Who Do You Trust To Sell Your House?

Gary

I would trust someone with a track record that has been referred to me.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

I look at it this way; I have nothing to hide and I a not a thief. My clients whowrite testimonials know me and give their names freely. I would never jeopardize my reputation for a fast buck...

Hi Gary, I had not heard about this. It is hard to imagine but these days, I shouldn't be surprised at anything. I agree though, there are many wonderful agents that are committed to excllence and integrity and they are in every community. The bad apples need to be removed from the business and the firms need to be held accountable for hiring the despots in the first place. Now that we have the solution for real estate, perhaps we could suggest the same about some of the other not so professional  professionals that also prey on the innocent. 

Gary I have not heard about this until Kathleen re-blogged your post.....this is my take on it...

It's an instinct to read people's intentions and it has to be cultivated over time. I think so anyway.

Why should we trust the media, they are told to with hold the real news and use fill like bad agents when they could be letting know the government is corrupted in all three branches of government. All western media is censored, and they have the nerve to pick on the Realestate industry which has more ethics than most attorneys and judges all the way to the top. If you don't believe me please read Defrauding America by Rodney Stich. He will explain how and why are media is gagged and told what to say to us the sheep. Good Post, I recently did a post on the segment on Friday night. 17 times they both visited the sellers house and snickered at the cameras ... Seller has complete story on Video. If any of you are avid readers check out the book and author above.

There are bad apples in every industry and mine certainly has its fair share.  I always proactively give references and I think that helps.

I have a friend in the biz with over 100 video testimonials on youtube from buyers and sellers and recently had a consumer want to call several of them to speak to them personally.  Talk about thorough!

You will never see a story on 20/20 about the agent who gets the little old lady's 35,000 single wide to sell after she has moved out. She's too old to clean it so the agent sweeps, mops, and dusts. Then he puts up a shower curtain and some towels in the bathroom. Dolls up the kitchen. When he's done, he knows that buyers will see the potential in the little cream puff. Lots of time, little pay, sweet client who needs a little help from a friend. No, that agent will not be featured. And if he were, it would only be to ridicule him on how he ran his business. 

20/20 only shows what draws in viewers. 

Gary, it should not surprise you that a TV show focuses on the negative. It is what sells! Enjoy your day!

Gary, I love it when a past client shares my name with a friend. And the world goes round again.

As the world sinks away from reality, entertainment takes its place

It only takes a few bad apples to give our entire industry a bad name.  Not cool at all.  

Gary, another situation where the news publicizes the negative side of the industry because of a few bad apples. Unfortunately, it hurts the industry as a whole.

I think this goes with any other field... There is always those who ruin the image of the whole group... I think people must really do atleast a bit of background check just to make sure that they're dealing with a good agent, or a sane one atleast...lol

Gary, just today a friend called and told me her neighbor was selling. When she found out the neighbor was going to sell, she said "Have you signed anything yet? Don't sign until you meet with the agent who helped me buy and sell last year. She's great and she sells all her listings." Now that's an endorsement.

I missed out on these stories.  Unfortunately, there are bad apples in every bunch.  It is crticial that Realtors police each other, report Ethics violations and support the people that hear those violations.  

Dear Gary,
You always come up with the best photos!
Thanks for sharing the story with us.
Have a happy day,
Your AR friend in Atlanta,
Lynn

Gary, there are a few Realtors the public should check out the references, but think most are reputable.

Oh, my, Gary. Reminds me of what happened to my parents. They had a Florida property that was being leased out, and handled by a property management company. When someone moved out, it was taking months and months and no one was leasing it. I think they finally flew down there, only to discover that the property manager was using it as her lovenest!!! No WONDER they couldn't get it leased!! They fired her, then later sold it for a much better home. 

Oy vey, these types of scenarios are truly what tarnishes those much larger groups who work very hard with gobs of integrity to make dreams come true for buyers and sellers.