Is it just me, or has this industry allowed negativity and back-biting to creep in? Too often it seems that agents spend way to much time complaining about and filing complaints against their competitors, rather than focussing on selling homes!
I actually had a seller who pulled their keybok (doorknob and all) off their house without telling me (Mr. soon to be divorced seller was mad at Mrs. soon-to-be divorced seller and was getting back at her). An agent in my market (to remain unnamed) discovered the missing keybox during a showing attempt, and rather than calling me, filed a complaint at the NWMLS (our mls). Not only did the NWMLS decide I should have been clairvoyant and known that the box was gone, THEY FINED ME $15,000!!! No kidding! Would have been nice if she (the agent) had simply called me so I could address the issue!
Have you ever has a complaint filed against you by another agent that you felt was warrantless? Could it have been resolved with a phone call instead? Did your mls/board fine you without cause or evidence?
It seems to me, that for the most part, most agents are genuinely primarily concerned with selling homes. Most seem to keep to themselves and simply work hard... Unfortunately, there are bad apples in every bunch, who seem more interested in causing problems for the 3% of the agents who do 70% of the business!
Let us all commit ourselves to being more proactive in our business, and less judgemental of our collegues in the industry. Let us re-commit ourselver to being positive, abundant thinkers who realize there is more than enough out there for all of us, and immediately stop the practices of mud-slinging and bad-mouthing.
We owe it to ourselves, our clients, each other, and our industry to be much more professional in the year ahead!
Michael Hellickson can be reached at www.ClubWealth.com or by calling 253-444-5554.
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