03/10/2026
Next time you see a real estate agent, thank them.🙌
The job is nothing like what people think it is.
I’ve missed putting my kids to bed so I could make a 5pm showing work for someone I just met. I’ve worked deals for months and watched them die with one phone call. No paycheck. No invoice. Nothing. I’ve sat in my car after and just… sat there.
And when you talk to most of us we’d do it again! Because here’s the thing. You remember the day you got your keys. You walked into that empty house and something hit you. Your kid took off running to the backyard. Or you just stood in the kitchen and it was quiet and you thought, “This is ours.” And I have pictures of those moments too…
You remember that feeling. What you don’t remember is everything that almost went sideways before you got there. There was an inspection issue that would’ve wrecked you. Contract language that could’ve cost you more than you want to think about. A title problem you never even knew existed. Somebody caught all of that before it got to you. Quietly, without making it a big deal about it. (Well, most of the time we do it quietly 😬)
That was your agent. And after the deal closed, they probably went right back to their neighborhood. Coaching little league or coaching AYSO. Picking up the phone on a Sunday for a friend who needed a plumber. Knowing which block is about to turn over before anybody else. They didn’t stop. They never really stop.
Look, I get why people give agents a hard time. Most people don’t see what happens behind the scenes. They only see the just listed, just sold, and a lot of marketing on social media! That’s fair. But if you saw the real work and emotional fieldwork that goes in before a single check ever comes… you’d feel different, because this business doesn’t shut off. We don’t just go home and the job stops.
Now to the agents reading this. I know what last week cost you. I know about the deal that fell apart. The client who ghosted you. The Sunday you gave up. That voice in your head at 11pm asking if this is even worth it. I’ve talked to some of you late at night, so I know.
Please remember that it’s worth it. Somebody out there is living in a home right now because of you. Their kids are growing up in a backyard you found. They’re making dinner in a kitchen you walked them through. They probably never said thank you. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t matter.
So if you’re between showings right now reading this on your phone. Or you’re in your car and it’s been a day. Hear me. Keep going.
And next time you see another agent, tell them you appreciate them. We don’t do that enough. Nobody knows what this job takes like we do. The good ones protect you. They guide you. They help you find home. The great ones? They change lives.
That’s the real estate I know and love. So…agents out there THANK YOU!!!!❤️🙌
