Do You Actually Like Being a Realtor? - Max & Lauren

It has been almost a year since Lauren left a 20-year career and jumped into real estate with Max.

The plan hasn’t gone exactly according to plan.

In this episode of Ski In Sell Out, Max Doilney and Lauren Angerosa check in on what the first year of building their Park City real estate team has actually looked like.

They talk about the financial pressure of starting something new, business they thought was certain that disappeared, the difference between confidence and expectations, and the danger of becoming a “deal chaser” when things aren’t moving fast enough.

Lauren talks about what surprised her about joining Christie’s International Real Estate Park City, learning to work in a true partnership after years of operating independently, and discovering that some of the skills she developed during 20 years in mental health translate remarkably well to real estate.

They also get into judgment—of Realtors, wealthy people, lawyers, teachers and pretty much everybody else—and the strange professional identity shift that happens when you genuinely enjoy the work but still feel a little weird saying, “I’m a Realtor.”

One year in, the financial results aren’t where they hoped they would be.

But the relationships, community, podcast, partnership and foundation might be further along than either expected.

So the question becomes less about whether they can make Ski In Sell Out work and more about what happens when they finally catch the car.