The next mission...

Girls, don't be jealous, but I'm shopping, shopping shopping.... for a place to conduct my real estate business.

It's not an easy choice. Residential consumers prefer to work with the national brokerages, but there is a price to pay for that service. This is especially true given the fact that I will only be working part-time. Given that I will have to work pretty hard to get my business rolling, I will need all of the business that I can get. I'm going to push hard to get people I know to push hard for me. I want to take advantage of referal bonuses. If you know someone and it leads to a sale, I will make sure that I don't forget where the business came from.

I'm an accountant, so I've been trained in conducting business with fairness and integrity. I know a good deal when I see one, but I'm going out to make long-lasting business relationships. I think I needed to mention this because if you can refer someone to me, I want to be a trustworthy realtor that you don't mind giving referals to. I know that your referal is also your reputation on the line if a deal between me and a client goes sour. I promise to respect that trust you will have given me. I think it's the cornerstone of my future business.

I'll likely be making some formal announcements with posters, emails, and phone calls to announce when I am a member of a brokerage. You can stay tuned for that announcement soon.