Hudson Valley Happenings Blog : Why Being A Mother Prepared Me To Be A Real Estate Agent

Wow.. you are one busy woman! I am not a Mother, but hope to be as flexible and resilient as you! Good luck! ;)

Thanks for sharing, Nicole Weidauer

The Egerer & Weidauer Team, Keller Williams Realty North Seattle

You learn to be flexible when you are pregnant and it just keeps building over the years until you get to the end of the day and wonder how you did it all, Nicole.  Good luck.

Paddy, the flexibility does work both ways although some clients you can meet them anytime they choose. I try to give two times and see if we can match up schedules. But as you pointed out even with set appointments things change and you again get to practice your flexibility.

Gary, I also try to make it work for both of us but you can never tell when someone will have to work overtime or get's stuck in traffic.  It is easier to be flexible than to have a heart attack because things are not exactly as planned.  Thanks for the comment.

I am not a mother, but being in the real estate busy for so many years would probably make me a good mother

It most likely would Anne.  You can't have lasted very long if you don't know how to roll with it!

Hey, Paddy. I think my schedule looks a lot like yours. Are we running the same kids around? Thanks for sharing and I wish you some much needed rest, Jim

Same kids different state Maria and Jim.  Have a good one.

Hi Paddy,

Thankfully I wasn't in Real Estate when the children were younger. Even though my wife was at home my schedule as a parent had to be adjusted frequently. Thankfully my business allowed me to go with the flow most of the time. Now that I am older and the children are grown with their own family schedules, we often ask ourselves where all that extra time disappeared to.

Hi Paddy,   Some mothers don't think they have skills when they start in Real Estate.  You made the point well, a family is like a mini-corporation.  A lot to do and not much that time.

All the best!

Hi Hal Like Rosanna Rosannadana said "It's alwyas something"  Have a great day.

I would say being a mother prepares you to take over the world if you want to Kevin but then again maybe I am biased.  Have a wonderful weekend Kevin.

Paddy, I understand how you feel and agree 100% with you. I'm juggling two sets of therapy sessions, Noah's tutors and my on-line classes. Timing your life is certainly everything when working in this business! :-)

Paddy, I hear you!  It is football season and the Drake house.  Thursday I worked the snack shack, Friday I watched the game (had to leave at 3:00 and did not get home until 1:00 am) Today, squeezed in a bunch of showings, tried to wrangle up some chaperones for tonight's dance and am not getting ready to go chaperone the dance!  This is only the tip of the iceburg!

Paddy, It is so true no matter WHAT business you are in.  Flexibility with children and a job are vital....I sometimes wonder how I did it but we always manage somehow :)

Hi C- You have therapy appointment to add to the mix.  It is a wonder we can manage but our days seem to manage to expand to allow us to fit in what we need too.

How do we manage Cristal? I remember those days of youth sports when I needed to live in the car for games and volunteer efforts.  Now I spend much of my time driving to Dance Events and now I am getting started with a Families Assisting Music Education (FAME) group so it will be the sports thing all over again.  But it is worth it!

I know it is Carole and I am glad that real estate allows me to be as flexible as it does.  Many women simple are not able to do what I can so I am thankful I was able to make this my profession. 

Paddy - I will not complain about my schedule after seeing yours, or C's, or Cristal's or ....., Sometimes you forget what it was like being the parent of younger children with different interests.

Thanks Mike.  We mothers are pretty amazing if you ask me and we appreciate your awe!

I can relate to this... being a mom and a real estate agent is a constant juggling act. In my case and in a lot of other people's cases we have the aging parents in the mix as well....Take care!

There is only my father inlaw left for me now on the parent end, Teresa, but he is a handful on his own.  I am working on my mothers estate and that is no picnic either.

We are currently having an issue with my FIL and I have got to tell you that dealing with this wears me out... My sister-in-law is really having a problem dealing with everything, I am really scared that she is letting things bother her too much.

It is hard not to let things bother you when you have older parents in the mix.  You want to help but they can become dependant and it can drain you.  I wish you all luck with it.

Oh, and adding to the mix both my SIL and her husband work for WACHOVIA. Her husband is one of the VP's and will probably loose his job. But she is so wrapped up with her father's issues, that what her husband is going through doesn't seem to phase her yet...

Just a little background, my MIL just passed away in Feb. (they were married for 67 years) and just a few months after that he has this girlfriend that is pushing to get married. He's going to be 88 next month while his girlfriend is 80. She has turned all her assets over to her children. Needless to say the story goes on and on....

Sounds like a rough time for all Teresa.  Good luck.

Thanks Paddy:) Good luck with handling your moms estate....