1,543,823
I delegate all but my specialties.
I work with three virtual assistants and occasionally hire temps.
I do $150/hr work and hire out $15/hr work.
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Chuck Willman
Alpine, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Don Baker
Eatonton, GA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
4,572,183
I typically know who to call.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,104,931
I don't do photography; I don't measure houses or do floorplans; I don't print property brochures; I don't do my accounting and taxes.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,052,211
Tasks that may physically injure me are hired out.
Tasks that I can do faster and better than anyone I could hire are not hired out.
I have a tiny office, though. And very little stress because of who I deal with and how.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
7,836,139
Handle the transactions and let others do everything else.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
427,257
I gave up on my photos, because pro photographers can make a house amazing. The ones I have hired out sell very quickly. If I need a stager, then I get a stager in there. I have become more hands off in my older age.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,583,278
I have people for everything.... most I knew when they were in high school with my daughter.... they give me great deals .... plumber, electrician, painter and carpenter....
you said do it yourselfer, so I was thinking tasks around the house....I do nothing there..
in the office, with my deals, I did everything...no one was ever involved in my transactions....NO.ONE.EVER...
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,844,301
It is tempting to wear all the hats. I remember thinking that I could do my own WP site. Spent hours on it & then I still hated it. Called in the troops to repair it & then I still hated it. I think spending all that time on it just made me hate the whole process.
I'm pretty good at many things & do fall into that trap.
I've hired photography recently because they now do HD. I've never been that good when I see their finished product.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
679,404
Years ago I had a number of full time administrative assistants ... now it's just me and my husband ... I am seriously thinking about getting an assistant again -- maybe to free up some "me time".
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,209,215
We don't build websites. We don't do appraisals. We don't do our own videos. We have a licensed assistant that handles the details and paperwork of our transactions. This change in our business has helped alleviate some of the stress.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
5,772,575
Steve,
Just a personal opinion, when one touts himself/herself as a professional, they should delegate those things that are NOT strenghts to other who are. If your hour is worth $350, why would you be doing tasks that are worth much less than that? And, yes, you become more profitable, because you have time to do what you do best! A
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,502,998
I like to wear all the hats. I don't see the need for hiring people to manage escrows or take photos. Just not something I need in my life.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
5,230,102
I'm a local-hire-outer!
The more time I can spend in front of my sphere, doing what I do best, means more for all of us.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Anita Clark
Warner Robins, GA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
2,220,654
Depends on the task.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,153,794
Anything mechanically oriented I like to tackle. Real Estate doesn't provide the immediate sense of satisfaction I seek when a job is well done.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
1,196,798
photography, staging but I handle the transaction paperwork.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
6,393,494
I have staff to do most things that need doing.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,598,452
I handle showing, contracts - the rest by hired professionals.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
805,909
I hired out the design of my website. I do what I can, my wife is my assistant I will hand off to her what I need too.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
509,449
I don't think I can do it all. If so, I won't have time to do my real estate as I'm too busy wearing too many hats. For example, I hire professional photographer. I can do it myself, I need to spend the time to reasearch on a good camera, how to take good photos, learning about lighting, etc. I also hire a company for my website. I can take classes and learn about wordpress but that also means it takes away my time from real estate, especially if I want to be really good at wordpress or photoshoot. I have to spend the time to practice on all these. In the end, I have to determine which one is worth my time and which one I need to delegate.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
378,517
depends on what you have to pay someone. Most of the time doing it yourself is not the most efficient use of your time and it's cheaper to hire it out.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
564,494
I know my limitations - and money is well spent when it is beyond my realm of experience, expertise or desire...
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
3,988,007
Housecleaning, grass cuttting, some photography, social media help, etc.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,049,450
I don't do my taxes, I have someone to handle all transaction paperwork, I hire a photographer and hire others when needed. Probably could do better at this, though!
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
809,258
We hire out photography. We hire out our website and online marketing. To leverage our time so we can do more work tasks we hire out our house cleaning. For a while, we hired out lawn-mowing, but John enjoys it. We do still pay for some lawn care. We hire out accounting and taxes. We've had an assistant in the past, but paperwork and details are things I'm good at and don't mind, so it wasn't worth it. -Kasey
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,311,397
I do what I do well and hire others to do those things that I do poorly...as long as it all pencils out.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,416,038
I tend to do most things myself is i even question an oz if i have to stress over anything not done right. Often it is easier to do myself then fix what anyone else does.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,684,109
Opportunity cost:
Am I going to spend several hours taking and editing photos, or should I pay a couple of hundred dollars to a professional, and let them do it?
Same with income taxes. Do I spend hours filling out forms, perhaps incorrectly, maybe miss a deduction, or do I hire a CPA to do it for me?
However, I do want an understanding of every subject. I want to know the basics of photography, and I want a working knowledge of IRS tax laws. Just like when I take my car to the shop for some repair or maintenance, I want to know "how it works", to minimize my chances of getting ripped off, or not having it done correctly.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
2,781,173
I know what I can & cannot do &proceed accordingly. Its the only way to fly
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
921,504
I want to do it mayself until I know HOW it's done.
Then I hire it out.
When you know "HOW IT"S DONE" you don't fall for the "Page 1 of Google' everytime.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
989,652
I prefer to hire out - however, I got tired of training assistants and having them leave after a short period because I required them to actually work!
Such a 4 letter word.... WORK!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
1,622,432
I love delegating, but I often have trouble finding a person I can fully trust.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
2,071,025
I do only myself everything what related to real estate paperwork and showing, meeting people. As all of us, I have great team of worker to fix everything, what needs to be done.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,712,676
I have outsourced for over a decade.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
Hire out things like electrical, plumbing, auto repair. I like to do the things I can do ... myself.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,071,489
Bit of both
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,216,409
Some tasks are better handled by others and I have their phone numbers!
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,882,355
Do you want to go put a lock box on a door, or prospect for more business?
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,751,129
Steve, I'm also a contractor. That makes it easy for me to want to jump in and do things for my clients. This year, I've scaled that way back because it robs me of time I'd be doing something more profitable. Beyond the physical things that need to be done to a home, I hire out a lot of things that are office and marketing related.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,374,373
I try to focus only on those money making activities that have the highest rate of return for our team. Tasks that can be delegated successfully are delegated.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,082
I try to do most things that I can do well by myself. Those things that I can't do well will be hired out.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
846,475
In many areas I am but I always hire out electrical work and anything that needs fine finishing.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
4,319,419
Steve Penner - not anymore! I used to be 'DIY' type of person.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
931,002
When it comes to repairs, I tend to be a someone elser.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,986,258
I do most everything but heavy electric and plumbing
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
4,936,705
Depends on the project if I can handle it or someone can do it better and faster.
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
3,626,530
At this stage in my life I hire out most things. Very little do I tackle these days
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,868,554
I have a professional photographer, and when I list higher end homes, have beautiful brochures created.