I Refuse to Become Bitter - A Mini Series of the Daily Life of a Realtor: Part One

One of the biggest complaints of buyers and sellers in the real estate business is that their Realtor (or their Realtor's) does not communicate with them enough, an attribute that Realtor's should acquire from day one of setting foot in the business. In essence, some Realtor's have become desolately bitter from the business. Regardless of the circumstances of today's uncertain real estate market and saga, maybe it is time to quit or, go with the flow. Uncertainties does not make or break an industry or a market, only individuals who choose to live, act, and think that it does.

I just wrote on my Facebook status two days ago how rude and cold real estate agents can be and how they have seemingly lost their finesse in the business. One person replied, "Yeah, its true", and another, "Not at EWM!"

Not that I discredit the philosophy of any brokerage's agent/client/customer relations. It is not the real estate firm/agency/broker that can shape an agent's business character per se (or so it is), but to me, it is the agent that makes a name for themselves while representing the real estate brokerage firm that they work for.

Although a broker's business' mission, vision, and philosophy reflects the identity of their business with professionalism, integrity, reputation and respect within a particular company and their agents, the majority of the times brokers have a company policy that helps to personify professional ethics within this industry, a practicality that should remain that way. But not everybody is on the same page of how professionalism and ethics plays an imminent role in the real estate business.

Our attitudes can make or break a company but most importantly, our reputation as real estate agents. There is one agent that I would NEVER call. My apologies for Mr. / Mrs. Buyer for my indirect/'unprofessional'/'unethical' behavior, but I cannot tolerate the fact that another Realtor has offended me or treated me with so much disrespect that they devalue my persona and discredit the hard working years of experience as a Realtor. I refuse to become bitter...

Part I of a A Mini Series of the Daily Life of a Realtor - I Refuse to Become Bitter...