“What I found this industry very interesting is that it's a badge of honor for many people working 24/7, and I think that just leads to burnout for many good people,” Kruger told Kruger. Mortgage professional America. “You are a tool that can do the rest of your life and what you want to do.”
He noted that brokers work with lenders and underwriters, and their boundaries are very fixed when they work.
“We are not bankers,” Kruger said. “We work with bankers and underwriters who are essentially working from Monday to Friday 8 to 5. So you really need to call you on Saturday at 11pm or Wednesday at 6pm when you sit down with your family for dinner, and the answer is no, almost never. Maybe a year's call.”
Take good care of yourself
Krueger sets his own boundaries from day one agent. People quickly told him that his boundaries would not exercise for him.
“From the first day, when I entered the industry, my voicemail said the same thing,” he said. “This is Dave Krueger of Montana Family Mortgage. If it’s Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., I’m on a different line or client, please leave a message. If it’s after those hours or weekends, that’s my designated family time and I’ll call you back the next business day. If that’s essentially pressing, please text me.