Avoid broker fees?

Might be true for a house, they certainly market those harder. But building land? I requested the exposé 10 minutes after the listing was online (search agent). There were a maximum of 2-3 simultaneous interested parties. I paid for it. But that was very easy money.

As already said: after a deal, the person involved only sees themselves. That the creation of an exposé is also time-consuming is not seen: every word written there must be checked or even worked out by the realtor. Otherwise, he would be a fraud. And how many plots of land exactly does THAT realtor sell, yours? Maybe one a year, but he has five real estate ghosts from the 60s/70s, some of which come and go (unsold, but with pre-invested work), two of which are brokered, meaning commission. And now calculate his hourly wage for yourself - minus hours worked, rent, work equipment, and work effort. By the way, a contract at IS24 costs agents a four-figure sum (quarterly? at least that was personal info some years ago, when IS24 massively increased their fees, I don't have current numbers) ...

What did you expect? Lawyer? :) My wife is a lawyer, she is by far not as argumentative as I am.

No – lawyers are generally not argumentative; they know – or at least have experienced in their profession – what comes out of it at the end of the day :D

So it can’t be the job that makes you argumentative. I hope this character trait does not disturb team leadership too much.

That might be true for a house, they are certainly harder to market. But building plots? I requested the exposé 10 minutes after the listing was online (search agent). There were at most 2-3 simultaneous interested parties. I bought it. But that was very easy money.

No – it wasn’t! You still overlook that a closing not only requires a lot of commitment/time and invested money beforehand, but the commission also has to cover all the effort that was in vain (existing properties, for example). Moreover, your employer helps you with retirement provision, health insurance, and maybe some other nice-to-haves like relative job security. A self-employed person has to cover/manage all this themselves; that money has to be earned as well.

I have a very good acquaintance who "only" markets condominiums and houses. You could pay me handsomely to do this job; I wouldn’t want to do it. Especially in dealing with prospective buyers in this line of work, the commission earned often corresponds to pain compensation in my opinion.

Rhenish regards

apropos controlling and working out: On the property there was still a right of residence of the "deceased mother" (statement by the broker) of the seller. Guess how I looked when the lady then showed up bright and lively at the notary appointment? In the end it didn't matter, but it shows how thorough the research was.

So the job can't be the reason why you're quarrelsome.

I have not noticed any quarrelsomeness; however, I expect from educated and secure salaried team, department, production, and other managers with special benefits foresight regarding the self-employed.

In the end it didn't matter, but it shows how ruthless the research was.

I hope you can't also walk on water ..... :D Rhineland greetings

So it definitely can't be the job that makes you quarrelsome. I hope this character trait doesn't interfere too much with team leadership.

Don't worry. A certain ability to handle conflicts is quite helpful. I'm not as provocative in personal interactions as I am online ;)