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najbolji izbor nekretnina /the best real estate offer - DalCasa

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Osoba koja će u budućnosti postati ozbiljan agent mora biti ponajprije komunikativna i susretljiva / The person that<br />

plans on becoming a serious agent must, first of all, be a communicative and sociables<br />

ated from high school at least, and who have passed<br />

<strong>the</strong> professional exam that is given by <strong>the</strong> Chamber of<br />

Economics; also, one agent won’t be allowed to work for<br />

two agencies at <strong>the</strong> same time without an agreement<br />

between <strong>the</strong>ir owners. That implies that education will<br />

become a necessity, and being a <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong> agency will<br />

become a true profession.<br />

An Agent’s Profile<br />

An agent that negotiates <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong> deals must possess<br />

certain tendencies and characteristics to begin with in<br />

order to even start working in this business. Negotiating<br />

<strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong> deals is a very complex and demanding job<br />

that, regardless of <strong>the</strong> quality of <strong>the</strong> training programme,<br />

can’t be done by just about anybody, at least successfully<br />

and professionally. The person that plans on becoming<br />

a serious agent must, first of all, be a communicative<br />

and sociable person, with good knowledge of foreign<br />

languages, team work and cooperation, and must be<br />

very familiar with at least <strong>the</strong> local area. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore,<br />

<strong>the</strong> agent must be a serious and responsible person that<br />

will easily communicate with buyers and sellers, but at<br />

<strong>the</strong> same time be unassuming, reliable and, very importantly,<br />

convincing. This is not an easy job because <strong>the</strong><br />

agents always have to be in a good mood and have<br />

smiles on <strong>the</strong>ir faces, while <strong>the</strong> wishes of <strong>the</strong> <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong>’s<br />

sellers and buyers must always come first. Business deals<br />

should be performed with agility and responsibility, and<br />

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<strong>the</strong> agreed-upon details should be fulfilled in <strong>the</strong> shortest<br />

amount of time possible. Naturally, a large part of <strong>the</strong><br />

work is preformed by lawyers, but <strong>the</strong> agent is that person<br />

who makes sure that everything goes according to plan<br />

within an agreed period of time. A person that performs<br />

<strong>the</strong>se <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong> jobs must be curious and always willing<br />

to take on new challenges and education, because you<br />

must strive for perfection throughout your entire career.<br />

An agent also must always tell his clients <strong>the</strong> truth and<br />

warn <strong>the</strong>m about all existing problems. Although most of<br />

<strong>the</strong> agents negotiate purchases of residential houses and<br />

apartments, <strong>the</strong>re aren’t many of those who specialize<br />

<strong>the</strong>mselves in selling certain types of <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong>, such as<br />

business premises or parcels. Every area requires specific<br />

expertise, and it is <strong>the</strong>refore necessary for <strong>the</strong> agent to<br />

be very familiar with his turf and to have knowledge of<br />

every tiny thing attached to a certain location – from <strong>the</strong><br />

proximity of various establishments to organizing public<br />

transport and <strong>the</strong> proximity of medical centres. Naturally,<br />

computer literacy and knowing your way around a computer<br />

are certainly important conditions to fulfil, considering<br />

that numerous contacts and <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong>’s short presentations<br />

are often preformed over computers.<br />

Educating Yourself – How and Where?<br />

Those who have been in this business for years will tell you<br />

that no school degree or completed course can replace<br />

ten years of experience and working on <strong>the</strong> turf, which is

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