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Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I would not have wasted time on unqualfied buyers.

Apr 16, 2015 09:17 PM
Rainmaker
1,661,936
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Nothing. I had a great mentor, listened, learned and moved on and up quickly.

Apr 16, 2015 11:40 PM
Rainer
27,241
Mandi Null
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN

I am watching for the answers to this question because the information is so valuable to me. Thank you everyone for being open and honest here, because your comments today are helping me to shape my tomorrow.

Apr 16, 2015 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Holleay Parcker - Spinnaker Realty - Serving Clients From Corolla to Hatteras To work with a mentor so I didn't have to reinvent the wheel. Could have saved a lot of time as a newbie.

Apr 16, 2015 10:38 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I would do a much better job of staying in touch with past clients and "mining" them for repeat and referral business.

Apr 16, 2015 09:01 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I would not have worked in a brokerage where the Broker of Record was a competing agent. Too many times a prospect would come through the doors where he or his wife would claim that the person was their client. He also was caught rifling through the desk in out locked office after hours. Needless to say, we left promptly.

Apr 17, 2015 01:05 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

The advice I would give a newbie that I wish I had bee given, in order of greatest importance.

1. Select broker based on RESULTS

2. Have a plan BEFORE I start

3. Get engaged in transactions immediately

 

Apr 16, 2015 09:41 PM
Rainmaker
3,626,530
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Learning more about the different laws and how they are used in the state.

Apr 16, 2015 09:23 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

More money into marketing

Apr 17, 2015 11:48 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Holleay:

Nothing...I had great mentors from Ron who was in for two years before me to other great guys who added to his observations.  I had the time of my life.  When we had our firm in LA there were 800 agents in our area of Los Angeles and 10 women...I was treated royally by everyone.  A

Apr 17, 2015 07:59 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,139
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I opened my first office in the summer of 1961 so my first five years took place in a different era. Those years were successful even though we had little in technology. I may have done better if I had the benefit of an experienced mentor.

Apr 17, 2015 02:58 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

I will focus as a buyer agent instead trying to get the listing side. Listings come naturally when past clients come to you.  As a rookie you are not skilled to sniff out sellers and issues associated.

Apr 17, 2015 02:45 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I would have bought a lot of foreclosed homes for rental properties like my broker was doing. 

Apr 17, 2015 01:00 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I would have learned new construction from the very beginning.... I was 7 or 8 years into my career before I started with new home sales and then listing subdivisions....

Apr 17, 2015 12:10 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't think I would change anything.

Oct 07, 2018 05:41 AM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

Nothing!

Apr 21, 2018 09:35 PM