Have you ever wondered what a Realtor® does all day? Come spend the day with me!
Today I thought I would take you along on Tuesday. One of the things that I enjoy about my job is that everyday is different. While I have set routines for what to do when I walk a home with a first time homebuyer or go to a closing, my schedule for the day is fluid and changes based on my clients needs. Here is what my day as a Locust Grove Realtor ® looked like.
6:00 a.m. Good morning! Thanks to the tussle between two neighborhood dogs on an early morning walk, I’m up. I spend a few minutes admiring the dedication of pet owners to be up and out in the dark cold morning to walk their friends, and then I check emails and make some notes about what I need to do today in the office.
7:00-8:00 a.m. It’s time to get the littlest Jones up and ready for school. After breakfast, we head off to the bus stop.
9:00-10:30 a.m. I spend time doing paperwork…my least favorite part of the day as a Locust Grove Realtor ®, but the coffee is kicking in. When I can’t stand to stare at the screen anymore, I call two clients to give them updates about recent showings they had on their homes. I respond to emails and texts and schedule a septic inspection. I won’t be sharing pictures from that- you are welcome.
10:30-11:15 a.m. I got the call from a buyer’s agent that the final walk-through went well and they have signed the papers at closing. I drove over to the home to get my sign and lock box off the property. I also let the seller know everything went well. I stop at the post office and grab some stamps.
11:15-11:30 a.m. This Locust Grove Realtor ® is hungry so it’s lunch time! It was leftovers from last night’s dinner-chicken quesadilla.
11:30-1:00 p.m. It’s time to hit the road again. I stop by a home my out of town buyer is purchasing in Orange to make sure that items on the home inspection request list have been repaired. Then I replaced a few road direction signs to a home I have for sale in the area that have disappeared. I have phone conversations with a title company, lender, and clients along the way. I add a pending sign to a property that just went under contract.
1:00-2:00 p.m. Change in plans! I was going to finish the paperwork, but I got a call from a buyer who wanted to see a home in Lake of the Woods. I work on scheduling a showing for later in the day. Then I head to the office and do a little more research on the home in Lake of the Woods. I check in with a builder on the progress of a home for my buyers that should be completed in a few weeks.
2:00-2:30 p.m. I have a scheduled call with a moving company that a seller is using to help coordinate an out of state move.
2:30-5:00 p.m. I complete a comparative market analysis for a seller. I force myself to finish the paperwork from this morning. Then I head out just before four for the showing with my buyer in Lake of the Woods. During this time, I also have answered several phone calls including one from someone in California trying to get me to extend my car warranty and another from the “finance department of the business.”
5:00-7:00 p.m. It’s dinner time for this Locust Grove Realtor ®! I arrive home after the showing and have dinner with my family. Afterwards, I do some homework with the littlest Jones and play the game of Life. Spoiler alert: It didn’t go well. I won and the littlest Jones lost.
7:00 p.m. I touch base with a client about coordinating times for a construction crew to come to her property. Then my email notification rings and I see that there is an offer for one of my seller’s homes. Yeah! I look it over and jump on the phone with the seller to discuss.
8:45 p.m. It’s time to call it a day; a few episodes of the Office and this Locust Grove Realtor ® is out.
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