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As our industry pours resources into scripts, systems, and personal branding, it is worth asking whether all that polish is quietly working against us. On a recent coaching call, an agent’s success with door knocking led me to a conclusion I think the whole business needs to sit with. In a world of increasingly manufactured everything, authenticity has become the rarest and most valuable competitive advantage an agent has, and most of our training accidentally trains it out of people. The agent, Brian, was describing why door knocking works so well for him, and as he talked, it was obvious the real driver was not the tactic. It was him. His warmth, his playfulness, his complete comfort being himself. Homeowners respond to that because they can feel it is real. And that points to a truth our profession keeps rediscovering and forgetting. People do not ultimately choose a technique or a brand. They choose a person. We are in the business of human beings, not human doings, and much of our industry has that inverted.

North Carolina voters will have the option to cap both property and personal income taxes this November. Two measures on the ballot this election season in North Carolina give voters the chance to limit tax increases. One amendment would require the state legislature to pass laws limiting property tax increases. It doesn't establish what that cap would be, leaving it up to the Legislature to decide. The other proposed amendment would lower the constitutional ceiling on personal and corporate income tax rates from 7% to 3.5% in January. The state would then be barred from raising the tax rate above 3.5% again. Supporters argue the property tax cap would slow the rise of property tax bills and limit local government spending. Opponents say it would give cities and towns less flexibility to respond to local needs, and that could affect schools, emergency services and park funding. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, has been opposed to both the income and property tax limit amendments, calling them "con jobs" that would shift a heavier tax burden onto working people. The NC Realtors are neutral on the proposal, they told Realtor.com.

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