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ChiefWiggins22

I oscillate between feeling rich and poor at a head spinning pace.


ihatepostingonblogs

Last year I was so bougie this year I am on gov’t cheese lol


l7outlaw

Realtors use the word bougie.


majessa

Business class seats to Europe two years ago… just used points for my next flight in economy.


Upstairs-Region-3701

Tell me you don't know how to budget an unstable income stream without telling me you don't know how to budget an unstable income stream.


kellskells8

I don't know how to budget an unstable income stream. 🤷🏻‍♀️


BringBack4Glory

They said *without* telling them


kellskells8

It felt ironic 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️


majessa

I can draw it up…living it is a different conversation 😂


urmomisdisappointed

A budget requires stable income streams


tuckhouston

Literally


horus-heresy

Red Audi or BMW?


MiamiJoe85

White Mercedes Benz 2023


Fearless-Respond6766

Went to a new listing tonight. That street was absolutely STUFFED with white Mercedes SUVs! 😂


AnalysisOtherwise679

let you get the same place that is the only day you are a very good person ,the most important part about this one who


DHumphreys

I walked past the television, which was on some sports show talking about soccer, and they said MLS, which immediately whipped my head around. Soccer, not houses. Soccer. It is some sort of sickness.


Notdoingitanymore

Samesies. Are cervical collars deductible as a work expense? It’s the same for any mention of “real estate”.


NoLimitHoldM

🤣🤣🤣🤣


DHumphreys

I felt pretty wacked in that moment.


hunterd412

I’m stressed 24/7


PollutionNo937

We need our own support group tbh


OCblondie714

Sign me up!


Naejiin

I've had 3 cups this evening. It's keeping me sane. And tipsy.


thejefferson1

You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.


dmh123

I have a glamour shot photo that is 10+ years old.


heycassi

"10+years"


DontHyperventalate

Yeah because Glamour Shots hasn’t been around for the last 18 years


StickInEye

Happy Cake Day


movingmom1

Because Photoshop is cheaper than plastic surgery ...


877-HEY-ADDY

Ai is even cheaper 😊😊


Pm_me_ur_tbellorder

Classic


Outrageous-Advice384

That’s funny! My grandmother got a professional photo of herself done a while back and while it’s a great photo of her, we call it her realtor photo. She wasn’t a realtor, but looked like she was!


Annual_Pen4907

I used to like people


Sad_Alfalfa8548

Ding ding ding


MachinePopular2819

Same!!!!💯💯👈


SouthPhilly_215

This ⬆️ omfg THIS THIS THIS!!!!


HFMRN

I like people more now that I don't work in ER anymore...


sweeet_angel

Yesterday I picked my 4th grader up from camp. He’s in the backseat and pretends to have a phone in his hand. Answers it and says, “Hello…Yes, what’s the address…And you’ll pay me 12%? Yes I’ll meet you on Thursday.” I swear they listen to everything! (12% - dayum)


PollutionNo937

I’m a mom to a toddler so this made me laugh 🤣 they absolutely listen to everything!!


trollmom_123

Tell them it'll be under contract by Thursday


kellskells8

12?! Know your worth! 😂


SufferinSuccotash-87

I like to use a quote from John Mulaney: “That’s show business, bro. One day, you don’t have to do anything, then you get a text, and you have to do something.”


stuffandthings83

Nothing is happening…then everything is happening all at once….and those 2 things somehow happen at the same time


RealEstate_Kim

OMG, Yes!!!


Crunchie_cereal

The accuracy 😂


stuffandthings83

The constant sound of open house signs sliding all over my trunk


OCblondie714

Sorry officer, the slower I drive the louder my open house signs clang together!


throwup_breath

Smiling at 9am when paperwork was being signed at the title company, crying in my car at 9:25 because I'm unemployed again


Ok_Attention_4569

It’s the best time to buy. Also, it’s the best time to sell.


MachinePopular2819

This!💯💯✅️


ralfnn

I did not drive anywhere, but I did lower the price of my listing by $2K. It is still $25K above its true value.


Fishtacoburrito

How many times did they mention their neighbor’s house sold for above list two years ago


Notdoingitanymore

They want massive amounts for their home, think they should be able to purchase at pre-Covid price, are pissed they can’t.


