I handled real estate closings for many years. However, my ex was a successful Broker who specialized in listings and had many a story about open houses. This one is about another realtor when she was pretty much a greenhorn.
- Seller called in sick to work. She had forgotten it was open house day. The realtor was running late and had potential buyers waiting at the front door when she arrived at the house. She opened the house and let them in, and then went back outside to set up her open house signs. The seller, who had been asleep in bed, heard people walking about and thought the house had been broken into and called the police. The buyers tried to get into the master bedroom and freaked when the seller started screaming from behind her locked door. Two police cars screeched to a halt in front of the home, didn't see the open house signs, and told the realtor to "put 'em up!" The buyers fled the house, froze when they saw the cops, and started screaming for their lives. Moments later the realtor was able to explain to the police that she was holding an open house, the buyers fled promising to sue and the seller cancelled the listing agreement.
This same realtor also sat an open house on a Saturday for another realtor and couldn't understand why she didn't get but one potential buyer walk through. Near the end of the open house period, she received a call from the listing agent. He was furious because he was at the house she was suppose to sit for him and it was all locked up. She had sat the wrong house for four hours and never realized it.
A professional real estate career is a 24/7 job. In the beginning, there are the pressures of making money to pay your bills. As you become more proficient at your job, there are the pressures of not having enough time in the day to do all that needs to be done. Answer calls, set up appointments, show houses, attend classes to maintain your license, etc.
Most realtors specialize in either representing buyers or sellers. They figure out what they are most comfortable doing and stick to one or the other. Each has its own pressures and problems. I'd recommend you determine which type of realtor your MC is, and then you'll have a better idea of what kinds of problems and pressures that MC will likely face.