Several times this month I have viewed the membership updates that are sent out by my local Lethbridge real estate board and the official Real Estate Council of Alberta membership notices and changes. It seems that each time a new update has arrived, there are more members leaving the industry.
The most interesting thing about watching these industry members throw in the towel, is that most of them are members who have been in the industry for less than 5 years. I would have thought with the trend towards technology that the real estate industry has taken, that the first members to have grown tired and frustrated with it would have been the 'older' members who have been in the industry for 10+ years. Heaven knows, the average age of a Realtor in Canada is still over 50 and creeping upwards each year. In a world dominated by technology and an industry that demands that you stay on top of every trend and development to stay current, young industry members just don't stick around.
I would like to think that no matter how great an automated system you have, or how many fancy iphone applications and blogs you can operate, or how you track your leads and monitor you DRIP marketing campaigns, the old times all know one thing. Real Estate is about relationships. You will close more transactions with a handshake than you will with an email.
I have tried to keep that level of humanity and ethics in my business life. I work hard for my clients, placing their well being at the top of my priority list. I visit many on a regualr basis long after our business dealings have ended, and can look around my group of friends and count many who started out as prospects and clients and turned into life long friends.
If you are one of those people who doesn't like feeling like a number, who doesn't feel like being 'sold', who appreciates someone who will take the time to listen to you and help you meet your needs, look me up and lets chat. You can email me or call me on the cell phone. I promise to answer or get back to you as soon as I am not busy or with clients.
Robert May
I have included the application to do a full MLS search for listed properties all across Southern Alberta. I may also have access to several properties not yet listed or listed Exclusively, which can often end up being the absolute best bargains you will ever encounter. Take a look and give me a call.
Robert May is a Realtor, as well as the broker and owner of Rainbow Realty of Lethbridge Alberta. He is also a licensed mortgage associate and financing expert with Canada First Mortgage of Calgary Alberta. He has been in the real estate industry since 1993 and offers full MLS real estate services to Lethbridge and surrounding area, as well as mortgage financing, refinancing/renewals, preapprovals, and home equity financing to Lethbridge and Southern Alberta. He can be found online at www.LethbridgeLoans.com
Let me share my 15 years experience in the local Lethbridge real estate and financing market with you! It is the first step towards making a profitable real estate decision.
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WANTED: Single Women: - Single women are a hot mortgage market in Lethbridge
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Is Your Mortgage Company Out of Business in 2009? - What to do when your bank goes broke
What is wrong with MLS - Is your info being abused? Does it happen in Lethbridge?
Survivor - Real Estate Edition - Let's vote a few more off the island,(Lethbridge real estate board)
Robert May is a Realtor, as well as the broker and owner of Rainbow Realty of Lethbridge Alberta . He is also a licensed Lethbridge mortgage broker and financing expert with Canada First Mortgage of Calgary Alberta. He has been in the Lethbridge real estate industry since 1993 and offers full Lethbridge MLS real estate services to Lethbridge and surrounding area, as well as Lethbridge mortgage financing, mortgage refinancing , preapprovals, and Lethbridge loans financing to Lethbridge and Southern Alberta. He can be found online at this link: mortgage broker Lethbridge
Let me share my 15 years experience in the local Lethbridge real estate and financing market with you! It is the first step towards making a profitable real estate decision.
I'm in the Warren Buffet school of thought on all this newfangled technology and social networking that everyone is rushing to: "If everyone is doing something, do something else." I think it is better and more financially lucrative to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.