Real estate is interesting. There are a lot of agents out there and each of those agents may have their own areas of specialization. Some focus on listings, working with sellers, other agents may work primarily with buyers and most probably do both.
The competition between agents can be fierce, especially in working to get a new listing. But yet, when it comes to helping each other out, I have never seen an industry where individual agents are so willing to support fellow agents. Real estate agents also seem to have a strong desire to give back to their communities. I'm not talking about giving back where the agent might directly benefit at a later date. I'm speaking of giving back with no obvious link of a future relationship at all. Agent community organizations give freely of their time to local non-profits, such as food banks, senior centers, homeless shelters and any number of community supportive groups.
Prior to becoming an agent, I thought of real estate as a group of self-serving manipulators and speculators working to drive up pricing on properties for their own self gain. What I now see are individuals, that for the most part, are motivated to help people find a home of their dreams and especially get much satisfaction in helping first time buyers get into their first home. Funny how things change once you are on the other side.
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