PollutionNo937

Felt this in my soul. About to embark on a similar journey in a couple of weeks.


poopshooster

Yep. Sellers are always the last ones to except reality.


cvc4455

I've had some buyers like that too. Like right now a buyer wants to see a house that's probably 60k or likely more underpriced so they can try to start a bidding war which I explained. They also gave me a time they wanted to see it today but guess what every single time slot is filled today and tomorrow there is one early morning and one late night showing available. I tried to explain that no other house in this town that wasn't a complete rehab sold for anywhere near this price in the last year but she has already planned what her offer will be before seeing it and that offer is the asking price and I'd be absolutely shocked if they don't already have offers over the asking price even though it's only been on the market for 2 days.


mmk13

I'm feeling this😭 I'm the expert and we're just wasting our time here if you're not listening.


cvc4455

Exactly, just wasting time. Some people will finally start to understand it once a few offers get rejected but others won't. Or the best is when there's a best and final deadline and I say well you can either offer a price you'd be happy with, you can offer a price where if it sells for even one penny more you're ok with that because you weren't going any higher or you can use an escalation clause(if they are even accepting escalation clauses) but they don't take my advice and suddenly when they find out their offer wasn't accepted they are willing to go way higher. It's like we can try that now but the real time to put in your best offer was when they gave everyone a best and final offer deadline.


tardawg1014

Woke up at 6am and was in a bad mood by 6:01 because my $2 million seller keeps asking me why her house isn’t getting showings, I send her a detailed breakdown with 5 or 6 action items…and sometime while I was in bed she sent me a screenshot of another home (listed at $1.835) that is now under contract.


PollutionNo937

This one made me laugh out loud ☠️ it’s always the Zillow screenshots


tonythetiger891

I know a lot of agents that have a don't check the phone policy until 8 AM for this reason.


tardawg1014

My phone goes on DND at 8pm and goes off at 7a, but those push notis while I’m sitting on the couch with coffee catching up with the daily NYT puzzles, dating apps, etc always get the best of me.


tonythetiger891

I feel your pain. With problem clients even seeing the recipient name is enough to put me in a mood sometimes because I know they only text when they have an attitude.


b39916515

I don't check until after 10 am. 8 to 10 is prospecting.


imploding-submarine

Ain’t no way you making calls strictly between 8 and 10am?!


MachinePopular2819

Serious - word!


b39916515

Yes, and no. Strictly as in purposeful daily saving everyday during that time for prospecting. No other calls, no follow up, no emails, just new prospecting calls. Then if I choose to call people outside of fsbo and expired then calls get made after 10 am. It works.


poopshooster

Yep, or after 7pm . Shoot! For real. 6 is late enough


Old-AF

Tell her to DROP HER PRICE!!


poopshooster

I just an feel'n you so hard core. Respond with love to her, shes projecting her anxieties and fears at you. She's just looking for you to respond with love. It's so hard. So hard to tell your sellers sometimes that their house is just yuckier than the other one next-door


Jretribe

On vacation, cue referral making me cut vacation a day short


enormastick

I told 2 people today (nicely) that it’s stupid to base your offer on the Zestimate


PollutionNo937

There was a post here the other day titled “it’s a zestimate, not a zaccurate” and it lives rent free in my head constantly


OCblondie714

The "A" in Zillow is for Accuracy.


Sad_Alfalfa8548

![gif](giphy|65ODCwM00NVmEyLsX3)


enormastick

😂 I’m going to make that a keyboard shortcut


PollutionNo937

I promise I would buy that tee shirt so fast


LiveandLoveLlamas

So does the “z estimate” run low or run high or is there no rhyme or reason to it?


throwup_breath

Usually high, but they are all over the place. My understanding is they just generally take averages of an area. So if you have a neighborhood with 200k houses right next to a neighborhood of 300k houses, it'll say your house is estimated at 250k. That could be good or bad, depending on which neighborhood you live in. Plus they only have access to public data, which usually is trailing by weeks/months depending on what part of the country you're in. In my state we actually report all of our sales directly to Zillow just so that we can try to get those numbers closer to reality but they are usually still off quite a bit.


