{"id":1120,"date":"2007-03-07T09:53:24","date_gmt":"2007-03-07T16:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2007-03-07T09:53:29","modified_gmt":"2007-03-07T16:53:29","slug":"the-responibility-to-be-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1120\/the-responibility-to-be-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Responibility To Be A Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why aren’t you a mentor? Most experienced agents aren’t. And no, answering a question or two from a neophyte doesn’t make you a mentor. It means you weren’t too busy and were in the mood to look magnanimous. Mentoring is a serious missing piece of the real estate puzzle. It is probably a major factor in the huge turnover we see in the business every year, whether it was a boom or bust year.<\/p>\n

Why is that?<\/p>\n

If you’re an agent or broker, what was your first year like? Did you set the world on fire? Did you meet all your goals and make a name for yourself as a rookie? Not likely.<\/p>\n

My first year I made about $3K or so. Of course the median price then was about $19K or so. I was a full time college student working weekends and a few hours before or after class during the week. But I was mentored and a half. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

By the time I received notice from the state I’d passed my licensing test, I’d been attending seminars for two years, 90% of which were attended by me, myself, and I. The forms were old hat for me before I took the state test. I was grilled by Dad and his general manager, Wally Porter about all the finer points of being an agent.<\/p>\n

Sometimes Dad would actually let me tag along when he took listings. There was no presentation. He spoke, they listened, they signed. For a naive teenager it looked the world to me like I’d be driving a Lincoln in no time flat.<\/p>\n

The key to all the mentoring I received was how generously it was given. There were probably at least ten experienced agents\/brokers who took the time to pass on their experience and to ensure I actually understood them. They taught me the things you just can’t learn in school. They also invariably reminded me that I’d no doubt be in the business long term and would have the obligation to do for others what they so graciously were doing for me.<\/p>\n

What were the results of all their mentoring? Who really Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why aren’t you a mentor? Most experienced agents aren’t. And no, answering a question or two from a neophyte doesn’t make you a mentor. It means you weren’t too busy and were in the mood to look magnanimous. Mentoring is a serious missing piece of the real estate puzzle. 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