Kathy Stoltman
Balboa Real Estate - Ventura, CA
Ventura County Real Estate Consultant 805-746-1793

Hi Mike,  I think it is important for our clients, especially buyers to understand how we get paid, boring or not!

May 13, 2012 01:57 AM
Sussie Sutton
David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX
David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

True that buyers of homes get that bored look in their eyes. But rules are rules and we all must follow them. Additionally, I would prefer that my clients be pre-approved or at the very least pre-qualified. They all come to me with of I have good credit and more likely than not they are surprised!

May 13, 2012 02:03 AM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Whether they are bored or not there are many part of the paperwork that have to be gone over --- important to cover them all.

May 13, 2012 02:11 AM
Mike Carlier
Lakeville, MN
More opinions than you want to hear about.

I think we have a responsibility to somehow make the agency relationships disclosure as interesting to consumers as it is important.  For me, it's a work in progress. 

May 13, 2012 02:50 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

LOL...I have heard this from several clients.  "just get to the meat of things." They will say.  What they don't understand that all of it is MEAT!

May 13, 2012 01:47 PM
Mike Carlier
Lakeville, MN
More opinions than you want to hear about.

Maybe we could illustrate with action figures.  Put red hats on the seller guys and blue hats on the buyer guys.  Of course no hat on the nobody guys (facilitators).  Definitely put a red stovepipe top hat on the wolves in the builders' models;)  

May 14, 2012 12:45 AM
Mike Carlier
Lakeville, MN
More opinions than you want to hear about.

Forgot about the dual agents.  Give them a red hat and a blue hat, but hide the hats where they can't find them.

May 14, 2012 12:47 AM