Bad Apples Spoil the Whole Basket
It's always interesting to me, now that I've been in the real estate business for more than a decade, how some brokers conduct their business. Most are consummate professionals. Others, not so much.
The other day I was walking my dogs around our community, which is gated. I had noticed an open house from a listing down the street and also noticed that the entrance gates into our community were closed. Normally, the listing broker would contact the HOA representative and arrange for the gates to be open during their open house.
When I walked past the keypad to the entrance gate of our community, I noticed a note on the keypad. I could not believe my eyes. The broker taped a note to the keypad with the gate code on it!
Wow! What was this guy thinking? Was he a newbie, and didn't know any better? Maybe. But, it still begs the question, WHY DID HE THINK THIS WAS OK TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE? I, of course, contacted the board and let them know what he had done and asked them to purge that gate code as it was now known to anyone who came to the open house, or anyone who happened to walk by.
I can't help but think about why some of the home-buying public views our profession negatively. Brokers like this guy truly perpetuate that negative view. Another poorly trained REALTOR - another bad apple spoiling the basket. One can only hope that he learned something that day and works to improve his professionalism. One can hope.
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