Well, it is the final week of summer and August 2023. Are you like me and tired of never really taking a vacation from real estate or more importantly, is your family and friends tired of going on vacation with you because you’re working remotely? Now be honest, did you take a vacation this summer and sit on your phone or tablet, texting or emailing while the rest of your family sat by the pool and enjoyed the waves crashing on the beach while you were working remotely the whole time? Is that what a vacation for real estate agents is supposed to look like?
Is there something very wrong with our mindset and business set up that can’t allow us to vacation 3 or 4 weeks a year and not have to work remotely? What would a vacation be like with no mobile devices, no internet connection and cell phone reception completely unplugged and off the real estate grid? What about to be in the moment and present with the most important people in your life? I need you to believe this is possible and here are some strategies that can make this type of vacation as a real estate agent a reality!!
- Have a business plan with 3-4 weeks a year vacation planned.
- Have a licensed real estate professional covering your vacation times for you.
- Emails forwarded to a licensed real estate professional who responds to them on your behalf
- Auto Email responder set up explaining you are not available and who to contact if important.
- Voice message on mobile explaining you are not available and who to contact if important.
- Give your mobile device to the agent covering to answer and respond to your calls, texts, voice messages and pages on your behalf.
- Partner with another agent and cover for them and their business for 3-4 weeks a year.
- Choose to unplug and not bring your smart phone, tablet or laptop computers on your vacation and leave them to the covering agent.
- Compensate the covering agent in some way whether it’s a gift, thank you dinner or a referral fee. I believe we all need to show appreciation and feel appreciated.
- Leave detailed notes of all your listings, names, phone numbers, emails, sales, leads, etc. for the covering agent to manage your business better for you.
If it is meant to be then it is up to me!
Choose to be on vacation and enjoy it, especially when you are spending your hard-earned money to create those moments, experiences, and memories with the most important people in your life that will last a lifetime. Be present in the moment and really relax and enjoy your time away and reload and re-energize to be able to come back and do amazing things in your business.
Strength and courage,
Wade
