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How To Be A SLIMY Real Estate Agent

As many of you already know, I have an "'issue'" with the reputation of real estate agents. (If you don't know - just click on my "real estate rants" tag - there on the right ...).

Thanks (again) to one of my favorite bloggers - Athol Kay - I spent about 10 minutes falling off my chair (and running to the bathroom) in near tears of uncontrollable laughter.

Why? Well, given what I like to rant about, and given what this website offers .... Well, you just need to experience it yourself. (Please experience the WHOLE thing - Do not "skip" anything...).

HOW TO BE A SLIMY REAL ESTATE AGENT

(Thank you, also, Virginia Association of Realtors.)
Posted by: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate - Monument Real Estate

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Posted by Mariana Wagner ~ Colorado Springs REALTOR® on 05/02/2007 03:31 AM

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78 Comments on How To Be A SLIMY Real Estate Agent

MAY

2007

I passed the Tedst. Yes

A fun posting. I wonder though what seller's think when they look at it. That we are all Ted's, even worse that they may want to be, LOL

That was great! I couldn't stop laughing about the termites! "This is a TASTY home and won't last!" LOL!!!

Good Job, Dan!

William- It is put out by the VA Association of Realtors - who also do a wonderful job at explaining the Code of Ethics. Buyers and Sellers are smart - I believe that they will know it is a parody of our perceived reputation.

Chris - I know! It KILLED me!!

That was hilarious Mariana. Thanks for sharing the laugh today.

That was soooooo funny!I sat through the whole thing! I think there needs to be a Code of Ethics for buyers and sellers as well!

Mariana...

That was freaking hilarious...Absolutely freaking hilarious.

Slime anyone? LOL. I have so much more I want to say but it would ruin the Tedst test :)

Okay. I have to add this post to my last post. It's a RotFlat (rolling on the floor laughing at this)

TLW...ROAR!

Mariana! OK, so i finished my appraisal assignment somewhere in there between blogging. so i figured a quick 15min lunch before i move onto my day, which i may do sometimes either reading blogs or watching my 15 minutes of ELF.. but then i found this post, clicked the link and had to turn ELF off. friggin hilarious!! i'm on question #2 until i noticed that its from the association of realtors(r) of Virginia. very funny. after a bathroom break i'm back in from of the PC, with lunch, going onto to question #2. i hop i pass this test!! :) do someone need a hug! :))

Steve- No problem! I love a good laugh!

Sally- I went through it twice ... nearly spit coffee out my nose.

TLW- You know, I specifically thought of how much YOU would love it when i watched it. :D

Nick! ELF? Nice ... I always love being the bearer of hillarious news ...

ok i'm back. Nick feels much better now. gotta go cruise the MLS and list some unsuspecting homes for sale to find some ,.. er uh.. buyer. :)) haha too funnyy!!! ::))))))

Of course you did. It's twisted. LOL.

I just emailed this over to Blog Boy. He's gonna like it too :)

Funny........... for a minute I thought that was taken from a used car salesman training manual. Sadly some folks do look at us all in the same way!

Very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very funny!!!!!

LOL @ Blog Boy (Broker Bryant)...

Looks to me like his "very" is stuck :)

Mariana,

I have an even better one in the works...How to be a slimy real estate agent and how to team up with a lying slimy loan officer/mortgage broker to help you kill deals!

Gary- Yep! Some peoples' perception is exactly that.

Bryant - C'mon ... tell us how you REALLY feel...

Neal - Dont forget the shady appraiser! It must be a trio. Instead of the 3 Amigos, it could be the 3 Slime-Egos ...

I saw this yesterday on Inman and couldn't stop laughing. The actor is way too funny.. the finger illustrations are what got me

Mariana,

I did not forget..I was just too tired to find blame with them today..I will save that for tommorrow.

Kaye- I am still laughing.

Neal- Sorry - I forgot, Wednesday is Blame the Appraiser Day... :)

OMG!!! I had to test every answer and not answer purposely to see Ted's reactions - that is the funniest thing I have ever seen!! What a fun association of Realtors - I didn't even know about the sliming until the end and had to go back and answer the true answers - that was awesome Mariana - I think Derek should do a series like this.

I liked the three and finger counts. he lowers his middle finger. he's got it down pat!!

so i still got 12 minutes here.. 11:48 pm now. see you on thursday Mariana!!

MAY

2007

Mariana, very good :) I was laughing !

OMG That is hilarious, I love the barking goat! lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GREAT Stuff. I have forwared the link to our board's Director of Professional Standards! Great training stuff!

Funny Stuff and a great way to start my morning. Thanks!

I think I've just pulled a muscle. That is a riot. I think I use to work with that guy at my last brokerage!

That was funny!!! Thanks for the laugh, Mariana.

Thats great thanks a lot for the laugh this morning.

I posted one yesterday that should put those lenders in a pine box.

Inasmuchas I do business in Virginia, we were onto this quite some time ago. Before it bacame known nationawide I guess.

