U R an International Star

The 25,000 point blog.  I needed something that was different (for me anyway).  While I was responding to TLW this morning, it came to me.

This is a business built on relationships.  It is a business based on referrals.  It is a business where we all benefit by being open with our advice to our peers.

For my 25,000 point blog I wanted to highlight some of the real estate and auction professionals that have helped guide me along the way.  These are the ones that I have spoken to on the phone, have emailed with, have been in online discussion forums with, but have never met.

Why are you doing this, Rich?  Well, it is because I want to point out the VALUE in participating in these types of forums.

Robert (Bobby to me) Mayo - Real Estate Auctioneer - Kansas City

Jerry Wallace - Real Estate Auctioneer - Central Illinois

Linda Mardi - Real Estate Auctioneer - Austin Texas

Mike & Rachel Hoffman - Real Estate Auctioneers - Pickerington Ohio (long story)

Tom DiNardo - Charity and Fine Wine Auctioneer - Washington State

Bryant Tutus and the Amazing TLW - Real Estate Brokers - Poinciana, FL

Craig Shiller - Home Stager - Chicago, IL

Karen Hurst - Real Estate Broker - Rhode Island

Bill Archambault - Real Estate Educator - Vegas Baby

Melissa Kruse - TOLW - She pouted when I didn't put here in this, so here ya' go.

Ok.  This list could be as long as my arm.

I want you to take a look at the list.  Not just the names, but the locations.  The real estate and auction industry are changing.  Local business is becoming more global.

If I were to add in all of the people and their locations that I have conducted transactions with, met at a conference and receive advice from, the list would include professionals from almost every state.  In many cases multiple people in the state and in different cities.

If something comes up in Florida, I know who I can call.  It's Bryant.  If I need some help or a partner on a large land auction I can call Jerry Wallace.  If I get arrested in Vegas....well, you get the idea.

Here is the point.  By participating in the forums like ActiveRain or the National Auctioneers Association Discussion Forum I am finding professionals around the United States, Canada and Australia that I can call on for assistance, not just advice.  I can comfortably refer clients to people in every state.  Maybe I will earn a fee, maybe not.  The client will be taken care of and they will remember that.

Today, my brokerage and auction firm is international.  I have associates everywhere and so do you.  You just need to think about it that way.

So for my 25,000 point blog I give a thank you to everyone that has helped me in my career and a gift to all of them.  Congratulations - Poof, you are all international business stars.

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