Drew Burks

By Drew Burks

Breaking News …

OK, this is hardly breaking news, but after 10 years in the real estate game this may come as a shock to a few people.  To be honest, it kind of shocked me that I am actually throwing in the towel!

The past couple of years I have come to understand that my purpose in life is not to help people buy and sell homes, but I think I always knew this.  The real eye opener came when I realized that my life purpose was not to help REALTORS® find a way to be more successful, because I truly believed that was my life’s mission.

The good news is that I now see clearly, what my life’s purpose is.  But that is another blog post, you can read it on my blog: Drew Burks.  Right now I want to explain why I am officially quitting real estate and what I mean when I say quit real estate.

I quit being a “REALTOR®” and being a “real estate broker for licensed salespersons.”

I will continue paying my REALTOR® dues, volunteering my time for the San Diego REALTOR® Association and possibly NAR.  I have created a strategic partnership with three San Diego REALTOR® teams to develop online lead generation funnels in exchange for a referral fee on closed deals.

OK, so now that you have a clear understanding of what I mean when I say I quit real estate, let me tell you why I quit …

I closed a short sale transaction early January 2011 with awesome buyer clients.  My clients were referred to me from one of my favorite past clients. I worked with these new buyers for more than a year, showed them close to 200 homes, and finally …

… they found a house they really loved AND of course it was a short sale!  But this wasn’t really the problem or what made me throw in the towel.  The two primary reasons I quit are:

1.  The realization of just how little control a REALTOR® has when it comes right down to it.  More on this shortly. Continue reading »