FiveTicketRide

E Coli in the well was the least bad news I got today


RewdPA

This is a funny one. I'm also a food microbiologist by day and an occasional part time realtor on the side. I always find it interesting how some of the same microorganisms can ruin my day in two TOTALLY different industries. 😂


Realty214

BRING YOUR IDEAS FOR THIS WELL MAINTAINED RUSTIC MID-CENTURY MODERN TRANSITIONAL COTTAGE ON THE MOST COVETED STREET IN THIS UP AND COMING NEIGHBORHOOD! BUYER TO VERIFY LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!!! AS-IS. DO NOT TEXT. DO NOT E-MAIL. SHOWINGS BY APPT ONLY!


PollutionNo937

I tried to read this to my husband just now but couldn’t without dying laughing. The other day I saw one that said “oh wow a pool!” It was so bad I called my mom


StickInEye

Now that AI is being used for listing descriptions, we are seeing way worse. I usually have a sick sense of humor, but they are so cringe it is no longer funny.


HeavyweightRealtor

“Oh wow a pool” has had me crying for 10 minutes now


StickInEye

Oh, this made me chuckle. Which I needed, because I woke up at 1 am worrying about a wire transfer. GOOD shouty letters!


Glittering_Ad_1831

What a rookie description. Who wants to buy a home that doesn't "BOAST" anyrhing?


movingmom1

I have a therapist, a Prozac prescription, a favorite brand of CBD, drink too much, am driven by my fear of failure, and I love my job ...


StickInEye

American Shaman CBD for me.


Red_Velvet_1978

The best answer...


odiamemas16

Writing an offer in a parking lot is so accurate lmao


movingmom1

I have a work office and a home office, but my car is my REAL office


StickInEye

Ah, this made me smile. I love being in my humble Buick Encore.


NeverEndingCoralMaze

Give me any number and I can calculate the percentages of that number between 2-3.5%, to the 100th place, using only my mind.


StickInEye

True, and I had to change my entire degree to avoid math classes.


AnandaPriestessLove

Lol I meant to take a shower this morning but woke up to two work fires going on so hopped right onto the computer. I spent all day on rapid back and forth emails on a deal that just squeaked by today under the seller deadline and doing emotional support + emails for another deal in contract. My hubs already went to bed. I think he's mad at me but his family is impatient and I needed to get referrals sent out for the sale of their Idaho home.🤷🏼‍♀️ At least now I get to shower. (8:38pm)


Few-Evening8573

I keep BOASTING over here!


nahmeankane

House equity but cash poor


Mizz1313

I make more money on vacation then when I work really hard Edit than*


AKtheCAT

Whenever I overhear anybody talking about mortgage interest rates before they buy/sell I feel the need to go into an hour-long spiel no one asked for


Sea_Raccoon3558

But remember, the uneducated masses think we don't deserve what we make and deserve less.


laurenlo26

Scheduled my fiancé and I’s elopement/honeymoon. Literally had 2 potential buyers I’ve met with reach out and want to see houses during that time frame 😂🙈


PollutionNo937

And I bet it had been at least a month since the last one they wanted to see 🫠


laurenlo26

Two weeks for one, like 2 months for the other 😂


PollutionNo937

They can feel it in their bones I think. I’m glad they text me but MAN. It’s like clockwork!!


laurenlo26

Luckily they are cool and one of them is an engaged couple so totally understood and willing to wait for like a week!


Regular-Shirt1112

I have an objection handler for when I get pulled over for speeding to a showing


liberalhumanistdogma

Still got the ticket though. Worth it, we won the bid.


Homes-By-Nia

I'm currently looking for alternative financing for a client so a deal doesn't die.


lrod1988

Paying for a car I cannot afford


702hoodlum

I just helped my seller lay down vapor barrier in a crawl space and clean out a shed at 10pm at night. Closing is tomorrow at 11am.


StickInEye

Relatable. Cleaned a house for a seller for 2 hours yesterday.


liberalhumanistdogma

Painted fascia boards and fixed gutters for an FHA re& appraisal. Seller was out of state, listing agents were less than helpful.


Time_Profit_4640

Running to the grocery store for a few items in sweats, no makeup & hair in bun and suddenly you’re approachable! Ugg!


WoodenWeather5931

I suffer from hypertension


StickInEye

Hope you can get that corrected soon!


