Why did you become a real estate agent?

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Tony Trotter, Real estate investor/Entrepreneur (Diadem Holdings, LLC)

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

To be an entrepreneur and not beholden to corporate life from which I retired after almost 20 years.

Nov 16, 2015 08:26 PM

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John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque, NM
Marco Giancola

Miami Beach, FL
Richard Weeks

Dallas, TX
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

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Marco Giancola

Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL

Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

I think it was my love of architecture and the excitment of selling. I also wanted to be my own boss

Nov 16, 2015 07:15 PM

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Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.

Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good Tuesday morning Tony. I am becoming a real estate agent so that I can understand what goes on on the other side of the fence.

Nov 16, 2015 05:17 PM

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Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Joe Petrowsky

Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT

Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Tony. I wrote in my high school yearbook that I plan on going into the real estate business. It was a no brainer for me.

Real estate is also what brought me into the mortgage business.

Nov 16, 2015 04:07 PM

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Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I worked for a broker and loved the business from first exposure. I went from assitant to broker/owner in 3 years.

Nov 16, 2015 12:00 PM

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Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ

Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

To stop getting on airplanes 2 and 3 times a week...

Nov 16, 2015 11:01 PM

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Tony and Suzanne Marri...

Scottsdale, AZ

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Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I'm a glutton for punishment....and I wanted to make more money than I made teaching high school....

Nov 16, 2015 10:07 PM

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Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ

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John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM

Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

My Mom begged me to move to Albuquerque and join her in RE.

Nov 16, 2015 09:50 PM

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John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque, NM

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Richard Weeks

Dallas, TX

REALTOR®, Broker

I wanted to be a business owner.

Nov 16, 2015 09:21 PM

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Marco Giancola

Miami Beach, FL

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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I became a real estate broker and opened an office as a career choice after finishing law school.

Nov 16, 2015 09:02 PM

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Marco Giancola

Miami Beach, FL

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Gita Bantwal

RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA

REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I was a customer service rep at a bank and wanted to work my flexible hours.

Nov 16, 2015 08:39 PM

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Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

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Larry Johnston

Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN

Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

My wife was already in Real Estate when I lost my job due to downsizing. I joined the Real Estate Profession soon after.

Nov 16, 2015 12:13 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Seemed like something interesting to do.

Feb 08, 2019 11:03 PM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Schedule flexibility and I thought I would be good at it.

Nov 17, 2015 11:33 AM

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA

Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

To be my own boss and to have a greater work/life balance. Did 15+ in corporate america, it was time for a change.

Nov 17, 2015 03:00 AM

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Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

When I was married, my husband and I thought about doing some fix n flips. While I was in school, it sounded like a fun career choice, and could make more than I did in Corporate life. The rest is history!

Nov 16, 2015 11:41 PM

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Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Tony Trotter My Wife was already an agent.

Nov 16, 2015 10:42 PM

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Candice A. Donofrio

Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ

928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Several reasons: bored with many years in radio, loved houses and had a really bad experience with an agent that made me think I could do better.

Nov 16, 2015 10:34 PM

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To be an entrepreneur and not beholden to corporate life from which I retired after almost 20 years.
I think it was my love of architecture and the excitment of selling. I also wanted to be my own boss
Good Tuesday morning Tony. I am becoming a real estate agent so that I can understand what goes on on the other side of the fence.
Good morning Tony. I wrote in my high school yearbook that I plan on going into the real estate business. It was a no brainer for me.

Real estate is also what brought me into the mortgage business.
I worked for a broker and loved the business from first exposure. I went from assitant to broker/owner in 3 years.
I'm a glutton for punishment....and I wanted to make more money than I made teaching high school....
I became a real estate broker and opened an office as a career choice after finishing law school.
I was a customer service rep at a bank and wanted to work my flexible hours.
My wife was already in Real Estate when I lost my job due to downsizing. I joined the Real Estate Profession soon after.
To be my own boss and to have a greater work/life balance. Did 15+ in corporate america, it was time for a change.
When I was married, my husband and I thought about doing some fix n flips. While I was in school, it sounded like a fun career choice, and could make more than I did in Corporate life. The rest is history!
Several reasons: bored with many years in radio, loved houses and had a really bad experience with an agent that made me think I could do better.