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Rainer
279,878
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

No.

Aug 05, 2018 06:23 PM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

I 'own' my business and am a broker.

Mar 14, 2018 07:38 PM
Rainmaker
582,106
Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -

Let's start with the benign myth that you "own your own business" when you work for a broker. Any career where you can be removed from your job by a supervisor or manager is not  owning your own business.  Regardless of what any franchise marketing pitchman tells you, you and your work activities are supervised and you answer to the designated broker/manager and to the Company. 

Mar 23, 2015 01:02 AM
Rainmaker
4,582,734
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Charles --- even if we work under a brokerage and may not be "in charge" we can still operate as our own business albeit with stricter guidelines than exist if we truly owned the business.

I find that our brokerage is careful to use words like "suggest" "recommend" and the like when they are presenting marketing concepts but remain(as I believe they should) steadfast when it comes to procedural, contract and legal issues.   I don't have a particular problem with that.  And if I did -- I always have the option of leaving.  

Mar 23, 2015 02:41 AM
Ambassador
6,419,479
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

You are an AGENT of the Broker.

Jan 04, 2020 10:59 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,773
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

You have to prove your worth, Charles.

Aug 10, 2018 10:15 PM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Depends on the situation.

Jul 02, 2018 05:39 AM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

The broker needs to realize where their place is!

Mar 23, 2015 02:32 PM
Rainmaker
1,153,794
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

The designated Broker controls your actions when necessary for the sake of the company so I have no problem there, however, another associate has no jurisdiction in the matter Charles Ross.

Mar 23, 2015 12:51 AM
Rainmaker
1,664,336
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I had a Agent who was mad that I had a listing in a bidding war ask who is your QB?  I simply stated you're speaking with him.  Man did his attitude change for the better!

Mar 23, 2015 12:01 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

A broker with such mentality will be presiding over an empty corral.

Another agent attempting the same, will learn what poking the bear means.

Mar 22, 2015 11:07 PM