Common Courtesy....

How hard is it for you to call someone back? I ask myself that question as I sit.....and wait....

I know that in 'this day and age' that the way we as people communicate has changed. More and more people don't actually 'talk' to one another. Chat, text, blog, vlog, email, Skype - but wait, even Skyping takes some sort of 'face to face' interaction, even if it is through a webcam. Yet, with all the new and improved ways we can now communicate, have we forgotten HOW to communicate? Have we lost touch with keeping in touch? It seems so simple, quick and easy to just 'text' someone, 'Hey - what's up' -- but, are we really interested in what their response is? And this, is just for social means.

But, how about how we interact in the business world?
I work in a business where the core to my success is how well I am able to communicate with others. How am I able to connect with my clients, with their needs - am I truly listening to what they are saying, what they aren't saying. But it seems that, in my 'green-ness' In This Market, I'm feeling like I've done something wrong, when in all actuality - people have forgotten one basic thing. The common courtesy of communication.
As a 'newbie', I do a lot of reaching out - getting my name out there. Working on getting people to think of ME, when they have a Real Estate issue/venture. So, as you can guess, I am working a lot of 'lead' based referrals, i.e. hits off of my listing information, cold calls into my office, etc. So, when I get a call - and the person is asking specific information, that I have answers to, help them out - even go and show the property, etc. I will follow up with them the next day. AND GET NO RESPONSE. I'll wait a few more days, and call or email again. NOTHING. These people called ME - wanted something from ME - (or whomever answered the phone that day), these were not people who I hunted down and pursued. So, why is it so hard for people to return a phone call, email, etc? I don't care if you decided the property wasn't for you - if you've changed your mind and decided on something else. But, at least give me the common courtesy of SOME SORT of response. I'm a big girl - I can take it....I just think it's rude not to respond at all.


Until next time - when my phone rings -
I'll still be In This Market....

Yes, in this market...Why not?

"Yes, I am starting a new career in Real Estate - Yes, In This Market...", is inevitably what I end up saying after someone asks and then replies in disbelief what I am doing now.

Why not start a new career in Real Estate? It's something that I've always been interested in - my mom has often reminded me how I would ask her to stop at Open Houses just so I could 'check out' the house and understand why that house costs that much when this house only cost this much. "But the Market is sooooo terrible!" And this is coming from someone who isn't in Real Estate or anything to do with housing/banking, etc. Ok, yes - it's not great. I can understand how and why people are not seeing the entire picture. The news media has been giving a very dim light on the housing sector and with the economy looking even less shiny, if that is the only place where people are getting their information, then sure - it would seem like not a great idea. But, if you are truly considering this as a career change, then you owe it to yourself to do your own homework. Remind yourself that the Big NETWORK media will give you a broad aspect - national aspect - of housing and economy. But real estate is based on LOCAL economies - LOCAL markets, and every market is different. And right now, where I am, the market is beginning to grow.

What better time is there to learn the true ins and outs of real estate, than when you are a 'newbie', when it's a little 'slow' and get your feet moving...so when it picks up, you are already running and on the go!

This blog is my mental outlet - my way to walk through my ups and downs, missteps and giant leaps - the fun of stepping out of my 'box' and getting out In This Market...