I just gave birth to my third child, Elijah, 4 1/2 months ago. I did not have a strong desire to go back to work for my employer since I had never experienced what it was like to stay with my babies and watch them grow. I am blessed that my husband and I started investing in real estate early and have a decent side income from it. This definitely impacted my decision to become a full time real estate agent.
My husband and I decided it was finally time to sell our home in North Dallas. With the market being so hot for sellers and the shortage of homes in the area we feel confident we will get a good value for our home. So naturally, I started interviewing Realtors.
I met with three different agents that had experience in selling homes quickly in the neighborhood my property is in. I can't stress how important it is for the client and agent to have a good relationship with one another. I immediately ruled one of the agents out due to a difference in opinions and the other I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy working with. So I decided to give the last one a chance. Things could have gone very different for me if things didn't happen the way they did with her. She was very welcoming and nice. We took time to go to the property and browse the other homes in the neighborhood to help assess the value of my home. I thought it was a done deal. I was wrong.
One of my biggest requirements in any relationship is communication and doing what you say you are going to do. After that day, we both had a to do list to get the house on the market. I fulfilled mine but I didn't hear back from her. Granted we had to wait almost a month to actually list the home because it was occupied by tenants. I still expected her to get back to me with the things we discussed in the interim. Since I didn't hear back in a timely fashion, I started to think, "Why don't I just reactivate my license and sell our home myself?" and I did just that. I went to Champions School of Real Estate, took all my required continuing education courses and re-sat for my exam and I PASSED!
In the process, I found a sponsoring broker that I could hang my license with. I am now an active agent for Small World Realty. As mentioned in my first post, my real estate experience has never been in residential sales. I purchase single family homes for investment purposes and have sold new homes for a builder. Dealing with all the red tape TREC puts you through to make sure you are not breaking any laws when representing someone is very different. So what could be better than learning how to list a home the right way than practicing on your own home? Nothing! So I am doing just that. I am fortunate to have a great sponsoring broker, Robert Meche, who is walking me through every step of the way. My first listing is coming to the market soon!
To be continued...
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