Real Estate Bling -- Is it Counterproductive?

Real estate bling!  --  Ever see the real estate agents with the big dressed up Hummers that looks like a stripped down "Pimp mobile?" Does it impress you?  Of course there are different strokes for different folks!  Some agents prefer Caddilac's, while power agents on a ego trip prefer only a Mercedes or BMW.  Mazzaratti's look great, but two seater models are not practical for showing families of 4!  It doesn't matter if the car is leased or owned, the agent is trying to send a message...that they are successful, know what they are doing, nd that they have power.  We must keep in mind...the public may not see the same message.  They may view us in our industry with contempt for our arrogance, ego and as a confirmation that we are over paid.  They are probably right in their assumption.  We bring the wrong type of attention to our industry.  It is like the lesson learned from the movie "American Gangster!"  Dressing flashy may bring undesired scrutiny!   People think we are over paid, so why give us more. 

Real estate may be one of the few industries that calls ourselves professional yet we have a pecking hierarchy order that is based on commissions paid.  on the bottom of most of our business cards we have - Multi Million Dollar Club (even though your cut is less than 30K and you are collecting food coupons!)  Do doctors walk into a room and hand out trophies based on income?  What about attorneys?  I cannot see a bunch of lawyers high fiving one another because they closed 2 million in sales!  It isn't going to happen.  It could only happen in real estate and car sales, and it really is grotesque when you think about it!  No one else that wants to be viewed as a self respecting citizen wants to be viewed this way.  So why in real estate do so many liked to be viewed in the wrong light?

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