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title: "Episode 2: Fire Me Before You Hire Me"
description: In Episode 2 of The Smart Agents Podcast, Bob Thompson of Hampton Roads, VA shares his no-nonsense approach to real esate.
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# [Episode 2: Fire Me Before You Hire Me](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/ep-2)

 Written by [Smart Agents](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/author/smart-agents) | Oct 30, 2020 4:38:00 PM

*"I'd rather you decide that you don't like me on the front end or you don't like my numbers and not hire me. Then I tell you a number and a month from now you fire me because you feel like it's the wrong number."*

Episode 2 of The Smart Agents Podcast features part one of our conversation with Bob Thompson of Hampton Roads, VA. With 16 years in the real estate industry, Bob has learned a lot about what works and what doesn't for his business. One this is for certain,  there is no flash, he is all business.

*"I believe in complete and up-front total honesty. I'm going to tell you what we're going to do, this is what the house is worth, I mean, at the end of the day, the numbers don't lie*."

Throughout our conversation, Bob shared how COVID-19 has impacted his business, his no-nonsense approach to real estate and why he says it works for him.

 

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