WE DON'T REALLY NEED TURF WARS ON ACTIVERAIN. WE ARE NOT IN COMPETITION. WE ARE SYMBIOTIC.

George,

Oh, I wish that it were so, again!

When was the last time you had an agent sit in on a loan application/financial counseling session?

How many times have you had to explain the difference between sold-closed comparables and listing pipe dreams?

How many times have you had the buyer quote the highest number they might qualify for, only to have their agent round that number up to the nearest 6 or 7 places?

How often has management fermented into nothing more than bitching and swill?

How can it be called management when an offer can't be presented because a fax machine won't work. Or because the lister won't return calls and the Buyer's Agent doesn't have the training or b... to get the job done?

Lenn and I are from a different world! We're in the error of E-pro agents that can communicate faster than ever, but unfortunately many have nothing to say.

Today more often than not the LO is the only one who listens to all the Buyers have to say, it's sad. The Lo and Escrow officer do most of the management and the Appraisers and Inspectors are seen as deal killers, not client protectors by the Agents.

Take me back, please! Clients deserve better than today's standard.

Bill

I have never been afraid to speak my mind either but I try to be respectful about it. Sometimes it can be tough if the other party is being real difficult.

George.. It is know what to say and when to listen (and learn) not many have mastered that technic yet.

When I do see something that is not going right, and is not in my clients best interest, I WILL SPEAK UP.

After all, I'm very quiet and shy.  LOL.

George.. On a side note, I like your new banner.  Great job. 

If you ever find the blog here in AR that tells what software is need to let you *write* on the banner, please let me know.

Did you take this shot of Middletown from over in Portland?

MR George, you could not say better and I'm glad to see you again here, there are lot to read, take care and have a nice sunday

Hi George, thanks for reblogging Lenn's post.  I will go and give it a read now.

George - I like the way Lenn goes out on a limb.  She really does believe in overseeing all aspects of the transaction and leaving nothing to chance.  This makes her a target because she is a generalist giving her opinion in a forum where specialists can shoot her down.  I think that whenever you become popular and speak with authority on a topic, the sharp shooters will be there to gun you down. 

It's not a position I'd feel comfortable taking on a blog, but she takes that position, I believe for two reasons: (1) she really does believe in overseeing the whole transaction and leaving nothing to chance, and (2) controversy attracts readers and increases your visibility.  She's a smart businesswoman who is very strategic about her blogging.  She knows exactly what she's doing and can usually handle the flamethrowers without getting down to their level.  That takes a lot of maturity and control.  (More than I have anyways.  I'd be throwing bricks back.)

George I don't have a problem speaking up,  but I know how to get my point across without offending.  I do appreciate my business partners and if something is not going well I approach the situation tactfully I find that approach works for me.

George, had Lenn's post not been featured I sure would have suggested it.  I too appreciate LO's, Appraisers, Home Inspectors and I want to know about the aspects of their respective responsibilities...but I'm a Realtor...that's my area of practice.  Great re-blog.

George.  Your comments are always welcomed on my posts.  I am more than grateful for folks who subscribe to my blog. 

What most folks don't understand about the "discussions" on my posts is how much I learn.  This is the most fun way to learn of all.  Surely more fun that reading a book.  Where else can a practicing real estate broker get current mortgage in formation?  Sure, we can read the Fannie letters and the VA web site, but, shucks, they are absolutely no fun.

Sometimes loan officers tend to "get into the weeds".  I don't know whether it's to impress readers with how much they know or if they want to make me look incompetent.  Of course, we're impressed with their knowledge base, but chuckle at how juvanile their "instructions" to me make them appar.  Or, if they're trying to make me look incompetent, they're wasting their time because, while I don't know the day to day details of the mortgage market, I'm smart enough to know where and when to ask experts, folks like you.

George, I learned from this discussion that Lenn puts herself out on a limb to learn from the discussions.  I'm sure she does.  I always read the comments to her blogs, because that's where the action is, and I learn a lot, too.  She's a stong lady.  I can think of easier ways to learn (like reading her blog or yours).

Great discussion.  I am always impressed when folks can speak their minds and treat each other with respect at the same time. 

I missed this post some how!  Must have been at one of those concerts  LOL!  Lenn makes a lot of good points.  I see it as a team effort .  I try to recommend folks who work like I do.  If you were in NH, you definately would be a part of that team!

I like Bill Gassett's comment.  I don't always agree with the views of others, but I try to be respectful about it.  I have found the best dialogue and communication comes when it is open, there is respect, and folks learn from the dialogue.  Sometimes opinions are altered, modified, and sometimes even come together as shared opinion. . .I like that best of all!  Ignorance is our biggest foe.

Hi George -- I found that honey will take one much further than vinegar.  But, at times, sometimes vinegar can be a useful instrument in the hands of a skilled communicator and negotiator but it shouldn't be used as a first line of offense/defense.  One can always focus on the process, not the people, on the content, not the person writing it. Debate the issues, not the person.

George, I'm glad that you reblogged this for several reasons, not the least of which is that it continues a discussion that you started on Lenn's blog...and I like the fact that you elaborated on why she comes across the way that she does so often.

Seriously? I've never gotten the impression from reading Lenn, her comments or her posts, that she is open to different points of view, or that she learns from dissenting opinions...She has been in the industry longer than I've been alive, and knows so much already...

But maybe I need to reassess that...hmmm....