@johncnatale The positives far outweigh the negatives whether debating a career in real estate. However that doesn’t mean there are no negative aspects of the career. Here are some of the biggest I thought of: It takes a crap ton of time to develop sustainable success. It’s not a career you can jump into, have a life and automatically make millions of dollars. It takes time to build something and be successful. If you go too heavily on building something up early on, you end up burnt out. It’s a tough balance to get right. You're on your client’s time, especially early in your career. As we moved to a WFH environment, this has changed quite a bit. I remember early in my career, my “work” hours where I met with clients were always nights and weekends, when everyone else had the time to meet and wasn’t working. That’s changed slightly since people are more flexible nowadays but it’s hard at times to choose between a family event and a house a client needs to see at a specific time. Or dinner with your spouse and kids or a listing consultation. It can be tough. The emotions of helping many people go through the most emotional transaction of their lifetime. It can drain on you as an agent when you are juggling several transactions in such a high-tense world right now. It’s the old phrase, “we’re people too.” Agents should be experts at detaching from the emotions since that’s what they are paid to do. However that doesn’t mean you go on without emotion for when a client gets burned on a deal, a buyer loses out against other offers even though they did everything they could, a seller has their whole move and life planned after a sale, only for the buyer they are under contract with losing their job and not being able to close. Those tough conversations are what make an excellent agent. They are also a tough aspect of the career in that moment. If you’re looking to create a life that’s fulfilling, rewarding and successful, contact me today and let’s get started. I’m always looking for talented people to grow our family with. — #natalerealtors #realestate #realestateagent #realtok #realtor #fyp #realestatelife #realestatetips #newjersey ♬ original sound – John C. Natale Jr.
The positives far outweigh the negatives when debating a career in real estate. However, that doesn’t mean there are no negative aspects of the career. Here are some of the biggest I thought of:
It takes a crap ton of time to develop sustainable success. It’s not a career you can jump into, have a life and automatically make millions of dollars. It takes time to build something and be successful. If you go too heavily on building something up early on, you end up burnt out. It’s a tough balance to get right.
You’re on your client’s time, especially early in your career. As we moved to a WFH environment, this has changed quite a bit. I remember early in my career, my “work” hours where I met with clients were always nights and weekends, when everyone else had the time to meet and wasn’t working. That’s changed slightly since people are more flexible nowadays but it’s hard at times to choose between a family event and a house a client needs to see at a specific time. Or dinner with your spouse and kids or listing consultation. It can be tough.
The emotions of helping many people go through the most emotional transaction of their lifetime. It can drain you as an agent when you are juggling several transactions in such a high-tense world right now. It’s the old phrase, “we’re people too.” Agents should be experts at detaching from emotions since that’s what they are paid to do. However that doesn’t mean you go on without emotion for when a client gets burned on a deal, a buyer loses out against other offers even though they did everything they could, a seller has their whole move and life planned after a sale, only for the buyer they are under contract with losing their job and not being able to close. Those tough conversations are what make an excellent agent. They are also a tough aspect of the career at that moment.
If you’re looking to create a life that’s fulfilling, rewarding, and successful, contact me today, and let’s get started. I’m always looking for talented people to grow our family with.