We need to DEFINE 09!

Well we made it through the toughest year I have had in Real Estate, and I know that many of you feel the same. Blow off some steam this weekend and come back ready to DEFINE 09! What does that mean? It means that we are really going to have to DEFINE, not only for ourselves but for our clients what to do regarding the real estate market in 2009. We need to be well educated, up to date on any and all mortgage news, the economy, job market ETC. The days of being single minded are gone, I do not think that in this market we can be a specialist in just one thing, we need to diversify our scope of business. The clients are going to expect us to know more then we have in the past. We are really going to have to set ourselves up as being the one they need to go to with any questions regarding housing. We really are going to have to be the best at what we do; we need to treat this as a business not a job. We will need to learn new things, new mediums to get our message out, read more books, join more social networks.

This next year is really going to DEFINE each of us as a Broker and a Business person. Some of us won't make it, but that doesn't have to be anyone in this office, but the truth is the broker numbers are going to drop. This is good news for many, because the NAR is predicting that there will be 5.3 million transactions next year, which is a great number of commission checks.

So when we say DEFINE 09 it really means getting down to the nuts and bolts of owning your own business and really taking the time to think about where your business comes from, and what is it that those people need from you in order to keep doing business with you. It means that every day you open your doors and you look to provide a great service to many. It means that every day you need to do something that is going to bring you business, not only for today, but for the next month and the next year.

You all have the capability to achieve whatever it is you want out of life. Each and every one of you has a special talent that is unique to you and your clients. Learn to expand on those talents and skills, get really good at what it is that you love. Remember to be in service to your clients and to put their needs ahead of yours, and you will have a DEFINED 09!

Thanks for all that you do!

Steve Eggerts GRI, CRS

RE/MAX equity group

Principal Broker

Branch manager

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