One important way to succeed in the business world today is to surround yourself with many successful people! Having mentoring networks at your real estate agency is a great way to help agents to become successful.
REMAX owner Richard Zompa is pictured above with Amanda, an agent he mentored recently at an open house in Rhode Island a few years back.
As an agent, you need to learn from people who can:
- Teach
- Advise
- Motivate
- Direct
- Support
- Coach
- Facilitate
- Advocate
- Access
- Give you guidance
Key Points To Know
- Mentoring networks provide new agents with teaching, coaching, advice, and real on-the-job training in one place, instead of going it alone.
- One strong mentor beats trying to piece together help from 10 different people.
- Good mentors lead by example, listen, solve problems, and offer patience and support.
- REMAX in Northern Rhode Island’s New Agent Mentoring Program pairs new agents with seasoned mentors for a full year (sometimes longer).
- Broker/owner Richard Zompa’s approach is simple: “There is no ‘I’ in Team.”
- Agents get guidance whether they want cash offers, commercial work, or team support. Mentoring is especially useful in slower markets; you build skills instead of spinning your wheels.
Mentoring Networks Make the Difference as Success Breeds Success
Finding the right mentor may seem daunting to many real estate agents.
Does this mean you need to find 10 people who can provide all these services? You could try to do that.
The burden of finding qualified providers can be both time-consuming and aggravating. It could result in frustration.
However, there is one simple word that solves this dilemma. That word is “Mentoring”!
What Are Mentoring Networks?
Mentoring networks are a supportive form of development that helps individuals manage their careers and improve and share their skills.
Mentoring will teach you new skills. It will train you in your career field; advise you on past and current trends in your industry; and motivate and direct you on the right path to your success. Mentoring will support and coach you toward reaching your goals.
After all, when you are new to a business, you cannot be expected to be a “know-it-all”. Especially the first day on the job. However, a wise person should know where to find the answers to everything. Therefore, the answer lies with mentors and mentoring networks.
What Does A Good Mentor Do?
It begins with “On the Job Training” or OJT, for short.
A person who has been in their job or the same career for a significant amount of time has received hands-on training. They have acquired knowledge, skills, and competence through their work.
It’s the most effective way to learn skills and gain experience when working through challenges that are part of their everyday job.
Finding someone with numerous years of OJT experience and a willingness to share it is both a rarity and a priceless gift. That gift is a MENTOR. Having a mentor during slow periods in real estate is the best way to make the most of your time.
REMAX Agents Always Learning
Tony Giordano – Real estate, tech, online media, crypto, multi-industry speaker, bestselling author, CNBC, coach & thought leader came to Rhode Island a few years back to teach and mentor REMAX agents from RI.
The ideal mentor will have all the above qualifications mentioned above PLUS
- Leads by example
- Encourages students
- Praises good work
- Listens to students
- Discusses business practices
- Uses kind, positive reinforcement
- Helps solve problems
- Bolsters confidence
- Have patience
- Offers emotional support
- Trustworthy
Imagine going to work each day and having all these resources available to you. Imagine a person with “The Voice of Experience”. That is a great MENTOR!
You could have a great mentor by your side every day with a career with REMAX in Northern Rhode Island.
REMAX Breeds Success
Richard Zompa, broker/owner of 5 REMAX offices in Rhode Island, knows that “There is no “I” in Team. He does not want you to go it alone out there in real estate. Some agents want to learn how to offer cash for homes while others want to specialize in commercial properties.
As a result, he offers the New Agent Mentoring Program.
Effective mentoring takes time, which is why Richard’s program lasts a year for his new real estate agents. He understands how long it takes to mentor an agent and that the mentorship program can sometimes last a little longer.
The New Agent Mentoring Program
This mentoring program at REMAX in Northern RI pairs seasoned real estate agents with new agents, who are under their wing for 1 year. Then, they guide and train them to reach their maximum potential. These mentors have several years of on-the-job training.
These real estate agents will help you reach your full potential within your real estate career. For example, some real estate agents prefer to be part of a team where they can learn more every day from the team leader.
Not only will he have his agents serve as mentors, but he is also part of a larger group at REMAX in RI, which brings in people to mentor and train its agents, as you have seen in the pictures above.
Conclusion: Mentoring Matters!
Therefore, if you think a mentor could help skyrocket your real estate career in Rhode Island, contact Richard Zompa.
He can transition you into the Mentoring Program. Thus, leading you onto a new, productive financial path to success while also becoming part of the REMAX family.
You can see from the picture at the top of this post that Richard helps agents like Amanda at an open house. He helps all of his agents in 5 REMAX locations in Rhode Island.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answer: A supportive system that helps you learn skills, stay current on trends, and stay motivated so you don’t have to figure everything out alone.
Answer: Courses help, but a mentor walks you through real listings, negotiations, and client conversations- the situations that actually close deals.
Answer: One year, with the option to continue longer if needed.
Answer: A seasoned REMAX agent with years of on-the-job experience. Outside trainers and Richard Zompa himself also support agents.
Answer: The formal program is for new agents, but the culture of knowledge sharing and coaching continues beyond the first year.
Answer: Contact Richard Zompa through the site or office. He can help you transition into the program and the REMAX family at his 5 locations in Rhode Island.
