Thread: What to do with down time at the new office

Your broker should be using this time to train you on how to sell real estate. If your broker doesn't offer training you might want to take the time to look for a broker who will train you.

One time consuming thing you can do with your down time is preview houses for sale. No matter how long you have been selling, a thorough knowledge of the available product is always a plus.

I start as soon as my license arrives in the mail. Oh yeah, the broker will be training me and I'll be assigned to an experienced agent to shadow. I see, go out and scope out the houses, get all the info, right. Damn, why the hell didn't I think of that? Good idea even if I must remain in the office, all the info should be right there for me to peruse...Alright thanks man.
CM

You shouldn't have to remain in the office all the time. Go out and see the insides of the houses.

Yeah, thanks again man. Saw your site, very professional and easy on the eyes BTW. Believe it or not, the broker who was going to hire me, called me back (after TWO of my calls to her) and said this bulls**t line: "Well, after much thought last night, we're entering our busy season and there won't be anyone around to train you." Yeah, sure. One broker said it's slow, the other, just two days later said it's their busy season. Why can't people just tell the truth? So, I had an interview about two hours ago and I start with a better office on Monday. This new office doesn't require mandated weekends or mandated babysitting duties because they, unlike the others, have a secretary to open and close the office and answer the phones. I've got full reign as to which counties I want to work, there's no assigned territory or any lines drawn anywhere either. I can work out of my house if I want and I'll be assigned to an agent "that I'm comfortable with." There's a foreclosure specialist in this office that I've seen on tv all the time too.

I know it's slow and all, but now I won't be sitting around my house all day anymore watching tv or chasing after pennyless, tirekickers of insurance prospects who have no money for the first premium.

-CM

Originally Posted by Chrisopher Moltisanti

Hey guys,

Look, I'm starting with a broker with a very large name, tomorrow. She said to me just yesterday: "You're going to have some down time, a lot of down time in the beginning." I understand surely. But what can I do all day besides read the inter-office manual and learn their software? I'm 1/2 German, so these activities I assure you will only take me an hour.

I already have maps of my surrounding areas. All I have to do is obtain electronic keys to the various developments and get my picture taken. Ok, that'll take another hour. There's two down out of an eight hour day.....

I can't be expected to sit around the office all day, even if it's just for a few days: there's nothing to do! What? Cold call?
Calling warm leads? Does this even happen anymore?

What did some of you do your first few days?

Thanks
-CM

Get a broker who likes training new salespeople. As around, they are out there. Commission splits are not important at this satge of your career (100% of nothing is still nothing) so go find someone who knows what they are doing and go with them.

If you have a website, it sound like a good time to do some SEO work. If you don't have a site, then spend the time deteriming what you would like you site to look like, it's features and navigation system.

Yeah, I've already located a company that specializes in Realty website design. I can't afford to have it designed right now, so it's only on paper.
This new broker I'm hooking up with tomorrow says I'll be training with a Realtor of my choise, for six months. They also don't pull any of that "show your face" madated babysitting the office crap. This one broker/owner at C21 I interviewed in April actually insisted Associates of all people, be on a rotating schedule to either open or close his office! Hello!? Isn't that what a secretary's for? Cheap *******.

I always hated the offices that required floor time. When I started in real estate there was still a fair amount of leads that called into the office or walked through the door. Now-a-days this has become slim to none. Don't waste your time doing floor time. You would be better off working the numbers of knocking doors.

Hey thanks man. This new office I start at in a few hours, seems very easy going. Nothing's mandated. They have associates working p/t and one that works exclusively from his home. They said they get walk-ins and I believe them because they're just 4 miles from a major highway and they're only one of two brokers in the area.

I'm going to try and get my training from the foreclosure expert, if he likes me and wants me to shadow him that is. If not, there are other nice folks in this office that I've met that'll probably work with me. Yeah, (doing my best Ralph Furely impression), you know, I consider myself to be a good lookin guy and all....so......yeah....Sniff, gotta me the kids down at the Reagle Beagle....