Richard Bowman

I am embarking on a very fun project. My Brother in Law and I are setting out to tell the stories of our lives from 1st grade to the 9th grade. We lived in very different periods of time so this could be an interesting read. We will be dual blogging our memories at this site http://ferristoedinburg.blogspot.com/ I hope you will find it as enjoyable as I think we will by writing it. When we complete the Blog we are going to edit it then publish it in a book. We are very ambitious here and will be incorporating it into a podcast. Let me know what you think and I look forward to your comments

Its been a long time since I have blogged. I have been ultra busy. I reopened a business that I had been very successful with in the past. I am a manufacturers Representative in the plumbing industry. I still have my Real Estate License and keep it up to date. Covenant Partners is where I hang that hat. I do miss the excitement of day to day full-time Real Estate. Excitement you say....yes excitement. Something about wondering what the day will bring, will this be the day you get an offer or a call from a serious buyer. It just might be ! I have had many satisfied clients and I am sorry to say I have had One unsatisfied client. I ran into this fellow last week as he is in the plumbing industry and our paths do cross. He had a house that just would not sell it was out in the boondocks and was built like a fun house. The bedrooms were odd shaped there was no bathroom or closets in the Master and the house was unfinished. He would not come down on the price and I was spending alot of money driving to and fro and advertising. He tried to motivate me by offering to pay me money under the table if I sold it quickly. At that point I told him to find another Realtor I just couldn't represent him anymore. Well when I saw him the other day he was bitter still. He asked me if I was still doing real Estate and I said sometimes.....Helping friends and family etc. He replied I knew you wouldn't make it as a Realtor because you committed the cardinal sin of firing a client. He said he may buy a faucet from me but would never use me as an agent. I know if I would have held on to him as a client and his house did not sell he would still feel the same way. So even though I have an unhappy former client I still fell I made the right decision. I saved money by not marketing a property that could not sell and I kept my self respect in tact. DON'T DEAL WITH SHADY CHARACTERS it won't get you anywhere and if someone wants you to bend the rules you could end up fined or loose your license. It is better to cut ties quickly and move on. The property never sold although it appears so under MLS. The Realtor he used orchestrated some sort of Lease Purchase plan.

I had my License at New Home Guy Realty here in San Antonio. I was off exploring other things and doing Real Estate Part Time when I received a letter from TREC stating my license had gone inactive. Well Then Broker released me after assurances from a Manager that they would allow me to hold my License there. What I think prompted this is I had done two rental transactions and they neglected to pay me for them. I had brought this to the managers attention on several occasions but still no checks. It all amounted to a very small sum of money maybe 400.00 . One day I decided I would call and inquire about my money again, only this time I said it has been 2 months and it seems like you are refusing to pay me even though I am listed on the MLS as the selling agent and have confirmed that you received your money from the other Brokers. It was about a week after that the broker dropped me. I tried to call the Office manager but was told he has stepped down from management duties. I don't really need the money it is just the principal of the thing. This is a cautionary tale in case anyone of you are thinking of working for this company. I am sure it was an oversight on their part. They never even filled out Tax forms with me for a 1099 when they hired me and I pointed it out to them and kept getting "we will" responses. I have now put my license with Covenant Partners Realty.But I had to go to the trouble of making my License active again with the state and pay a 20.00 fee. A phone call would have been nice and I would have just changed Brokers, but then I may have asked for my money again....

Wow I worked 8 days straight and now I am on a three day break. I have completed the CSR training at TETCO and next week will be moving on to Assistant Manager Training. I feel energized. I really feel like I am hitting my stride with this great company. I hope I will be able to keep up the pace and continue to give it my all. You know working in a convenience store is funny you see people how they are when they aren't pretending. Most people who come in have no idea I once owned my own company with offices in Dallas...Houston and San Antonio or I made over 100,000.00 a year. They don't know I was a Police Officer for 7 Years or I am a licensed Realtor. They think I am a regular Joe and feel totally at ease dealing with me. I like it that way also. I just have to treat people they way I want to be treated and follow the golden rule like in Real Estate.I feel good when someone is able to get a better deal when I advise them of a current special we have. They appreciate it and tell me so. Seems funny but when someone says wow you sure have some clean restrooms or this store is the cleanest store I have everbeen in it makes me beam with pride. I hope you won't be afraid to try different things in life. Don't let pride get in the way of your success. Try different things in Real Estate if the current thing is not working. Get a part time job if you have to don't believe the hype there are many successful part time agents. ( I do believe Full-time agents provide better service for Sellers ) but it is possible and you need to do whats right for you. One thing I have learned is nothing is easy and nobody is going to give it to you. You have to work and work hard (total commitment) if you want to achieve success.

There I was working hard a TETCO, I was busy finishing a transaction when out of the corner of my eye I saw two ladies. I gave my usual " I will be right with you" When I looked up it was no other than the two sisters that sell Kristin Moran, CDPE ~ San Antonio,TX~Real Estate 210-313-7397 (RE/MAX Access - KristinMoran@Remax.net) and Sheila Moran, SanAntonioSheila.com RE/MAX Access, Broker, At your service! (RE/MAX Access (Garden Ridge, San Antonio, New Braunfels)) I was sure suprised ! I was having a very very busy day I never even got a chance to leave the register so many customers came in today. You ladies really lifted my spirits Thank You for the visit and congrats to Kristin for getting the TETCO Tag I am sure you will be getting your first free car wash before you know it. I will be seeing you around.