I can't help but feeling more and more like a grumpy old man these days. This is a challenging market here in the Orlando area. There are numerous short sales, REO properties, and if you are lucky, traditional sales. I gotta tell you, I truly love helping people but lately, I find that many agents in our area do not seem to care about their clients and just disregard the rules and regulations of our MLS. Lack of disclosure, lack of information and lack on communication. They just don't seem to care, or know better.
Today, I was looking up a home to show a client and must have found 15+ homes that lacked the "short sale" disclosure in the public remarks, asis required. These same listings often include only one photo of the home, they lack a property description and they have the absolute bare minimum of room dimensions and input. The kicker is when you look at the number of days on the market, it is usually a crazy high number. It truly makes me a crazy person. The people that higher us to sell their homes deserve better. I can't put it any plainer. Does anyone else share this frustration with lazy agents? Does it not make you want to call the agent up and let them know that you would love to know more about their house for sale, but in the few short 9 months that they have had it listed, they have only managed to post one photo? The public in general does not know any better, but they do view us as greedy, lazy people. Don't take my word for it...go to www.outrageousagents.com Scary stuff!
So where do we go from here? How do we separate ourselves from these agents? Well, first, I'd like to invite anyone who is not willing to do the work it requires to properly represent a buyer or seller to please leave the business. Let the people that know what they are doing and have taken the time to educate themselves do the work. Okay, that's harsh and wishful thinking. I would however encourage the rest of us to start reporting data entry errors and to contact sales managers when agents are not acting properly. It's time to take back the good name of REALTOR and present ourselves the way we should be seen. As professionals. Let these other agents know how you feel. We can make a difference.
If you are like me and have had enough, you might just be a good candidate for PRC. It's not for everyone, in fact many will not qualify. But if you do, I can help you market yourself away from the amateurs and position you as a quality, professional and CERTIFIED agent. PRC offers unique marketing tools and so much more to elevate and separate the qualified from the not so qualified. You can read about it at www.prcstandards.net There are over 1.5 million REALTORS in the United States. There will only be 30,000 that will be PRC Council members.
Well, it's time to go to bed, thanks for letting me vent a bit. I know that there are good...dare I say great agents out there. I want to work with them! If you are one of those agents, it's time to stand up and take back what has been lost! Night :)
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