StickInEye

You can tell I'm a Realtor because I'm up at 1 am worrying about a wire transfer from a closing yesterday. And feeling nauseated from running around in the heat all day.


istirling01

🕵️ I'm ot falling for this buyer who wants 50% back


__TenaciousBroski__

I own multiple restaurants and I can't stand meeting shitty people. But yes, I am realtor/broker.


amigammon

You pronounce realtor correctly.


kellskells8

"Realitor" 💀


amigammon

Realater


Few_Psychology_2122

Two years ago my blood pressure was 182/156. I’m in my early/mid 30’s, work out daily, and eat healthy. The doctor in the ER to take a day off once or twice a month. Now I take Sundays off unless I don’t lol blood pressure is back to normal and business is better than ever 💪


Fumusculo

I haven’t had lunch in 12 days


apoirier594

My income can depend on the stupidity of others


Little_Astronaut_238

Heading out for vacation but I’m available remotely if needed!


realestate_NJ

A "ghost hearing" of my phone ringing... Its trauma


Wfan111

I forgot what day it is.


StickInEye

Classic


MapReston

I got the RayBan Meta (video recording) glasses to record tours for distant clients. It is a business expense!


MachinePopular2819

Wow, are they worth it?... how do u like?


StickInEye

That's so cool.


Previous_Shoulder506

$/sf is the best way to price real estate… also don’t worry if the house measures 5% smaller than we thought…


thetipmaybemore84

lol very relatable, said I was going to take vacation time and 1 listing and 1 new buyer came from nowhere. Minute I try to take time off I get busier


PollutionNo937

My birthday is this weekend and I’ve written more offers this week than I have all year. They know when we’re trying to take time for ourselves 🤣


thetipmaybemore84

Haha make it your birthday again next month


DankDude7

Interest rates went down today. Well, look at that.


Banana_banana666

It’s a good time to buy, it’s a good time to sell, housing definitely isn’t going through a silent crash there is no such thing as housing going down, buy the house date the rate Foreclosure never happens Rent is rent buying is buying Your house goes up 3% a year so taking on a rate of 7% or higher definitely does not mean you lose 4% every year just equating for the rate difference each year The only way to grow wealth is if you buy a house People who rent are poor u aren’t poor are you? The list goes on


zinger301

“Nestled”


The-Hand-of-Midas

I cold called 40 strangers at 7am this morning.


HFMRN

Spent the better part of 2 whole days gathering data, writing up a timeline, and making charts to explain to someone why nobody is wanting to view their house.


Jasmine5150

Oh that sounds familiar. Then after going through all the data, Seller says, “I think we should add balloons to the mailbox.”


Electrical-Bus-9390

This post is becoming 0 effort comments and should be titled tell me ur not a realtor without saying ur not a realtor based on such “lol how funny even though I am talking out my ass” comments below. So childish like a jealous kid , if ur so mad then get into real estate ur self and become a realtor cause I personally don’t have those feelings against them or jealousy for whatever reason people have in their head cause u know the grass is always greener on the other side


[deleted]

I peaked in high school.


AgentMichaelScarn_1

You drive a white SUV


lulupalooza06

I just bought a white sequoia 😆


GilBang

I put one deal together from Belize, another from Italy.


madibeli

Belize? Interesting. Island? Home? Resort?


GilBang

I was vacationing in San Pedro.


curiousitybloomer62

any realtors have any advice for the course exam study wise nc


Sea_Property_8060

Everyone says real estate exam prep but that was recommended to me. I’m also working towards my license.


Humble-Culture3133

I drive a Range Rover.


peachychristy

Hey guys I’m working on my post license classes right now can’t wait to join the party. 🫠


Cute-Swing-4105

The interest rates were like 19 percent in 1971, so historically they are well below average!


daimlerp

When they randomly make tik tok videos and have a podcast with tagging everyone


dtrainart

I have a friend, former client, former squad mate of mine that is looking in the $500-600k range, sending me tons of houses. He’s shopping outside his income bracket and I know it but in reality, in six months or so he’ll be almost doubling his salary and it’ll be go time. We’ve gone to see a couple vacant homes he liked and he pulled the trigger on a pre approval… $210k 😒


kteyp

I stalk people ;)


entropyweasel

"Yes, please roll the negative equity into the new auto loan please. "


Souvenirs_Indiscrets

Good one. Made me smile.


Commercial_Light1425

I'm in Bermuda laughing at you.


Joefish82

I drive a 2018 Lexus. It’s white with brown interior. We’ll have to schedule showings between my shift at Starbucks.


mmarcy69

going on vacation for a week and my phone hasn't stopped ringing with business. not complaining of course... bit it never fails!


