How to Fail in Real Estate

There are many articles on how to succeed in a career in real estate. What is overlooked is the many wonderful ways you can fail in this demanding career. This is not just a sarcastic look at the many ways in which real estate agents ruin their careers. If you know how spectacularly fail, it may be that by avoiding these situations and behaviors, can succeed. 1. Go to real estate without being subject to fail preparedIn really wonderful, do not save anything. Not for living expenses, business expenses, unexpected expenses, emergencies. . . saving is as good as say you will fail and we all know that people are prepared for worse is the weak who are not good enough to have real estate sales just fall into their laps the first time out. 2. See everythingDon't bothers to take classes or attend seminars. Never take advice! I do not care if the president of the NAR, the guy who has quietly made millions from the sale of real estate or senior officer of the company where you work. Nobody knows much about real estate as it does - nobody. Do not bother to listen to them, they're probably out to sabotage because it is so absolutely brilliant. 3. Sit back and wait for sales to reach people youSuccessful as you never have to market their services. An ad in the newspaper is almost like you should do to promote your business. Travel around your car. Drink coffee. Tell your friends what a great life you have now that you are working for you. Wait for your BlackBerry rang. 4. Make the sale the beginning and end of allIt not matter if you have to lie-er. . . creatively reinterpret the truth to their clients, other agents or the many people who will be responsible for a real estate transaction. If your client needs a mortgage, encourage them to get one, no matter what. If you have to help creatively interpreting their income or other assets, so it is only part of the job. 5. Be nice to rich clients and rude to everyone else. People who have money and can reach places that are the focus. Yes, you can take in some poorer customers only to pay the bills, but that does not mean you have to be nice to them or work as hard. Ensure that customers seeking a more modest house know that you are taking them just because they have no one better. 6. Hope your family and friends to use your servicesYou are entitled to their family and sponsorship from friends. Let them know in no uncertain terms. No matter what type of real estate transaction is, but you owe it to the fact that they were given a stick of gum in the 3rd grade. If someone uses another agent when you know you know they were in the business, call them and demand to know why. What if Aunt Catherine had used twice before his agent and was comfortable with him? No Christmas card for her this year.