Truthfully, when I first saw it, I thought it was for real. Naive? Guess so!

That was my comment above; that's what happens when you do not log in first!

That's hysterical!!! Thanks great wake up laugh!!

Just stumbled across this one before I had my first cup of cofee....it was the funniest thing to start my day! Thanks for the laughs!! Hysterical!

That was hysterical! What a great way to start my day. Thanks for posting it.

Great post! New Jersey Board of Realtors should follow suit with a similar campaign!

Mariana...Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing. What a hoot! LOL!

Regards,

Jay Burnham, VP
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
North Shore, Massachusetts

Hey Mariana, I always wanted to know where "those agents" come from! Loved the "amenities"!

I love it! It totally cracked me up! Priceless.

Mariana...

This is excellent. They featured it and you have helped many other people start their day with a laugh.

Life doesn't get much better. Or does it? LOL.

P.S. I went back to it last night and did what Ines did. Go figure :)

TLW...ROAR!

Wow! I am so glad that this post helped people start their morning with a laugh! It really IS the best way to start your day. Well, and a nice hot cup of coffee ...

Thank you for all the comments! I think I will forward this onto MY professionals standards committee as well!

Thanks for the laugh. That was hilarious!

I thought that guy looked familiar..

he must be related to Slick Rick!!

LOL

Thanks Mariana...I friend of mine sent the the Ted test to me first thing this a.m. too funny. I hope all is well in Colorado. I just had a buyer from from there in February. She said it was really COLD there! Have a great day.

I passed the test. Now son it's just business.

Oh nicky mississippi - I will have to forward this to Rick! You are too much! Should we slime him too?

How am I gonna work now? I can't stop laughing.

That's hysterical! I laughed so hard. Thanks a lot. I needed a laugh this morning.

Mariana... sorry, late to the party, but this was hysterical.... lol Thanks for the many laughs. Even though I am not a realtor, I wish my tests in school from the past would have been this easy.

Did anyone not click onto his test right away? And watch his video even further? It was funny and creative... try it. Again, thanks for the laugh.

jeff belonger

Sorry Ines.. i didn't mean to insinuate that Rick is slimy. he's so very good looking!! :)) and not slimy at all!!! a great guy.

Jeff.. i watched the whole thing without clicking on the buttons. it was verry funny!! :)

Mariana.. stick em up!! this is a hijack!!! :)

Posts like these are meant to be enjoyed ... and even hijacked! :)

I think he used to work here....haha.......What a great laugh for a stressful afternoon! Thanks.

I loved it .......past the tedst and thank you for the smile

Slimey's good right?!

He wouldn't be able to join www.AgentsThatDontSuck.com

When I first heard about this Ted guy, it was through VAR, they sent out what I considered a joke/ spam to all their member.

I like that that was very funny.

Thanks for the great post, It is so true, that's why it's funny. Thank you again, and again, I will pass it on and on and on and on and on and on.

I visited the site...and laughed so hard my eyes started to water......!!!!!

GREAT POST!!! =-D

BTW I loved that green slime!!

Mariana~ Where in the heck did you find that one...that was too funny! Ted reminded me of Jack Black~

That was greatI loved what he did when you moused over the options....lol.....thanks for making my day.....

Where are the tissues.............

What a great fun Post. The Title Pulled me in.

I found this video because of Athol Kay's RE Agent in CT Blog ... (You should subscribe to this blog - Athol makes me laugh every day!)

I picked "A" - "Poltergeists are an Amenity" SELL IT BABY!!!!!!!!

I can't stop laughing.....

MAY

2007

I too have a thing about the image that our profession holds in the minds of many. Thanks for sharing! I've bookmarked it for those days when I'm on edge & need a laugh.

That is great. I needed a laugh.

MAY

2007

I just had one of those crazy busy days and "The Ted" bit was the icing on the cake, it was hilarious. I smell a sitcom... lol...

MAY

2007

Ha,ha that is so funny...I love the outfit Ted is wearing ha,ha

MAY

2007

I needed to laugh like that this morning. Thanks!!! Incredibly funny.

MAY

2007

That's incredible - Hats off to the VAR for putting that one together

JUN

2007

Thanks for sharing, I took the Tedst and passed, good fun I had a blast and I am still LOL

This is way too funny!!! It also combines some wonderful teachings (common sense) about the code that's a good reminder for us all.

APR

2008

I'm sure that "The Ted" got all of his training here in Maine:

http://outsider222.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/bangor-maine-recap/

APR

2008

That is the funniest thing I have seen all week. I am e-mailing it to everyone I know! LOL Thanks!

JUL

2010

SEP

2010

all the "funny" comments from agents really makes me wonder.

as someone who has been trying to buy a house and make a home for the past 6 months, the video would be funny if it wasn't so sad for being a commentary on the state of the "profession"

i've been through 4 different agents. each brought a new and thicker layer of slime than I thought possible.

very, very sad.

Im sorry you are having such a bad experience. I hope you find a home soon.

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