The reality of real estate is that the work never ends

Monday, November 22, 2021

The reality of real estate is that the work never ends

by Jordyn Senstock

Jordyn Senstock
A simple cup of coffee completely changed one Nebraska woman's life. Daria Springer recalls the desire she felt to learn about real estate.

A simple cup of coffee completely changed one Nebraska woman's life. Daria Springer, a successful businesswoman in Lincoln, along with her business partners, decided to forgo corporate life to invest in the Scooter's Coffee franchise. They ended up building three different Scooter's Coffee stores from the ground up. Little did she know that these investments would change the course of her life.

As she was negotiating for commercial land purchases and rental, Springer recalls the desire she felt to learn about real estate. The businesswoman and her husband had also purchased land in three different states, allowing her to experience the buying process multiple times.

"I witnessed the services I appreciated and the areas that service could be improved."

Springer attended the necessary education and attained her real estate license. After operating as an agent for a short while, the pandemic hit the United States and she assumed business would slow.

"Were we ever wrong!"

Together with Marsha Artz, her team sold 10 million dollars more in 2020 than in 2019.

There were challenges at the start, including keeping the seller(s), buyer(s), and agent(s) safe during house showings. Springer claims that the abnormality within the real-estate market during the pandemic seems to be dissipating. However, there are still current material shortages, which often result in extended deadlines.

Besides this, Springer explains that the "availability of existing homes for sale is finally working its way to more of a norm witnessed pre-pandemic."

Reflecting on the differences between her previous corporate life and her current real-estate life, Springer says she is constantly on the clock. With a corporate job, she was able to stop working at a certain time, attaining the typical Monday through Friday workweek. Now as an agent, Springer works Sunday through Saturday, as she answers calls, texts, and emails at all hours of the day. While this adjustment can prove to be difficult, Springer is happy for the flexibility that being an agent gives her.

"Thankfully as an agent, I have the ability to work as much or as little as I care to."

Springer, a mother of two young women, is passionate about women understanding how important their confidence, determination, and mental strength can be. The successful entrepreneur believes that all women need to be able to equip themselves with all of the tools needed to be able to support themselves, independently.

As for aspiring agents, Springer advises new agents to "dig in" to the work. She suggests that individuals engage with the community while learning about real estate law.

"Very few successful agents waited for business to come to them."

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