{"id":7488,"date":"2009-03-14T09:19:14","date_gmt":"2009-03-14T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=7488"},"modified":"2009-03-14T10:33:13","modified_gmt":"2009-03-14T17:33:13","slug":"independence-for-realtors-comes-from-having-a-brokers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/7488\/independence-for-realtors-comes-from-having-a-brokers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence, for Realtors, comes from having a broker’s license"},"content":{"rendered":"

This came up in a private discussion, but this piece of the pizza is a matter of interest for all Realtors. Ready?<\/p>\n

GET YOUR FROLICKING BROKER’S LICENSE!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t think I’ve ever said this in public, but I promise you it’s an oversight that should have been obvious all along.<\/p>\n

Ev<\/em>erything Bloodhound is about being as independent as you can possibly be.<\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean you don’t<\/em> engage with other people. What it means is never being in a situation where you have to<\/em> put up with other people, whether you like it, hate it — or you want to kill someone because of it.<\/p>\n

GET YOUR FROLICKING BROKER’S LICENSE!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A favorite game of dipshits who flitter into BloodhoundBlog is to pretend that they don’t understand what I am talking about when I deride vendorsluts.<\/p>\n

Here’s a definition that will do no good at all: A vendorslut is a sleazoid who takes your money and gives you next to nothing in exchange for it — usually while binding you to an outrageously unfair contract.<\/p>\n

And by that definition a huge number of real estate brokers are vendorsluts. Their entire business model is based not on selling real estate but on milking wide-eyed real estate agents for every penny they have, then dumping them as soon as they’re all milked out.<\/p>\n

I can hope that no one reading this is some venal broker’s sucker, but that con-game is baked in the cake.<\/p>\n

For that reason alone, you should:<\/p>\n

GET YOUR FROLICKING BROKER’S LICENSE!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obviously, I believe that your best move is to up your own organization, to turn your practice or your team into your own brokerage instead.<\/p>\n

But even if you choose to work as an associate broker, having your broker’s license gives you options.<\/p>\n

Yes, your legal liability increases, but, as with all advanced education, having your broker’s license brings with it significant marketing advantages.<\/p>\n

And if your own designated broker moves on or gets sick, you have the legal qualification necessary to move into the big boss’s chair.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more importantly, with a broker’s license, you are a bigger threat, should the big boss get the idea he might want to sever you.<\/p>\n

And, recalling that Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This came up in a private discussion, but this piece of the pizza is a matter of interest for all Realtors. Ready? GET YOUR FROLICKING BROKER’S LICENSE! I don’t think I’ve ever said this in public, but I promise you it’s an oversight that should have been obvious all along. 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