{"id":9140,"date":"2009-07-11T08:38:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T15:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2009-07-11T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-11T16:28:04","slug":"what-drives-your-fear-of-flying-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9140\/what-drives-your-fear-of-flying-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"What drives your fear of flying solo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"airplaneIn my endless quest to dispel the many myths surrounding what it takes to thrive as an independent broker, I\u2019ve compiled a list of the top ten ways agents deceive themselves into thinking that they can\u2019t – or shouldn\u2019t – set up shop on their own.<\/p>\n

1. Creating a \u201csense of community\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unless you\u2019re actively recruiting, the last thing you probably need to be doing is hanging out at an office chit-chatting with other agents. Sure there\u2019s endless entertainment and comic relief swapping horror stories and real estate tips and yes, you\u2019re building rapport with other agents that could help a future deal go more smoothly than otherwise. But let\u2019s face it, ultimately you\u2019re just wasting time. If you need to create a sense of community, being active in your local community is a far better, more authentic, alternative. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity or another cause you have a passion for. Create a true sense of belonging while building a meaningful network of contacts outside of – but related to – real estate. If you want contact with other agents use social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and ActiveRain to interface with agents outside your market. You may even find you feel freer to share with those who aren\u2019t your direct competition and with whom you may wind up being able to refer business to in the future.<\/p>\n

2. Access to real estate expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early in my career I did several transactions involving options to sell that only one broker in my company knew how to handle. Since there is an endless number of ways that transactions can evolve, there are many experienced, competent brokers who don\u2019t know or who don\u2019t have all the answers. That\u2019s one of the most attractive things about real estate, in my opinion. Never a dull moment. Granted, I don\u2019t advise anyone to go out on their own until they have a critical mass of transactions under their belt. For me personally I felt that number was about 100 transactions (five years) but your mileage may vary. I am always shocked when people with six months or a Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As an experienced agent with a successful real estate business, what excuses, deceptive thinking, or outright lies do you tell yourself to drive your fear of going out on your own and starting your own real estate brokerage firm? Read about the top ten lies I told myself before finally wising up and branching out on my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,212],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-ask-the-broker","7":"category-flourishing","9":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2179,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2179\/a-consumers-guide-to-the-divorced-real-estate-commission-why-buyers-and-sellers-each-paying-for-their-own-representation-is-the-most-significant-reform-that-can-be-made-today-in-residential-real-estat\/","url_meta":{"origin":9140,"position":0},"title":"A consumer’s guide to the divorced real estate commission: Why buyers and sellers each paying for their own representation is the most significant reform that can be made today in residential real estate","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 7, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Part I: How we got into this mess in the first place Can we be straight with each other? 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