Comments on: Are You a Generic Real Estate Agent?

By: Ryan Hukill

Ryan Hukill — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:01:18 +0000

Toby, so true! Fear of rejection is a huge problem for most agents, and I would say a main reason for the high rate of failure in this business, but not knowing how or why you’re different from the others, then using that to position yourself is almost as common.

By: Toby Boyce

Toby Boyce — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:09:53 +0000

I’m going to say that MAJORITY are afraid of going from easy to painful. I had a training session with a KW team leader yesterday and she was telling a story …

“I had a new agent say ‘I’m never calling another FSBO, because the first two were so mean’.”

Fear of failure is either the greatest motivator or the ultimate immobilizer. Too often people allow the latter to control their life.

By: BawldGuy Talking

BawldGuy Talking — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:11:54 +0000

Toby — you make excellent points. Most agents simply aren’t equipped to answer the questions, ‘then what?’ or ‘now what’? when put on the spot.

Though I’d also agree most of them opting for some sort of mail, do so to avoid direct rejection, some of the most incredible earners I know personally have done so, and continue to do so via snail mail. A couple using that method require more than one comma when writing down their annual income.

The agents of which you speak will be gone soon enough. For that we can both be grateful.