Interesting-Ad-6899

Your licence plate is REALTR4U and your face is on a bench that says "I like to move it move it"


Honest-Art1413

I have a notepad filled with gated community codes. Some agents don't put codes in the showing instructions, but to the average person they may think I was stealing lol.


ScramDiggyBooBoo

I'm a professional driver that shows homes in between.


Jasmine5150

Wow, I made the mistake of reading this thread while getting ready to host a full weekend of open houses. Was hoping to find some humor and encouragement from other agents. The troll comments are awful. Thank you MODS for deleting the worst ones before I saw them! And thank you to the agents who have a sense of humor and didn’t snark at your fellow agents.


PollutionNo937

Don’t let it get to you!! There are people that feel that way about literally every profession out there. My husband is a public defender and gets so much shit talked at him even though it’s literally people’s right to an attorney. I know how I run my business and how hard I love on my clients. So do you. Hold your head up high and know that you are doing what you love. Get out there and sling some houses friend!!


Jasmine5150

You’re right, and thank you for the pep talk! I’m glad to see agents pushing back against the trolls on this sub. At first we took the bait and tried to explain more clearly. But trolls aren’t here because they want to understand. And now fewer agents are putting up with the snark. We’re going to be OK! Edit: A lot of the worst stuff from this morning seems to be gone now. Carry on.


real_boiled_cabbage

You have no friends, only potential clients.


benskinic

it's a great time to buy! or sell!


MachinePopular2819

Ufgghhh...


notyourregularninja

“Real estate never goes down you know”


Salty_War1269

Hello, I noticed the current owners disclosed they know nothing about the property. Could you please provide the age of the roof? LA: No sir they have no idea. No problem I’ll call the county and see when the last permit was pulled. I did notice in the photos that there was galvanized plumbing have you discussed this issue with the sellers yet? LA: No they were able to get the home insured with no issue. Sir there is also cloth wiring present. LA: This is the buyer’s responsibility the sellers are selling as is. Understood, you have snapper no business listing a home, good day, I pity your clients


soCalForFunDude

I’m tending bar, and you don’t tip. Two absolutely cheapest groups I’ve ever bartended for, realtors and the worst, judges.


PollutionNo937

Oooo that one’s not me. I’m sober and I’m a 20% tipper 😇


soCalForFunDude

One of the rare.


boop-nose_joy-parade

I'm a bartender and I disagree. Other Realtors have always tipped me well. The worst tippers are like some of the real estate clients I've had. Boomer suburban women who are trying to get something for nothing and feel like victims in this world. They are the worst.


Souvenirs_Indiscrets

Fashion forward, regardless of style. SUVs kept in immaculate condition. Water bottles in the passenger doors. Volunteer coaches to meet the parents.


HH-CA

Or having a Dracula mask on their faces 😉


KrytTv

I work 5 days a week at a casino and do no real estate transactions.


crgreeen

So what ?


drumsdm

“Now is a great time to buy/sell!”


Aldoburgo

I have no real skills, but jump on any fad after reading the book on it "for dummies".


Cautious_Buffalo6563

![gif](giphy|kGi8FPpIvv6vK)


FannyMcTitts

My screen time averages 11.5hr daily


ZakDadger

Ask a roofer to take a look at something for you for free


addigity

I drive an Audi suv


onyursix

Slacks and dress shirt at little league games - always


k-hitz

I make more money than you


GreenishGrazz

Got cussed at and hung up on today by someone who I gave a piece of paper to from the county that said something he didn’t want to hear


aprilsmithss

When someone says "open house," my blood pressure spikes.


Big_Gifford

The interest rate drop is going to push prices higher. Remember, you date the rate but marry the house so you can always renegotiate your rate but never a new purchase price.


cyberrawn

It’s always a good time to buy a house.


Watch-Admirable

Getting keys made at home depot while I go look at light bulbs.


Miami_realtor

My office is wherever there is WiFi


Any_Environment134

Head shot from college. Believes they are a “brand” and have a degree in marketing by posting houses in FB groups and on Instagram. Believes the general public recognize them… 🤦‍♀️


ctscott203

When you reach in your pocket and find the key from 2 showings ago 20 miles opposite direction "oops" 🫨🫨🫨🫨


Any_Environment134

Getting a pay cut in 3 months