A Day in the Life of a Realtor

Have you ever wondered what your realtor does for you?  I sometimes think that the perceptions of what an agent does from day to day, is often misunderstood.

It's no secret that the state of the market is a little soft right now which means your agent is working harder than ever to find a buyer or renter for your property.  Let's have a look at a typical day here in Huatulco.  Oh, and despite what all of our friends think, we don't go to the beach everyday, we work hard down here!

6:30am - Wake up early and take the dog for a walk before checking the incoming emails.  Sometimes, this is the best time to be online as the distractions of the office have not yet taken hold

9:00am - Arrive at the office and conduct sales meeting and the days follow up and any pending deals in the pipeline

10:00am - Follow up emails or phone calls with clients

11:00am - Discuss and implement any marketing initiatives for listed properties or brand development

12:00am - Follow up with any rental vacation inquiries received and manage the rental client and their property desires, check availability, special needs, coordinate payment, airport arrival, and other details related to their stay

1:00pm - Conduct prospective buyer meetings or property tours

2:00pm - Lunch.

3:00pm - Compose online marketing for mass email blasts about our properties

4:00pm - Prospect for buyers through existing network and other brokers in Mexico and other countries

5:00pm - Follow up on any property management issues and tend to these issues

6:00pm - Blog, Tweet, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and any other social media that the company may be using to connect to our clients better and open up other networks for sales, rentals, or property management opportunities.

6:30pm - Go home, feed the dog

7:30pm - Meet clients for dinner to discuss the properties they were interested in, or prospect for new buyers by socializing at restaurants, bars, or other social venues

9:30pm - Head home and hit the sheets by 10:30pm

What a day!  So, there you have it, this is the Coles Notes version of a day in the life of a real estate agent in Huatulco.  Granted that not all of these things occur everyday of the week, but I think you get the jist.  Your agents and your brokers wear many different hats down here.  We are typically CEOs, accountants, marketers, sales agents, property managers, rental managers, shuttle drivers and tour guides all in one. 

Oh, and did I mention that we work 6-7 days a week!