A Real Estate Agent Work - Life Balance.
Real estate agents fall into a general pattern of being in between office duties and appointments but each day is a unique day with variables of client meetings, apartment showings or any other property responsibility.
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There's are a lot of underlying responsibility variations and a number of tasks that agents must do on a day-to-day basis. A realtor can go a day without any marketing and lead generation but still, there is career development, client appointment, research, or any administrative duties.
The real estate industry is fast paced in nature and with this, some realtors have learnt to establish a strict log off time at the end of the day while others can work with little breaks in between their schedule without a specific no-work time.
A lot can be added on your plate as an agent especially when the property market is hot and homes are selling at a fast pace. It's during this time that clients who need to be shown around and buyers with papers on their right hands might push you to find some balance in your life before you loose it.
• Seeking help
As a realtor, one must know when to ask for an extra hand. Things like 'let me handle clients on a Saturday and a colleague sort out the ones streaming on Sunday" already gives you a whole day duty free. If you are not the type of person to share authority equally maybe an assistant might be a good start. With this you can work on issues outside your work scope being that work will still continue even when you not around.
• Time priority
When it comes to time, one can easily forget what's on their schedule and maybe sweep out easily what they never scheduled to carry out. Time priority also helps one to focus on their loved ones and family, scheduling some family time on your to-do list is a way of preventing yourself from getting submerged on the hustle and bustle of the property market.
• Administrative duties
Buying or selling of property is a legal transaction that comes with many paperwork. For your administration time, schedule it in between normal working hours, a 9 - 5 won't be a bad start and as an agent attend to work duties during the time in between. The onset of the pandemic has seen many people working from home but still didn't solve the issue of getting burn out. At the end of the day, one should stick to a schedule when it comes to administration.
• making boundaries
The temptations of staying on your phone all day and night with your clients with no specific day to yourself can often lead to burnout. Vacations should not see you answering to office duties, meeting clients or even marketing your property. The end of your office duties in a day should not border your out of office life. Letting clients know this boundary is a good start for it will prevent them from reaching out to you when you are in the middle of family time even if they are going through major financial decisions.
Making a healthy work-life balance is not a walk in the park, it's a time-taking journey with several fall outs. Consistency and patience will get you there. But start by figuring out what can work for you then it will be worth it.
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