As I sat through my fiance's son's back to school night the principal took a few moments to show us all " Lesson's from the Geese" I hope you will take a few minute to watch the video posted above and see how it correlates to your life. I had never seen it prior to that evening yet immediately saw the correlation of not what most agents think but as what the optimal relationship should be for the success of our clients as a whole.
A Realtor's foundation and formation should be The Realtor Code of Ethics set forth by the National Association of Realtors it is set in place to make sure we are meeting the needs of and protecting the consumers of our nation.
Our Flight should always be one that is uplifting to our clients while helping them reach their goals.
When we as Real Estate agents work together our level of success increases as will our reputation with our clients enabling us to truly help more people succeed. Yes we are considered self employed independent contractors. Yet we have the benefit of not being in this alone. We all should know that we are part of a team. Our brokers, the other Agents, the lenders, title and escrow, and inspectors should stand side by side with our clients to make sure we are all working towards a common goal. (The successful transition of the property from seller to buyer.) Agents should always make sure that the fiduciary and equitable interest of all involved are protected. This is accomplished when we all work together through equitable business practices, fair negotiations, integrity honesty and abiding by the code of ethics.
I can only hope that by bringing this to the public's attention somehow once again faith and trust can be re-established between the real estate community and the people we serve.
Even though Agents choose to hang their licenses with different brokers and are considered independent contractors they should still work as a team for the good of the clients in order to ensure the success of the transaction. When working through a transaction it is imperative that we work together to make sure the transaction flows as smoothly as possible. There will always be hiccups in a transaction whether it is due to something discovered during the title search or something more the lender needs or the inspection report finds something unknown to all parties. These do not need to be deal killers many times there is an answer and solution to overcoming these obstacles it just takes everyone communicating effectively to find the proper solution to make sure the clients needs are met so the transaction can move forward.
So many times while selling real estate in Idaho I ran into agents who had an attitude of it is not my job, in my opinion once a contract is in place the nuts and bolts of a Realtors job begins. The acceptance of a contract is when the real estate agent goes from being a solo act to part of a team . A team set in place to ensure the success of the transaction for the clients sake. Making sure everyone's needs are met through negotiations, following up with the inspections, getting all the disclosures signed and delivered to all the parties involved and that the lender has all they need in a timely manner while keeping the clients abreast of all that is occurring is what makes us that team player.
When you are looking for an agent make sure they understand that they start out as a team with you the client. It is your transaction, your input is vital in the flow of the transaction. trust that they do not think they are the lone ranger and see the need as their entire team as their Tonto to keep the transaction flowing when those hiccups in the transaction occur to meet your needs through successful meeting of the minds through out the transaction.
If Real estate agents begin to follow the lessons of the geese and apply them into our business practices seeing ourselves as part of the team to help others we will all effect more lives and once again increase the prosperity and success of the people we work with.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me. I would love to hear your feedback on my thoughts.
Thank you for Reading;
Tami Lee Merriam
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High Ground Real Estate
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