{"id":596,"date":"2018-07-17T19:12:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T19:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2020-11-17T23:17:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:17:10","slug":"what-does-a-career-in-real-estate-look-like-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"What does a career in real estate look like today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The answer to that question as real estate sales guru and trainer Brian Buffini always likes to say is, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unbelievable!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Looking at the overall marketplace, gleaning information from reports and statistics, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy to see that business is good. It has been growing consistently now for several years, especially as the demand for new construction rises to keep up with a lack of overall inventory. When it is going well people take notice, and many begin to contemplate what it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like to be in real estate sales.<\/p>\n<p>As a Realtor\u00c2\u00ae and sales associate with Long &amp; Foster for over 15 years, coupled with a housing background beginning in 1985, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll say that our business is rewarding and enjoyable. It is also one of the most demanding when you plan to make it your \u00e2\u20ac\u0153career\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, the primary means of earning your living. I would argue that it is without a doubt a full-time professional occupation that often demands weekend and evening hours.<\/p>\n<p>As the office manager for Long &amp; Foster Strawberry Street Sales located in Richmond\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fan district, I continually meet and discuss business prospects with new and experienced agents seeking to begin or improve their careers.\u00c2\u00a0 It is easy to explain how Long &amp; Foster has enjoyed the last 50 years as a real estate leader when you consider all the training, tools, and systems we continually offer our agents. As a result, our sales associates are better prepared and more productive than the nationwide industry average. Contact me if you would like to learn more about the Long &amp; Foster career advantage, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy to share what a fulfilling career in real estate looks like today.<\/p>\n<p>John VanderSyde<br \/>\nLong &amp; Foster Real Estate<br \/>\nManaging Broker<br \/>\nStrawberry Street Sales Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0 The answer to that question as real estate sales guru and trainer Brian Buffini always likes to say is, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unbelievable!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Looking at the overall marketplace, gleaning information from reports &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/?p=596\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What does a career in real estate look like today?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ann-john-news","tag-a-career-in-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.annandjohnvandersyde.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}