Business Life Story Part Four

Posted by neil on March 14, 2010
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2006-2008

Very eager to begin my career in real estate sales, I joined a real estate brokerage in my hometown of Oakville, Ontario.  I had met with several real estate brokerages, in order to make sure that I was joining the best brokerage.  I ended up joining a particular real estate brokerage, as the owner had known my Mum for many years.  I chose this brokerage due to the personal connection.  At the end of the day, I was happy with the choice that I had made.

I lasted about one and and a half years as a real estate agent, before I threw in the towel. I had mentally checked out, and as a result, I knew it was time for me to move on.

During this time, I had made enough sales in order to sustain myself.  My eventual departure was not due to the fact that I was not making sales, rather, the departure was caused by my lack of due diligence in learning about the profession before I entered into it.

I will be the first to admit that I threw in the towel too early, and if I had stuck it out longer, I would have achieved consistent results year over year.

The reason that I ended up exiting the profession was twofold.

1)  I realized that I really liked real estate, however, it was not real estate sales that I liked.  It was real estate investment.

Also,

2)  The lack of structure that I had during my working day, and the lack of routine drove me a little bit crazy.  I felt that I was being unproductive with much of my time, and this feeling made me extremely uneasy.

It was best that I exited the profession when I did.

All was not lost during my days as a Real Estate Agent, as I made some decisions that helped to propel my real estate investing career to the next level…

Business Life Story Part One
Business Life Story Part Two
Business Life Story Part Three
Business Life Story Part Five
Business Life Story Part Six

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5 Comments to Business Life Story Part Four

  • Hi Neil,
    I can’t count the amount of times I thought – I do a lot of …. I should just become a …….! Fill in blanks with, SEO, real estate sales, accounting, legal stuff etc etc…
    I still today have to hit myself and go “IT’S THE INVESTING!!!” not any other part of it. It’s good you were able to find that out in a year and a half. Great Blog!

    • Hi Danielle,
      I am much like yourself. I often feel that I can tackle many different things. In hindsight, I was fortunate that I was able to figure things out in a year and a half. However, at the time, it didn’t feel like I was ‘figuring things out’ Rather, it felt like I was giving up. Now, I realize after some time has elapsed that I definitely made the right decision.
      Thanks for your positive feedback.. Much appreciated!

  • What an interesting story!! I can’t count the number of times people asked me why I am not a realtor. I never had a great answer except to say that I have no desire to sell real estate unless it’s my own.

    That said … sometimes we struggle to find a realtor that rocks and then I am tempted to just become one so that I can do my own deals and access the coveted information that only realtors get. But that thought is always gone after a good nap!! 🙂

    Thanks for sharing so much of what’s gone on in your life!! I feel like I really know you … and we haven’t met yet!!

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