From: dgs on
David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
deansgate wrote:

> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Plumbing is hard work.
>
> So is earning a lot as a real estate agent.

So is having half a clue as to what being a (real)
estate agent really entails, and how much work goes into
being a good one. Having anything greater than a micro-
clue about this is clearly not the Way Of The Atkielskian.
--
dgs
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
> deansgate writes:
>
> > It doesn't matter.
>
> It matters a great deal. Making a year's wages with 80 hours of work
> is a very lucrative arrangement indeed. The rest of the time is free
> for leisure, or for activities that earn more money.

You don't know what you're talking about. Most agents work fulltime.

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From: Gregory Morrow on

David Horne wrote:

> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
> > deansgate writes:
> >
> > > It doesn't matter.
> >
> > It matters a great deal. Making a year's wages with 80 hours of work
> > is a very lucrative arrangement indeed. The rest of the time is free
> > for leisure, or for activities that earn more money.
>
> You don't know what you're talking about. Most agents work fulltime.
>


Often much more than 40 hours per week; they have to be "on - call"
virtually all the time, e.g. evenings, weekends, holidays, etc....

--
Best
Greg



From: Keith Willshaw on

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
deansgate" <this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1hjgr82.12glpef1az125dN%this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk...
> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
>> deansgate writes:
>>
>> > What's the median salary for a US realtor, Mixi?
>>
>> About $49,000 in 2004,
>
> That's less than what a teacher earns in the UK. I'm unimpressed.
>
> And for a US plumber?
>

According to
http://www.rwm.org/rwm/articles/skilled-trades-careers.html

its around $44,000 for a newly qualified plumber while a
self employed contractor can earn up to $116,000

Keith


From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Keith Willshaw <keithnospam(a)kwillshaw.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
> deansgate" <this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1hjgr82.12glpef1az125dN%this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk...
> > Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
> >> deansgate writes:
> >>
> >> > What's the median salary for a US realtor, Mixi?
> >>
> >> About $49,000 in 2004,
> >
> > That's less than what a teacher earns in the UK. I'm unimpressed.
> >
> > And for a US plumber?
> >
>
> According to
> http://www.rwm.org/rwm/articles/skilled-trades-careers.html
>
> its around $44,000 for a newly qualified plumber while a
> self employed contractor can earn up to $116,000

Indeed. I've been trying all along to get Mixi to back up his assertion,
posed as a question- "Why do real-estate agents make so much more than
plumbers?"

People who think that plumbers don't earn much obviously have never
needed one, and had to pay them. Then again, judging by his hot pipe
"problems" I'm not surprised...

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