by Phil Hoover, Real Estate Broker

Sometimes I Dream

Sometimes I dream of offering ala carte fees for each service I provide.

And, when I dream, I wonder what it would be like to get paid for:

  • Each home I show to a buyer (with fond memories of the buyer I showed 200 homes ).
  • Each listing proposal I present to a seller who thinks I’m “negative”.
  • Each home I preview for a buyer.
  • Each home inspection I arrange and attend.
  • Each negotiation over price, terms, closing date, possession, personal property included/excluded, and home inspection repairs that I successfully conclude.
  • Each document I prepare.
  • Each document I review.
  • Each question I answer.
  • Each phone call I return.
  • Each e-mail I reply to (with fond memories of the buyer who exchanged 565 e-mails with me, then bought one of the homes I recommended from another agent).
  • Each home I photograph.
  • Each virtual tour I prepare.
  • Each flyer I prepare/print.
  • Each closing I attend.
  • Each time I tell the truth, even it’s to my detriment.

Most of all, I dream of getting paid for my services when I provide them instead of only getting paid if and when a transaction closes.

If I could get paid for each service I provide, when I provide it, I wouldn’t have to charge a percentage-based commission and listen to people complain about my fee.

But, for now, I must stick with the existing system, regardless of how flawed it may be.

I must settle for getting paid only for results.

Which is, perhaps, as it should be.

November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Inside Real Estate Print This Post Print This Post
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