Laws of Karma in Estate Agency

 

The REALITY of being in REALTY .

..... that's the topic for today ...

25 years ago when I was a rookie agent,

I brokered the sale of a RM160k 

single-storey linkhouse in Sri Petaling.

The owner sells mixed-economy rice in 

the food court of an office building. 

Somehow he got into a bad patch and

wanted to sell the house as he needed 

the cash urgently.

It took me 16 trips to close the deal, 

and when it was time for my commission 

... he said he can't pay me the full fee

and only took out RM600 from his wallet.

I took it .... 

BUT i returned RM400 to him ... 

just enough to cover my petrol and toll.

WHY ???

Because 2 days earlier, 

I was at the food court during tea time 

( when his stall was closed ) and the neighboring

stall operator told me that Uncle Chan's child 

has been warded in the hospital for a

rare illness for the past 2 months ..

As an agent, 

how much rice can we eat in a day ?

And how many  cups of coffee can we drink daily ?

Being an estate agent, 

we need to be real and accept

the reality of being in the realty business.

My wallet may say yes 

... BUT my heart says NO .....