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Anti-Realtors.....They Blame Us, But What About The Pool Guy?
Anti-Realtors! We've all seen them! They lurk in the shadows of Zillow and local newspaper real estate blogs waiting for a new post or article by a Realtor so they can pounce on the comments section. The intent is normally to scare potential buyers and sellers from using a Realtor. They do this through intimidation...they position the potential client as an "idiot" if they don't handle their own real estate transaction and are "duped" into using a Realtor.
It's too bad...since those of us who are professionals in the Real Estate Industry know how much work and expertise goes into navigating a transaction to a successful close. Perhaps it's the very reason we are considered and "extra" and not a necessity....we take care of so much behind the scenes without concerning the client that they never know all that we do! Hmmm....hadn't thought of that!
Last night one of the Anti-Realtors surfaced on a post of mine here on Active Rain. Realtors Were NOT Part of the Real Estate Problem . In this case the author felt that during the "boom" listing agents were ok but that buyer's agents were at fault? What? Apparently buyer's agents should have known that the prices ... more

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