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What Makes You A Short Sale Expert?

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Northwest Equity Home Sales

Experience?

Classroom Education?

Online Webinars?

As I perused through the MLS this morning searching for newly listed properties for a client of ours I noticed many agents commenting on their "expertise" of Short Sales". After further investigation I noticed that many of the so called experts didn't have any short sale listings so I immediately assumed (mistake) they must have gained this expertise assisting buyers with short sale purchases.

I started checking the sales history of some of these "experts" and discovered none of them had any sales representing buyers or sellers in short sale transactions whatsoever. I assume once again they are assigning themselves the status of "expert" based on classes or designations received in a classroom setting. 

My question;

Does a designation or classroom certificate make you an expert? And is this form of advertising false and or mis-leading? What say you?