But here is the truth helpful agents need to hear:

We’ve all seen the clip: Christian Bale’s Patrick Bateman, draped in an overnight mask, obsessing over bone-white business cards with raised lettering. While American Psycho is a satirical horror film, the real estate industry has quietly adopted its protagonist’s worst traits—performative luxury, hollow branding, and sociopathic competition—as a business model.

The ‘American Psycho’ Realtor: How to Spot Toxic Hustle Culture in Real Estate (And Why It’s Bad for Business)

Don’t be a Bateman. Be the agent your clients actually want to have dinner with—even if you can’t get a reservation at Dorsia. If you see an agent who only posts about "closing big" and never about helping first-time buyers navigate a tough market, run the other way. You’ve spotted the psycho.

Realtor American Psycho File

But here is the truth helpful agents need to hear:

We’ve all seen the clip: Christian Bale’s Patrick Bateman, draped in an overnight mask, obsessing over bone-white business cards with raised lettering. While American Psycho is a satirical horror film, the real estate industry has quietly adopted its protagonist’s worst traits—performative luxury, hollow branding, and sociopathic competition—as a business model. realtor american psycho

The ‘American Psycho’ Realtor: How to Spot Toxic Hustle Culture in Real Estate (And Why It’s Bad for Business) But here is the truth helpful agents need

Don’t be a Bateman. Be the agent your clients actually want to have dinner with—even if you can’t get a reservation at Dorsia. If you see an agent who only posts about "closing big" and never about helping first-time buyers navigate a tough market, run the other way. You’ve spotted the psycho. Be the agent your clients actually want to