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A cowboy never takes unfair advantage...

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Exit Realty Achieve

 

 

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A Cowboy never takes unfair advantage!

Recently I came across the COWBOY CODE and I was prompted to think of the application we can make as Realtors.  I am not talking horse riding and chewin tobacco but rather a code of honesty, integrity and respect. Look over the code and see if you would fit in the Wild West Club. Whether you are a real estate agent selling homes in Texas or a buyer's broker working with a home buyer in New York there is truth in this code to live by. 

A cowboy never takes unfair advantage - even of an enemy. As realtors we abide by a code to protect our client's interest but also to deal fairly with all parties.

A cowboy never betrays a trust. He never goes back on his word. That is powerful in and of itself. But take a look at the rest...

A cowboy always tells the truth.

A cowboy is kind and gentle.

A cowboy is free from racial and religious intolerances.

A cowboy is always helpful when someone is in trouble.

A cowboy is always a good worker. (Does this mean no loitering at the coffee pot?)

A cowboy respects womanhood, his parents and his nation's laws.

A cowboy is clean about his person in thought, word and deed.

A cowboy is a patriot.

As Realtors serving our community we have the potential to make a positive impact. We have the potential to shine with honesty and integrity. We have the potential to help others in need. We have the potential to control the temperature in the room by influencing others around us. I am on a mission to make an impact, to help my fellow man, to help my clients by genuinely caring about their needs.

It is going to be a good ride I am sure! cowgirl

Vickie Nagy
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate - Palm Springs, CA
Vickie Jean the Palm Springs Condo Queen

Here in California, the broker's training tells us that 44% of the land is owned by the federal government. I know we have a lot of range land...and sometimes, just sometimes up in the hills we see real cowboys riding the range.

Mar 12, 2010 04:04 PM
Gary Swanson
Century 21 Harris & Taylor - Grants Pass, OR

Hi Susan, I really enjoyed your post.  If we all adopted the Cowboy code, imagine what a wonderful world this would be.

Mar 12, 2010 04:05 PM
Geoff ONeill
John L. Scott Medford - Medford, OR

We have a few cowboys in Oregon.  Most of them follow the code of eithics.  The ones who don't... well we try to cull those from the herd.

Mar 12, 2010 04:08 PM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Susan, I became familiar with the Cowboy Code when I lived in Northern Nevada. The way you have related the Cowboy Code to the Realtor Code of Ethics is superb. Reblogging now.

Mar 12, 2010 04:44 PM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Susan - I enjoyed your blog. Thank you for sharing a very good article.

John

Mar 12, 2010 04:46 PM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Susan:  I wonder how far and wide we would have to search... to find a real, live cowboy... or anyone, for that matter, who could live up to the wonderful list you have shared above.  At least is it something to which we all can aspire.

Mar 12, 2010 05:05 PM
David Saks
Memphis, TN
Broker / Industry Analyst

Good list. I needed that. Thanks for the reminders, and the comparisons to live by.

Mar 12, 2010 06:11 PM