Part of my regular reading is a wonderful blog from a local real estate brokerage analytic company called Keeping Current Matters. While browsing the blog I found an infographic from a Park City Utah based real estate brokerage titled "Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Agent". The list discusses the value a seller obtains by hiring a real estate agent instead of listing for sale by owner. The list is helpful in establishing the basic value of a real estate agent, but in my opinion it does not go far enough. Any real estate agent can convince a homeowner why hiring an agent is better than listing for sale by owner, but a superstar can convince a homeowner why hiring them is the only option.

As a real estate agent, it is crucial that you maintain a constant self awareness of the value you provide above and beyond any other real estate agent or brokerage. Create a list of things that you do better than any other real estate agent. Always work to expand that list and focus on building upon the strengths you already possess. If you are aware of the value you provide, it will naturally find its way into your representation. As your network and reputation grows, these value adds will stay attached to your name and brand.

This self awareness of what makes you indispensable and unique not only makes it easier for you to pitch your services to a potential client - it also helps you grow as a professional. Why should I hire you when it's time to sell my home?

If you haven't yet read up on Project Tango, you should.

This technology will enable 3D scanning of indoor environments with your cell phone or better yet, Google Glass, in the very near future.

Imagine a world where you put on your Google Glasses and its Apps suggest furniture that fits the space and thereafter places visuals of the furniture before your eyes.

Will you need an interior designer in the future?

As we always say to real estate brokers at our School, we are out of the days when you could simply match clients to earn money as a professional and we are now part of a value-add industry.

Perhaps, you will still need an interior designer in the future, but their job will have a different purpose.

Only the future can tell.