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Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Ethics and Full Disclosure
Here is an excellent quote from Benjamin Franklin:
“It takes many good deeds to build a reputation and only one bad one to lose it”.
 
Every day, as a realtor, we are given the choice to be ethical or underhanded. You could choose to disclose or not disclose a fact that you know about a home you are listing. You could be totally up front and maybe lose a sale as a result, but you would also know that you weren’t hiding anything to  “protect” your seller and possibly keep a deal going as a result that could be problematic in the future.
 
 
This reminds me of the great football coach, Joe Paterno. How very sad that he went through many many years of being a huge success and at the end of his life, a bad decision made regarding a man he knew (and seemed to be protecting) who was being unlawful could completely tarnish his image and cause many of us to question his ethics.
 
Hiding details or only telling half-truths can often come back to haunt you. Once again, full disclosure is absolutely your best bet. I call it, “Warts and All”;describing what a ... more

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