I'LL NEVER SHRUG AGAIN
Over the last month I took a real estate course by Frank Felice at Maecom.
It lasted from 8:45 AM to 2:30 PM Monday to Thursday for three weeks. He did
a great job and all of us passed the school exam. I took the State exam this
Saturday and passed it. Man, was I relieved when I was told I passed. That
was a lot of material to cover in three weeks. I enjoyed the course but was
a little unnerved after 40 years at having to take a three hour test. I will
also never shrug again when I here about so and so taking a real estate
course.
To be honest, except for a few “stars in the field” and commercial
brokers… for years I thought of real estate agents as house wives with extra
time on their hands driving buyers from house to house. Man, was I wrong.
Anyone that passed that test worked hard to do it and anyone working in the
field is a true professional. It is an amazing profession from what I have
seen. I really am just starting and need to learn a whole lot more about the
business before I can make any comments on it.
The backbone of this industry from what I have learned so far is
integrity, honesty, trust and loyalty to both your client and your office.
If the comradeship I experienced with my fellow students is an indication of
how this profession works I will be loving it. I have always been interested
in the commercial aspect of business properties and of course especially in
building buying and selling restaurants. I have opened and/or been involved
in six restaurants over the last 34 years and nothing matches the excitement
of creating a new facility and opening it to the public. Selling a business
you have created for a profit would run a close second. I guess that holds
true to most businesses.
I guess we could compare it to owning a boat. The best day of a boat
owner's life is the day they buy it and the day they sell it. The difference
is there might be 30 years or more in between. I have looked into a number
of agencies and Murphy Reality Preferred Homes seems to be a great and
growing company to work with. It is family run and has a great marketing
plan. Of course I also love the last name (no relation).
Tip of the day: Bed warmer for cold days. A. Old fashion metal container
filled with hot coal or embers. B. Send husband/wife to bed first and force
them to move over. C. Use your hair dryer to blow hot air under the covers
for two minutes (hand held only). |
