Estate Agents. Read this.
Most of the world will never understand what you deal with.
They will never feel that sinking moment when a sale falls through at 430pm the day before moving day.
They will never hear the voice break on the phone when you tell someone their buyer has walked away.
They will never sit at a dining table at 8.30pm talking a vendor down from panic while your own family eat without you.
They will never see the hours of work that never hit the portal. The chains that collapse through no fault of your own. The buyers who vanish into thin air. The vendors who ring six times before breakfast.
They will never know what it is like to carry the emotional weight of someone else’s dream move.
They will never feel the pressure of shoulder to shoulder competition where one lost listing haunts you for weeks.
They will never understand why you wake up at 3am replaying conversations in your head.
They do not see the weeks when the bank balance looks thin but the workload feels heavy.
They do not see the silent graft.
They do not see the buyers & sellers you saved from disaster.
They do not see the steady hand you offer to stressed buyers, broken landlords, and nervous sellers.
But I see you.
You take the punches.
You absorb the frustration.
You celebrate the wins.
You repeat the cycle.
Because behind the boards, the floorplans and the shiny photos on Instagram sits someone who genuinely cares about helping people move on with their lives.
So if today feels heavy, remember this.
You make a difference far greater than a commission invoice can ever show.
Keep going.
You are better than you think.
Most of the world will never understand what you deal with.
They will never feel that sinking moment when a sale falls through at 430pm the day before moving day.
They will never hear the voice break on the phone when you tell someone their buyer has walked away.
They will never sit at a dining table at 8.30pm talking a vendor down from panic while your own family eat without you.
They will never see the hours of work that never hit the portal. The chains that collapse through no fault of your own. The buyers who vanish into thin air. The vendors who ring six times before breakfast.
They will never know what it is like to carry the emotional weight of someone else’s dream move.
They will never feel the pressure of shoulder to shoulder competition where one lost listing haunts you for weeks.
They will never understand why you wake up at 3am replaying conversations in your head.
They do not see the weeks when the bank balance looks thin but the workload feels heavy.
They do not see the silent graft.
They do not see the buyers & sellers you saved from disaster.
They do not see the steady hand you offer to stressed buyers, broken landlords, and nervous sellers.
But I see you.
You take the punches.
You absorb the frustration.
You celebrate the wins.
You repeat the cycle.
Because behind the boards, the floorplans and the shiny photos on Instagram sits someone who genuinely cares about helping people move on with their lives.
So if today feels heavy, remember this.
You make a difference far greater than a commission invoice can ever show.
Keep going.
You are better than you think.