Real estate sales is a field known for notoriously high turnover, and a brutal attrition rate: something like 90% of all new agents last less than two years. So, it really says something that nearly half of all Edina Realty agents and employees have been with the company for more than 10 years, qualifying them...Read More
Hey! Who Are All Those Strange People in My Office??** While I’ve been an entrepreneur (arguably, I still am), CPA, corporate attorney, investor relations consultant, furniture mover, cab driver, and kibbutz volunteer, I’ve never done any of those things for 14(!) years. And 14 years in real estate really isn’t like 14 years in most other fields: ...Read More
“I Still Consider Myself a Novice” OK, so Jones’ advice was actually about acting, not real estate. But, substitute “journeyman Realtor” for “journeyman actor” and “deal” for “thing” (Jones’ term for “acting gig”), and I think he strikes just the right tone: “The secret [to longevity] is never forgetting that you’re a journeyman actor and...Read More
