BIG VS. SMALL

Today's playing field is not as it was when giant firms dominated the business scene. Solo practitioners working from a home office can carve out a growing piece of the business pie by offering professional-grade services with a personal touch...at a lower cost! Not surprisingly, small upstarts everywhere are giving the big boys a run for their money. New technology and software allows "independent" real estate practitioners to undercut bigger competitors saddled with costly office overhead. Nimbler free-lancers can operate at a fraction of their larger competitors’  costs. And in today's competitive business world, being lean and light on your feet is key to survival!

If you are considering  joining the ranks of Independence, you are probably torn with doubt and skepticism. After all, venturing into unfamiliar territory can be scary and intimidating. Change, even  for the better, is stressful!

Here are a few pointers to help you make one of your life's wisest decision.

1) Cost considerations.

Franchised brokers must pay royalties to their corporate owners. It’s a fact of corporate life.  And those fees are always paid by affiliate agents.  Don't be fooled by enticing ads touting 100% commissions in various professional magazines. Such ads typically downplay the royalties, dues, desk rent, sundry miscellaneous fees you'll have to pay once you become their affiliate.

At Independence Realty, there are no such fees for you to pay. We are not a franchise. There are no "miscellaneous" fees to worry about here.. In fact, our nominal transactional fee is typically less than the corporate fees you'd have to pay a franchised brokerage before office fees and broker's share of your commission.

If you believe that size really matters, think again.  Successful agents owe their personal success...to themselves! It’s the agent’s resourcefulness, initiative and self-reliance that wins the day, not  the company you work for. The professionals who already joined Independence Realty do very well for themselves. Its proof that if you work hard and you feel confident about yourself, you can   be a winner. If you  have the confidence  in yourself, you don’t need to be micro-managed. That's what Independence is  about. Manage and grow your  business and keep most of  the commissions you generate. It's the payoff for liberty and freedom! As an Independence agent, you'll make the day-to-day decisions that will impact your life. Independence gives you a better handle on your destiny by letting you take full control of your life.

As in everything in life, doing things for yourself is cheaper than having someone else do them for you. However, self-reliance requires more input and initiative on your part.

So what shall it be? 

 Pay top dollar to a big firm, be told what to do and follow the herd?

Or take charge of your life and get ahead of the pack?

- It’s your call.