Dear Haters, 

I can appreciate the issue you have with bad REALTORS, God knows how many I have had to put up with and educate while doing a deal with them.  Ignorance, greed, and corruption come in all shapes, sizes, and professions including but not limited to doctors, lawyers, factory worker, REALTORS or even Jeopardy champions.  Whatever the profession, there are always some who are only looking out for their best interest or they just don't care about others.

I will be the first to admit that some of the transactions I deal in go down without a hitch.  Everything from finding or listing the home, to contract, to settlement, to years later there are no problems or issues with most. (This does not include finding a buyer for a listing which is one of the hardest tasks.) 

A manual on anything from removing a person's appendix to replacing leaky pipes under a sink can be found.  Anyone could do these things as long as it remained a standard procedure that is in a manual.  The big challenge is if it is not a standard or normal issue, the 20% of things that could arise may suddenly wreak havoc on someone's life.  Without methere, these problems have a better likely hood of happening.  They also may become issues that can only be solved in court when they could have been preempted by me.  I get paid to guide my client's through the entire process with as little stress and problems as possible.  I also get paid for my knowledge and experience to recognize those 20% of transactions that could be problems.  I work to take care of them before they become issues that cost my client time and money in the future.

I am in no way guaranteeing that no issues or problems ever arise with the transfer of real estate because sometimes they will.  Come to think of it neither a MD nor attorney can guarantee any outcome in their fields either.  Most people though, want to forgo the risk and time necessary to do it themselves and pay a REALTOR.  Those of us who are full time professionals do many transaction per year where the average person does one every 7 years.

Please do not cast the same light on all agents as those few greedy, corrupt, and ignorant ones out there doing bad business.  I along with my fellow REALTORS will continue to work hard long hours to improve our respective community's.  We are here and available to help you maneuver the process of buying or selling when you run into challenges on your own.

Sincerely,

Joey Remondino

REALTOR, Broker, GRI, e-Pro

StoneHouse Realty Inc.