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Real Estate Agent is Just Another Name for Salesperson

By
Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams SOMD

I was just reading this article on housebuyingtips.com and I wanted to share it with other agents.

As I read this articl the only thing I was feeling was its hard enough on Realtors to try and educate

your client to assist them with there apprehensions.  Its articles like this that make it difficult in todays

market.  For all of you great agents out there keep holding hands keep yourself educated and trained

stay ahead of the game. 

HouseBuyingTips.com Buyers Warning

One of the biggest mistakes many home buyers make is assuming that their "buyers agent" is working for them. They could not be more wrong. Also, never let a real estate agent choose your attorney. You must choose your own attorney, not one with a cushy relationship to the salesperson who is trying to sell you a home.

"Real Estate Agent" Is Just Another Name For "Salesperson"
Don't ever lose sight of that fact. Their only mission is to sell, sell, sell to YOU. Don't ever let on that you are in a desperate situation, or that you need to sell a house fast to pay for emergency bills, or that you are in a desperate crunch to buy this house now, because you are being transferred into town this week. It's simply none of their business and as far as they are concerned, you are not in a rush to buy a house.

Stefan Scholl
Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC - Petoskey, MI
Northern Michigan Real Estate

Arleen,

This is, to be sure, a sad commentary.  However, I cannot disagree with the basic premise of the article, which seems to be caveat emptor.  Until the real estate industry gets serious about cleaning itself up, and putting the interests of consumers over those of practitioners, these types of articles will persist.

Mar 18, 2007 05:26 AM
Kelly Kilpatrick
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Broker-Associate
Arleen, great post. Kind of makes my blood boil when I read posts like this! I guess we "fight back" back by blogging about the Top 10 Reason's to use a Buyer's Agent.
Mar 18, 2007 05:28 AM
Cynthia Sloop
Community Association Manager - Indianapolis, IN
Thanks for the post Arleen.  How did you do that yellow box thing in your post?  I've been here a while now and haven't figured out that one.
Mar 18, 2007 10:19 AM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

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