Jeans and boots, wow very professional and business dress, you are kidding me.

When you're tromping around snowy, muddy horse pastures and farm land, I would look goofy wearing pinstripe slacks and heels, now wouldn't I?

No, I'm not kidding you. A professional dresses appropriately for the situation at hand.

Today I was showing lakefront property in black slacks and loafers (no heels or the steep, wet leaf covered walkways down to the water would have been the death of me) - had I been going up on the mountain to muck around with horse poop and wandering around barns and stone walls, I would have had the jeans and boots.

Victor seemed to ignore my first sentence in order to make fun of my second.

I'd love to see him showing property when there's a foot of snow on the ground! ha ha

Rural PA ain't suburbia!

Here's a far-fetch question but I'd ask it anyways:

Do you claim your business apparel as a legitimate business expense?

Anybody wear coat and ties anymore? I don't want to wear a tie but I might do it for the clients sake. It might make the clients feel more comfortable and confident in my abilities.

Some guys do - I see it occasionally.

fatmaxxv, the IRS disallows claiming business attire as a deduction. If the job required steel toed shoes, hardhats, welder's gloves or uniforms, those types of things may be claimed.

What's professional in Texas? Cowboy hat?

My thinking exactly.

I was showing a rural farm a couple weeks ago. The other agent wanted to meet us on the property, and she showed up in her Mercedes sedan, fur coat and heels.

She promptly got her vehicle stuck in the dirt entrance (it had snowed/rained quite a bit), got out and lost her shoe in the mud and didn't make a very favorable impression on anyone.

I wear what ever is clean that day. Just not Fuzzy Slippers! BigC

This made me chuckle. I love it when "frou frou" people look silly. hee hee

A big gigantic silver belt buckle the size of Rhode Island, and a .38 strapped to the hip, most likely.

I have no problem selling in shorts, flip flops and t-shirts. In a resort town you have to look the part. I tried the tie and jacket and it didn't work.