Having dealt with and been approached by many Real Estate offices over the past 20 years, I tend to treat initial offers from Agency Principals as "Guilty until proven innocent" so when approached by the team at LJ Hooker Property Centre I reluctantly accepted a meeting.
Having been with my former office for over a decade and having enjoyed my time there it was difficult to think that I might move but I was open to a discussion. Having listened to what they had to say, I was pleasantly surprised but still not ready to make a jump. I anticipated that this stance might be the end of things but Iain and Graeme we considerate of my position and patient when I let them know that if I did decide to move it would not happen quickly, I had an obligation and loyalty to my clients and an office that had treated me very well. This did not seem to be a problem for them and in fact, I got the sense that they appreciated values like this within their business.
After 7 months of follow-through and much in the way of the management team taking the time to walk me through how things would go, I made the move. It was a massive leap for me, and I was concerned that I had made the right decision, worried I may live to regret it.
I am very happy to report that, the culture, systems, support, and overall dynamic of the office from the Support Staff through to the other Agents and the Management Team has been fantastic.
They ensured that I "Hit the ground running", booking over 70 appraisals in the quarter over Xmas in a stabilizing market - with all of that effort now beginning to really bear fruit.
I am looking forward to a huge year and if this is how a few short months look, I can't wait to see where we are and a couple of years.
Thanks to Iain, Amanda, James, Stuart, and Graeme, and indeed the whole team at LJHPC.
I am glad they persisted and grateful I made the move.