S1 Ep4: What Realtors Actually Do: It’s Not What You Think!

Written By Cynthia Cummins

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If you watch real estate reality shows, you’d believe that successful Realtors spend their working days driving around in luxury vehicles, talking on their mobile phones, drinking wine at leisurely lunches and turning their noses up at everyone’s home decor. Yet, in truth, real estate agents are the unsung heroes of everything to do with home. They navigate a labyrinth of complexity with finesse, expertise and heart while keeping their fiduciary obligation as their north stars. Misunderstood and underestimated, they “work hard for the money” by accepting every challenge – from impromptu toilet cleaning to fighting for an extra $100,000 for a client. Amy Clemens of Pacific Edge Real Estate in San Francisco joins Cynthia to talk about what really goes on in a day in the life of a Realtor.

  • Why and when a Realtor might fib about what they do for a living

  • SOREs (Spouse of Real Estate Agents)

  • Do you know where Lundys Lane is and can you get there without a GPS?

  • The job of Realtor isn’t what most people think it is

  • Real estate agents solve complex nonlinear puzzles all the time and it’s never boring

  • The inverse relationship between the health of the market and the amount of food offered on brokers tour

  • You can’t go wrong with “fiduciary” as your north star

  • Home as extension of self

  • Cats, rabbits, raccoons and more

  • Find a ritual for saying goodbye to a home

  • The janitorial aspects of real estate

Cynthia Cummins https://KindredSFHomes.com
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