Last week, June 2, was my first day on the job. I was a little under-prepaired for work because i had not signed any contracts yet and Bill just kind of told me to show up at the office at 8 to go do some stuff, i was unaware that i would be getting started and be in the office until 2-3 that day.
June 2...day 1. On my first day I was lucky enough to get out in the field and shadow Bill. We went to a property out in Louisville in a new subdivision and did a final walk through with Bill's client. He show me a few things about the property during the walk through to pick up on and the important pieces that MUST be finished on the property before closing. Everything looked good. From there we met an appraiser at the clients current home that she is looking to sell. -The property was looked to sell about $350,000, which coming from St. Louis I was like NO EFFING WAY that house is more than $120,000, that was my first lesson. I quickly learned the value of property in a Mountain town. A small Ranch home with 3 bedrooms on a 1/4 acre are more than double the value here in Boulder than where i'm from.
After meeting the appraiser at the house we met up with the client at a Title company to sign the final paperwork and close the deal. Little did I know that it takes about an hour to go through all the documents and sign everything, i almost fell asleep in a chair in the corner. But honestly, it was a really cool experience the first day on the job.
June 3...day 2. I wasn't really sure what to do today, since yesterday was a full day i was expecting to work all day but i really didn't know what I was going to do that day. It was a little more boring because we didn't get to leave the office but i was able to start learning about Bill and his current social media presence. I was pretty surprised that he has an account for every social media thing you can think of but just when i was impressed, i logged on the each one and it hasn't been updated in a month. Bill! But fortunately i've been playing around with that stuff for him and we should have his newly redesigned webpage and social platforms all up to date and ready to be utilized.
June 5...day 3. This was a Sunday, and Bill asked me to help him show an open house, being the new guy I couldn't say no. So from 1-3 on a warm summer afternoon, while the Cardinals were on TV playing the cubs i was stuck sweeping some dudes house and host an open house. The open house was a flop and to top it off the homeowner's did not have a TV so we couldn't even watch the game as i stared at the floor for two hours. It was not a total failure, Bill and i got to spend some time together and learn about each other and teach me more about the life of an agent. -I accredit to flop to be from an overpriced home for the size and presentation of the home. The homeowner's are asking for way to much even though its close to $200,000 above what they had originally paid for it 5 years ago. But Bill has been working on this property for a long time and it seems like the owners are sitting on a high horse and think their tiny little ranch home, because its in Boulder, will sell for as high as they think. If they want it sold this year, they better knock down the price.
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