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[quote user=bizaro86]
I'm not saying Realtor's aren't important, and their are many competent Realtor's out there. But it's not nearly as difficult to enter the field as the professions.
You are absolutely right - which makes those realtors with experience and educations that much more valuable relative to their competition.
There are transaction focused realtors - those that want to bang out deals same as some law firms are with closings. Stick a sign out front, get it shown, sell it. Not all that different from what a lawyer does with closings.
There is however a niche for consultations similar to what a lawyer/accountant would charge. Particularly when considered for investors. Stuff like portfolio managment, trade up / trade down strategy, market evaluation on the buy side etc. All this stuff many realtors do for free when trying to score a client but often times you get what you pay for and you hear what you want to hear!
I'm not saying Realtor's aren't important, and their are many competent Realtor's out there. But it's not nearly as difficult to enter the field as the professions.
You are absolutely right - which makes those realtors with experience and educations that much more valuable relative to their competition.
There are transaction focused realtors - those that want to bang out deals same as some law firms are with closings. Stick a sign out front, get it shown, sell it. Not all that different from what a lawyer does with closings.
There is however a niche for consultations similar to what a lawyer/accountant would charge. Particularly when considered for investors. Stuff like portfolio managment, trade up / trade down strategy, market evaluation on the buy side etc. All this stuff many realtors do for free when trying to score a client but often times you get what you pay for and you hear what you want to hear!