What do I do everyday?

For the most part, I enjoy my job. It's never the same, and often times when I think I'll be doing one thing, a wrench is thrown into the plans and the day totally changes. For people who don't like "routine" jobs, real estate is great. For people who like a "regular paycheck" and "regular hours" real estate is not the job for you.

This week I've spent a number of hours in crisis mode. I've had to talk several people "down off the ledge" including one family who are moving out of state (the truck comes FRIDAY) and we've just found out their whole transaction might fall apart, giving them two mortgages in two different states. Their kids start school next week, they're closing on a new house in 2 weeks and neither of them have found a new job. . . . .and now their whole world has been turned upside down.

Then there's the family who is struggling with health problems as well as financial problems and can't afford to stay in their house. . . . .and we can't find a buyer for their house. Helping them cope with how their going to live was another trying matter this week.

And then there's the foreclosure property I have listed, that I've had 5 different offers on, none of which have gone to closing for various reasons. Yesterday consisted of yet 5 more messages left for the bank on what they want to do with the current buyer, and the next buyer who's waiting to put their offer in.

Real estate isn't just showing houses or listing houses. That's the easy part. It's being there to listen and pick up the pieces of the lives of your buyers and sellers when their real estate deals fall apart at the 11th hour. It's being there to listen to them rant and rave that their house hasn't sold and it's WAY better than everyone else's house. It's being there to assure them that everything will be ok. . . . . .or to explain to them that it's not going to be ok and help them figure out a solution so they can move on.

And then sometimes it's leaving work in the middle of the day to go ride your bike, or packing up every other weekend to go camp & race bikes. That's the part I like the best.