collease Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Estate Agent is an option for you though. No shift stuff, no qualifications needed and most can be picked up as you go. You said you like to help people - help them find a house or get involved in management - help them get their boiler fixed You don't have to be a wonker to be an estate agent My cousin is an Estate Agent and a very good one. He now runs a few offices in the Republic of Ireland. I would love his money and his house. Not sure i could sell though i'm not pushy enough to have the killer instinct. I'm too nice. Might have to have a word with him though and see what he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Pron actor? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 My cousin is an Estate Agent and a very good one. He now runs a few offices in the Republic of Ireland. I would love his money and his house. Not sure i could sell though i'm not pushy enough to have the killer instinct. I'm too nice. Might have to have a word with him though and see what he says. You don't necessarily have to do sales. I do lettings and management and I'm nowhere near as mean as some of the agents I've met and don't have to be. If you imagine how you'd like to be treated as someone buying/ renting and then just keep the rest of your cards close to your chest. It's easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I don't really the believe the agent makes much difference when actually viewing a house, you'll either like it, or not, and nothing the agent can say will influence your decision, however pushy they are. What makes a difference, is the overall service you get from your agent, are they actively searching for properties that meet your criteria? do they have a generally pleasant manner? are they professional? It's the one area I don't believe 'pushy' salesmen get any more sales, all they are likely to do is prevent you from using them again, most people will still buy a property in spite of a bad agent, but then won't go back to them when selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Pron actor? :D I'm more suited to a life on radio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I don't really the believe the agent makes much difference when actually viewing a house, you'll either like it, or not, and nothing the agent can say will influence your decision, however pushy they are.What makes a difference, is the overall service you get from your agent, are they actively searching for properties that meet your criteria? do they have a generally pleasant manner? are they professional? It's the one area I don't believe 'pushy' salesmen get any more sales, all they are likely to do is prevent you from using them again, most people will still buy a property in spite of a bad agent, but then won't go back to them when selling. I agree with you, Tipex. The agent doing the viewing (and those doing the viewings will be of a junior/semi-junior position, so perhaps collease has his sights higher in the food chain?) are purely adding to the mix/flavour of the meeting. The seasoned agent (regardless of seniority) will have enbough market knowledge with him/her to sell on a consultative basis rather than the stereotype pushy-2nd-hand-car-sales-style basis (which is, let's face it, how most people envisage estate agents - how so very wrong they all are ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'm more suited to a life on radio! Hung like a teenager, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Hung like a teenager, huh? Thats very insulting to teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I agree with you, Tipex. The agent doing the viewing (and those doing the viewings will be of a junior/semi-junior position, so perhaps collease has his sights higher in the food chain?) are purely adding to the mix/flavour of the meeting. The seasoned agent (regardless of seniority) will have enbough market knowledge with him/her to sell on a consultative basis rather than the stereotype pushy-2nd-hand-car-sales-style basis (which is, let's face it, how most people envisage estate agents - how so very wrong they all are ) Had a word with my cousin and he seems to think like you and Tipex that i could do well in the industry just by being myself honest and up front. I will have to look into the job rols a bit more but the whole meeting people and trying to help them to find what they are looking for does appeal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I'm sure JonC will agree with this. Don't be put off by all the inevitable p1ss taking and estate agent jokes, I, and I'm sure JonC, have heard them all, everyone likes to knock estate agents, but 99% of the time, it's not the agent causing people problems, it's the vendor and/or solicitors, and the agent is obliged to follow their instructions, everyone is quick to blame the agent if a sale falls through, but looking a little deeper usually shows the truth. If there weren't estate agents, everyone would be fecked over left right and centre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 If there weren't estate agents, everyone would be fecked over left right and centre!:assfecking:Can you look yourself in the mirror and say "That is the truth, the whole truth, so help me God" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 :roflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 :assfecking:Can you look yourself in the mirror and say "That is the truth, the whole truth, so help me God" I'm not an estate agent, but yes I can! My family run/own the longest established agents in the town, ive been brought up in it all my life! How would you buy/sell a house without an agent? Stick a note in the window hoping a potential purchaser spots it and psychicly knows how many bedrooms etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I'm sure JonC will agree with this.Don't be put off by all the inevitable p1ss taking and