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Ari Taylor, Realtor with Century 21 North Shore! (Century 21 North Shore)

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Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Confusing, exciting and all new-loved it! It took about 3 months then things popped!

Feb 25, 2016 07:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

It was great, I had over four million in closed transactions and was named Rookie of the Year for my county in Florida.  I was also Rookie of the year for my region in the company.  During that year I had two floor calls that led to almost half of my production.  Even then I knew that getting a floor call that leads to a listing and a sale that totals over a million dollars in production was not normal.

Feb 25, 2016 01:03 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,323
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Awesome

Feb 25, 2016 09:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I got divorced

Feb 25, 2016 08:20 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,183
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Lots of surprises.   

Feb 25, 2016 04:42 PM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Very interesting. I'm still here.

Feb 25, 2016 04:13 PM
Rainmaker
634,482
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Good. I started when the market was strong which was easier than during the recession. My real estate commissions were second-income for me and well worth the additional hours I committed to it.

Feb 25, 2016 04:12 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Miserable. I had no idea what to do and was too arrogant to admit it, lol. 

Feb 25, 2016 04:02 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Ariane Taylor It was all learning - at KW. And it has helped me a lot since then.

Feb 25, 2016 03:32 PM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

All of the above!  And it was a great year.

Feb 25, 2016 02:51 PM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Exciting and then it became a job!

Feb 25, 2016 12:39 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

nada transaction til year end. I am better than other 70% who scored zilch. Half of them dropped out quickly. 

RE is not meant for every one.

Feb 25, 2016 12:14 PM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

The challenge of learning all I could and the excitement helping others buy a home.  

Feb 25, 2016 12:01 PM
Rainmaker
617,935
David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Ariane,
I had been a real estate investor and a mortgage lender so I got off to a fairly quick start. I got some great advice about my first month, Never be afraid to move up in price” so I tried as quickly as I could to learn the upper priced and luxury home market. It has paid off.

Feb 25, 2016 11:55 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,398
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

In short, a real learning experience!

Feb 25, 2016 09:30 PM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Rewarding

Feb 25, 2016 09:23 PM
Rainmaker
1,661,936
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

It was hectic as the market was super hot! 

Feb 25, 2016 08:55 PM
Rainmaker
851,242
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Unsettling and nerve wracking...  But I kept working the systems and it all fell into place.

Feb 25, 2016 08:23 PM
Ambassador
2,061,803
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

My first year, all the other agents told me that I'd missed the "big market"... houses aren't selling as fast, we're not seeing "multiple offers" anymore... floor-time is terrible.

Fortunately I didn't listen to the nay-sayers.  I sold my first property six-weeks in, I met, and exceeded my own personal goals and sold 12 properties the first year (plus one rental), held 51 open-houses that year (I took my birthday weekend off), and I found myself in the midst of three multiple offers (emerging as the winning bid)... and floor... well, floor was great.

And that was only "part time", as I transitioned from another business.

Good thing I didn't listen.

Feb 25, 2016 09:53 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Interesting!

Feb 25, 2016 09:43 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I entered at the end of 1989, and in my first year I sold 48 HUD or VA repos. That was the Oklahoma market at the time. I did open houses three days a week for two years which is the way you got clients. HUD had a $100 down plocy on repos so that was very attractive.

Feb 25, 2016 09:17 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

It was good.

Feb 25, 2016 08:50 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,554
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I got into real estate in the late 90's and the market was great, was easy to get started.

Feb 26, 2016 11:37 PM
Ambassador
6,393,404
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

That's a lot of questions there Ariane, I could fill a book with the answer.

Feb 26, 2016 10:42 AM
Rainmaker
763,883
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I started real estate in November of 1996.  This was a time that we were heading to the end of a long and horrendous recession that began in 1989 and was complicated by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.  My first year in real estate began with a company run by 7 of the owners of the company.  They all had time to teach me and share secrets.  They saw how dedicate I was and shared freely.  My first sale was 7 months later and by the end of my second year I made the top 15 in the company.  That first year I workd 14 - 16 hour days to make sure I could support my family.

Feb 26, 2016 05:02 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I've had two.  When I initially got in (not that great) and when I went back in fulltime last April.  Second time around was amazing.  Doublesided a $1.1 million dollar listing right out of the gate.  I had investor clients lined up already and a few of my friends.  Started off with a bang.

Feb 26, 2016 03:40 AM
Rainmaker
1,090,637
Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

A real learning experience! I will always be thankful for one agent (top producer) who gave me so much help and advice. She was a great mentor.

 

 

Feb 26, 2016 01:25 AM
Rainmaker
516,437
Brenda J. Andrew
ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX
Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

It was great! I did as much in sales, & made as much as the job I left behind.  I never looked back!

Feb 26, 2016 12:50 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,134
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

There was much to learn.

Feb 26, 2016 12:27 AM
Rainmaker
1,209,215
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Oh geez...  that brings back some memories.  

It was 2008 so the market was junk.  The first six months were terrible and we found a little success the second half of the year.  It took us about 3 full years before we saw real success.  

It's a tough gig!

Feb 25, 2016 11:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

A new learning curve compared to auto sales. As there was a lot of down time did a lot of real estate books and courses to become better.

Feb 25, 2016 10:43 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Ariane Taylor Challenging!

Feb 25, 2016 10:40 PM