Does the Company you keep make a difference?

 We believe the company you keep can weigh you down or lift you to new heights. I’m often asked in the interviewing process by other agents “why do you think my business will be better with you?” I used to spend time thinking about the individual person and how they work and their individual style, until one day I finally got it. Universally we all perform better with a better supporting cast, staff, and other agents, who are a critical part to our individual success.

Very few people reach great heights alone. Edison may get credit for the light bulb. Jobs may have received the accolades for Apple’s success as did Gates with Microsoft, but I would guess they would all share the applause with worthy people that helped along the way. I have attended a lot of golf matches over the last year with my 13 year old son and when we started he would look for events where the kids had higher scores so he would have a better chance at placing in the top 3. Half way through the year we realized he was scoring better when he played with the top talent, and even though he was not an award winner, his game was improving and his score was coming down.

Much the same in real estate, if you work with higher producers they help you stay on track and the conversations are generally the type of positive conversation that keeps your head in the game and pushing forward. Think about what you can learn and share with like-minded people and how you can push and challenge each other.

Recently, I attended the Real Trends convention and found out what happens when you put a lot of very successful agents under one roof and it felt great, so I must brag just a bit about my all star agents. In case you don’t know, Real Trends tracks the Real Estate Brokerage business—yes, all 77,000 Real Estate offices in the U.S. and Canada. While attending the Real Trends convention, I learned that RE/MAX Ability Plus was recognized for the following success:

10^th Fastest growing RE/MAX in the USA for % of Volume growth out of 3,300 offices.

12^th Fastest growing RE/MAX in the USA for % of Transaction growth out of 3,300 offices.

37^th   Fastest growing Real Estate Company in the USA for % of Volume growth of of 77k offices.
 

45^nd Fastest growing Real Estate Company in the USA for % of Transaction growth out of 77k offices.

One of the teams with my office had a 17 year career with another local broker in my area and then joined RE/MAX Ability Plus. In their first year they went from their normal 10 million dollar year to 18 million-- same team, same market and honestly the only major change was the association with people who had sold more than them and helped them to challenge themselves to new heights. No magic, just dreaming bigger.

Bon Appetit, Jimmy Dulin