I am going to say this at the risk of sounding like a total weirdo... I've always enjoyed house hunting ONLY because I love to know what the inside of the houses look like. Haven't you ever driven down a street, looked at a house and wondered what it looked like on the inside? Come on...we all have had those thoughts, right?
Well, I bring this up because I am actually watching the TV show Million Dollar Listing: L.A. right now. I find this show and the deals interesting. I love to see what the brokers' commission is going to be. I enjoy looking at beautiful homes. Maybe my enjoyment is based on the fact that I will never live in one of these homes. Maybe it comes from the fact that these brokers will sell a home and earn a commission that is 3 x my annual salary in a matter of weeks.
Honestly, Million Dollar Listing: New York is my favorite group of realtors to watch. Frederick is my favorite broker; he is so interesting to look at. Seriously -- I love his face! He is also fantastic at his job which I can appreciate.
As I sit here typing this, Josh, one of the brokers, just sold a house for 19.5 million dollars and earned a commission of almost 1/2 a million dollars. What the?!?!
I love my job, I love my job....I....love...my...job...
Seriously?
Ugh.
Many people probably don't know that I worked for a commercial real estate company in college. I worked for this company as a receptionist. I saw so much backstabbing, big pack checks, fighting over listings, etc. I was actually asked to quite college so I could work for this company full time. I declined because I knew in my heart I am a teacher -- not a receptionist. I am not going to lie...there were some amazing perks to this job such as: an hour lunch, a $500 Christmas bonus (after only working there a month and a half), floor "seats" to a Sun's game because a client couldn't attend, and I was the last one working that day, gifts from brokers after big pay days, client gifts (food), etc. It was an incredible experience. At the same time, I knew my heart couldn't handle the cutthroat ways of corporate America.
I walked away and became a teacher.
I am ok with my decision. I get so much more satisfaction from seeing students grow than I ever would have as a receptionist.
Still, it's fun to sit back and watch a live I will never know.