{"id":3435,"date":"2008-07-21T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T01:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2008-07-22T06:52:08","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T13:52:08","slug":"i-kissed-dating-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3435\/i-kissed-dating-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"I Kissed Dating Goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m young. I am new to real estate, even newer to the RE.net. Inexperienced, blind, deaf, dumb, starving, full, big headed, blah blah blah. These are all adjectives that described me in my first months on the job. Heck, they probably still describe me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Greg recently talked about<\/a>, I was one of those people lead vendors looked at as a buzzard looks at a dead possum on the interstate. (Do y\u2019all have possums where you are? If not, substitute road kill of choice.) I bought some. I attended seminars. I admit, I learned and at least mad my money back from the seminars I went to, however, the services, advertisements, etc I bought, I didn\u2019t make any money, just spent time with unqualified people wanting to rent a house I had for sale.<\/p>\n

I was the most beautiful, graceful, largest uddered cow you\u2019ve ever seen.<\/strong> I put out good milk as well. They called, I answered. Now I am afraid to answer a single out of area phone call. All day long, they call.<\/p>\n

I am at a point where I am kissing dating goodbye. Forget flirting and foreplay with these companies. I want a commitment. I want a marriage.<\/strong> To death do us part. And if you are worth it, I will wear the ring.<\/p>\n

However, I am monogamous. I don\u2019t want to marry each and every \u2018good\u2019, \u2018solid\u2019, \u2018worth it\u2019, vendor that comes my way. Very few people will drink my milk, however those that do will be worth every pint.<\/p>\n

I believe that there are vendors out there that are worth it. If you make my life easier, help me enjoy more of my valuable time, help me put more bread on the table, I invite you to have a sip.<\/p>\n

However, if you are a worthless, trashy, mange infested buzzard remember this: I have kissed dating goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m young. I am new to real estate, even newer to the RE.net. Inexperienced, blind, deaf, dumb, starving, full, big headed, blah blah blah. These are all adjectives that described me in my first months on the job. Heck, they probably still describe me. 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