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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

What is the opposite of Mentor?  I had people who, by their own actions, showed me what NOT to do!  The wheelin, dealin, Herb Tarlek type of salespeople who made my flesh crawl. 

Oct 14, 2015 11:27 PM
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Maureen Fukumoto
Help-U-Sell Realty Pro - Mililani, HI
Maureen

I wish I had.  Everything I learned was on my own.  If I had it do do all over again I would have found a top producer and offered to follopw them around and help them just for the training.

Oct 14, 2015 02:37 PM
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Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

i did, my mom.. when i was 10. she encouraged me in my design and plan making. the most hopeful thing? she pushed me as nobody else could :)

Oct 14, 2015 02:28 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

When I started, they didn't have mentors in the sense they have them today. I think many brokers like their newbies to have mentors as a way of delegating training.  My first office had a a broker who was a newbie manager, and it was an office that had been falling apart.  She filled it with a lot new agents and watched us like a hawk.  The company had fabulous post-licensing training, and she added to that with sessions in the office covering crafting offers that sellers could love, negotiating to close gaps between what the sellers wanted and what the buyers were offering, and the many legal consequences of how we did our jobs.  She was supervisor and mentor and wise woman all rolled into one.  I was really lucky.

Oct 14, 2015 12:36 PM
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

No I didn't have either, I had to figure it out on my own for the first four months. Then I bacame a partner and she walked away from being productive and got half my money.  I learned the hard way...

Oct 14, 2015 12:34 PM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner Mentoring wasn't very common when I first got into this business. I did have one when I transitioned into commercial real estate. She taught me everything she knew about the business.

Oct 14, 2015 11:27 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I had a mentor when I started listing new homes...it was the builder....he taught me everything that I know about building a home....and from there I sat for my Massachusetts Builders License (unrestricted) for residential and commercial buildings.... that builder literally put me on the map with new construction in my area....

Oct 14, 2015 10:56 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

My college advisor was a retired deputy chief of the Forest Service and was instrumental gaining me some of my first jobs as well as some large contracts after I started my consulting firm.

Oct 14, 2015 10:35 PM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Yes I did.  She told me assume no one is going to do their job except you.

Oct 14, 2015 10:25 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

"it's one play at a time. Win or lose, prepare to execute the next play flawlessly."

You win, one play at a time.

Oct 14, 2015 10:19 PM
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

No mentoring at the onset, it was more wing and a prayer. Later I had two mentors at different times, one taught me to become systems oriented and the other brought a wealth of knowledge and made it easily accesible.   

Oct 14, 2015 10:19 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I used to attend all the free seminar and read books and listened to tapes. 

Oct 14, 2015 09:36 PM
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Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

she gave me my first lead and that enabled me to close a deal and feel like a realtor!

Oct 14, 2015 09:11 PM
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Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

I did.  they really helped explain a lot of their processes and how they screening their customers to improve close rates.

Oct 14, 2015 07:57 PM
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Thursday morning Karen. No, I did not have a mentor when I started. Home inspectors looked at newbies in the business as competition.

Oct 14, 2015 07:14 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Karen. I did not, not sure I would have been a good listener, especially early in my career.

Oct 14, 2015 05:43 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I didn't, but I wish I did. I've been a mentor many times over, however.

Oct 14, 2015 04:42 PM
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David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Karen,

 

I wish I could tell you I did and the wonderful things they did for me. Instead, when I was just a few weeks into the business I was mentoring new agents.

Oct 14, 2015 01:25 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

When I started 10 years ago a former co-worker of my wife from many years ago asked me to join him. I would not want to pay a mentorship fee. He let me share his 2 room private office for free.  I helped him and got my business started.  Some office mentorship includes leads.... In this case he did not.   After I learned the ropes I went out on my own. To have realtors work with you one needs to be generous on the bottom line.  Most new agents are not looking for a lawyer or service quality contract reviewers. They want a coach to provide leads getting business started....  

Oct 14, 2015 12:44 PM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I started with a company run by 7 owners that were Realtors as well.  I learned something from each of them.  My Broker was also a Mentor.  I learned it all and was fortunate to be starting off at the tail end of the 1996 Recession so they all had time to share the tricks of the trade and standards of the industry.

Oct 15, 2015 07:12 AM
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Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Interesting. I know that formal mentoring programs are not as common as they should be, but I assumed most people had someone who took them under their wing. 

Oct 14, 2015 11:56 PM