie, Randy, Diane, William, and Allison.
Thanks so much for reading.
Ken
Hello again. Just thought I would revisit this favorite!
Ken
Thanks for saying that Wayne. Thanks for reading.
Ken
Wow. Over 1500 clicks proclaiming my horribleness!
Ken
Hi Ken,
Really good introduction. Do smart work. all the best.
Best -Sash