estate agent jokes, I, and I'm sure JonC, have heard them all, everyone likes to knock estate agents, but 99% of the time, it's not the agent causing people problems, it's the vendor and/or solicitors, and the agent is obliged to follow their instructions, everyone is quick to blame the agent if a sale falls through, but looking a little deeper usually shows the truth. If there weren't estate agents, everyone would be fecked over left right and centre! Totally agree. But there are some @rseh0le estate agent companies out there *cough*F0xt0ns*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I'm not an estate agent, but yes I can! My family run/own the longest established agents in the town, ive been brought up in it all my life!How would you buy/sell a house without an agent? Stick a note in the window hoping a potential purchaser spots it and psychicly knows how many bedrooms etc? I've seen it happen. I've responded to such a note. Well, note doesn't quite cover it. It was a homemade board, easily seen from the street. I called the number provided and got details from the seller. Easy. And cheap for the seller I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Yes it does happen obviously, but your advertising to a slightly limited market. There are plenty of stories of people 'going it alone' as it were, and getting f*cked over royally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collease Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I've seen it happen. I've responded to such a note. Well, note doesn't quite cover it. It was a homemade board, easily seen from the street. I called the number provided and got details from the seller. Easy. And cheap for the seller I imagine. There is a guy near me that is advertising his house this way. He lives on a culdasac right at the bottom so unless he is advertising somwhere else he is not going to get much passing interest :suicide: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm not an estate agent, but yes I can! My family run/own the longest established agents in the town, ive been brought up in it all my life!How would you buy/sell a house without an agent? Stick a note in the window hoping a potential purchaser spots it and psychically knows how many bedrooms etc? Sold this privately a few years back for £327.500 Bungalow For Sale, Shorne, Kent Took 4 weeks between setting up web site and sale, cost including local papers, sales board and a few cards in newsagent windows- £400 Agents would have snaffled nearly £7k had I gone down that route Proof that if you know what you are doing that EA's are simply surplus to needs. Added in value is that the Urls; buymyhousedirect.co.uk buymyhousedirect.com buymyhousedirect-northlondon buymyhousedirect-eastlondon buymyhousedirect-westlondon buymyhousedirect-southlondon Are apparently worth quite a bit of dosh. As you may guess, I had planned to take on rightmove and a few other internet property sales. Project on ice awaiting the return of the good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 There are plenty of stories of people 'going it alone' as it were, and getting f*cked over royally. I know of plenty of storied of folks getting f*cked over by estate agents and/or their mate in the financial arm and/or their mate in conveyancing. Talk to Bootsy, he got shafted by the local EA late last year, big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'd love to hear the story, while I'm not saying in this case it isn't true, in most cases, when you hear the full story, it's not the agent to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 No problem using an EA, just go somewhere else for your conveyancing and mortgage. They then have no tied interest. Many people should be able to recommend a good solicitor/conveyancer. I bought my first place using thier recommended solicitor (no problems). Now, I use that very same bod all the time irrelevant of the EA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have heard (but not checked for fact) that you can pay around £250 to advertise your property on the rightmove website now ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have heard (but not checked for fact) that you can pay around £250 to advertise your property on the rightmove website now ...... That is interesting as access to RM was my main reason for using an EA can see in a few years time most houses will be bought/sold direct although will be issues with when can show house + negotiation to overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 can see in a few years time most houses will be bought/sold direct although will be issues with when can show house + negotiation to overcome. unfortunaty selling a house is rather more complicated than just sticking it up on right move, for a start, you need a valuation, which is free if you put your house on the market with the valuing agent, otherwise, your going to have to pay for that. Then who are you going to trust to show people around if your out? Not forgetting that most potential purchasers don't like being shown round by the vendor, as they feel they can't comment on things they don't like. The agent may also have lists of people and investors looking for similar properties. There's obviously a lot more to it than just that, and I'm not saying a private sale won't work or is stupid, but personally, I'd always use an agent. With regards to "majority of houses being sold privately", that'll never happen, you can buy used cars privately, but most people still go via a dealer, because you want the expertise and experience to get the best deal possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330dcoupe Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 What about the police force? kind of fit's all your prerequisites. None office based, decent basic salary and job security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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