From: Hatunen on 2 Aug 2006 15:59 On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:39:14 +0100, this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote: >Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Keith W writes: >> >> > Erm 6% of $300,000 is $18,000 and that is the fee payable >> > to the real estate company from which costs such as >> > advertising, legal fees etc have to be deducted. >> >> In the U.S., it is often the money paid to the agent. And the >> overhead isn't that high in any case. >> >> > $18,000 for a few weeks work doesnt sound that wonderful to me >> >> It's over $300,000 a year, which is better than doctors and 747 pilots >> usually manage. > >FFS Mixi, please tell me what the median salary is of a US realtor... > >It's not a question BTW. It looks like an imperative to me. ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 2 Aug 2006 16:14 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The Reid writes: > > > has anybody bothered to ascertain the operating expenses? I > > assume the *commission* is not a *salary*, it is income to offset > > against expenses. Like running an office during Xmas with no > > customers. > > What kind of one-man paper-based business has monthly overhead of > $36,000? What's the median salary for a US realtor, Mixi? -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: Gregory Morrow on 2 Aug 2006 16:37 Martin wrote: > On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:35:02 -0500, barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk wrote: > > >In article <bnf1d2h2jfjbrljdf1c1u2hgd52if4fqnd(a)4ax.com>, > >mxsmanic(a)gmail.com (Mxsmanic) wrote: > > > >> *From:* Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > >> *Date:* Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:04:44 +0200 > >> > >> barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > >> > >> > How $36,000 and not $18,000? > >> > >> My mistake. I was originally thinking of a $600,000 home but I > >> lowered the price a bit. > >> > >> Still, the rest of the statement remains valid. That's a lot of money > >> for only a few hours' work. > > > >Just two messages ago it was a few /weeks'/ work... > > In the meantime he made a quick sale. "Jacqueline" makes her "sales" *much* quicker...sometimes several dozen a night :o) -- best Greg
From: Mxsmanic on 2 Aug 2006 16:44 David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate writes: > Are you good at anything? Yes. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 2 Aug 2006 16:45
David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate writes: > For the average realtor, that's half a year's wage. How many hours of work does it represent? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |