Vancouver Condo Real Estate Video Blog #287 - April 8, 2009
Don't Become a Realtor for the Money, It Will Eat You Alive
Ian Watt video blogs about becoming a realtor and how people should not get in to it for the money because in this market, its very difficult business to survive in. If you want to voice your opinion or if you don't care for Ian's comments please email your feedback to ianwatt@ianwatt.ca and visit http://www.ianwatt.ca/RealEstateVideos for all the Ian Watt Real Estate Video Blogs.
Ian Watt : Hi good afternoon! It's Ian Watt in Downtown
Vancouver. I got a twit yesterday from a guy whose thinking about
getting into the business. "Any suggestions, Ian or any advice?" And I
twitted back " that's great get into the business. Don't get into it
for the the money or you'll be eaten alive". This is a very difficult
business to be in and if you're just thinking about the dollar bills,
you're not gonna do all that well. The top ten percent of all the
realtors that do all the business really have a passion for the
industry and what they do. I love my job. If I won a hundred million of
dollars, I'd still go back to work tomorrow. I love it that much. I
have a ton of passion for everything we do and my goals wouldn't change
at all if I won that money. Because my goals are not about dollar
bills. Of course, dollar bills help because without profits you're
business is not gonna stay alive. Like profits are like oxygen to
people, profits are for business it's the same thing. Maybe I can't say
it is eloquently but the whole purpose of your business is not money.
The whole purpose of life is not oxygen. But without it, you can't
survive. So that's one thing to remember but like people like Bill
Gates or Steve Jobs, they don't do their job for the money. They do it
cause they love it and the money comes so that's very important because
you know what? Sure we can make 10 or 20 thousand dollars on an end but
if you're only doing one every 6 months, what good is that? You might
as well work at safely, punch in, punch out with no responsibility
whatsoever. So don't get into this business with dollar bills in your
eyes. You'll be dead soon. If you love real estate, you love dealing
with people and you love marketing, great job to be in and I love it.
My name is Ian Watt. If you want to discuss becoming a realtor. You can
always email me at ianwatt@ianwatt.ca. Thank you very much and have a
great day!