AR Venting Zone: Pet peeves about other agents? OK, GO!!

Thanks for sharing and enjoy your upcoming weekend! Bill

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

Ralph, I think our Ethics classes say we are not supposed to speak badly of other agents.

Hi Ralph- I'm not an agent, but I don't think there is anything ethically at issue if the purpose is to educate others and no names are mentioned!!!  Let's hope others chime in. 

Hi Ralph Gorgoglione ,

We can all learn by bad behavior from agents. My pet peeve is an agent talking condescendingly to another agent. 

Hello Ralph - while I am no longer active in the industry, I haven't been away so long that I can't recall some pet peeves.   

Doggone it, there are more than a few things I can b!tch about.  Pussy-footin' around the issue?  Well. I guess ducking around particulars could be troublesome.   Most of all, people are people.  While many, maybe most agents, are good (or good enough), there are those who may not be.  They can be time wasters, gossips, fabricators and unscrupulous.   Of course, this is an interpretation.   While I don't necessarily roll over from addressing the issues. . .  

Well, the list is long, but one of the things that bugs me the most is when an agent acts like they know what they are doing when they don't and they even take it a step further by trying to tell me how things are done, haha.

Of course, cut and paste comment guy GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore adds absolutely nothing with the comment that he pastes into the comment section of everyone's post, haha.

Ralph, we had an agent (who has since left AR and has been deleted by the powers that be) on AR who disliked a "political" post by another agent. They got in an argument and he was blacklisted. No matter what your politics are I have two things to say...

1. No one should be blacklisted because of their point of view.

2. AR IS NOT THE PLACE to discuss politics (from any side). 

Vent if you want, but keep your opinions friendly here.

As a seasoned real estate professional, I strive to maintain clear and timely communication with all parties involved. I understand the frustration caused by lack of responsiveness, delayed feedback, and unrealistic buyer expectations. My goal is to ensure that listing opportunities are managed with professionalism and transparency, providing prompt updates, constructive feedback, and carefully vetting buyers to align their expectations with market realities. I am committed to improving communication and fostering a smooth, successful transaction experience for everyone involved. My complaint is I feel many agents I encounter do not! They suck at communication and have no clue how to prep their clients for a transaction. They're clearly there just to collect a check.

  NAR COE be damned.   If an Agent is causing trouble, they need to be called out.  Yes, start with their Broker or perhaps their Office Manager.   But if necessary, say it to their face.  Of course you step lightly around libel and slander, you state facts that can be backed up, but if it needs to be said, Say it!

    Some years ago I wrote a post here on ActiveRain about a major real estate development in Tallahassee Florida.   They were undergoing serious legal problems, and their icing-on-the-cake golf course was going to be foreclosed upon, or sold and cut up into lots for single family homes.  I got wind of it and I blogged about it.

      A Realtor who represented several of the builders in that project called, he gave me holy Hell and demanded I take down the post.   

    First, I was amazed that an ActiveRain post had found its way to the top of Google SERPs, and that several people in the affected Development had read it.  

    Second, everything stated in that post was factual, references were cited.  So no, I wasn't going to take down the post.

   But that did not stop the aggrieved Realtor from threatening to do - something - I am not sure what - if I did not delete the article I had written.

    So, I called two members of the Grievance Committee.   "Hi, this is Fred, just a heads-up, this Agent is threatening me because I made public the serious legal problems that this development is facing."

    By going on the offensive, I shut that guy down.   Yes, he makes 10 times the money I make, Tip Top Producer, etc. I do not care.    Don't call me and demand that I remove a post and/or apologize for pointing out the truth.

  BTW, several golf courses in Tallahassee have faced legal or financial problems in the past 10 or so years, including Killearn, Southwood, Hilaman, and Capital City Country Club, so no point trying to guess which one I am talking about.

Thank you for this post. And yes, there are some things that drive me nuts. The one that gets under my skin the most and is highly unethical are those agents who come in from the "big" cities and attempt to sell in my neck of the woods. Most of them do not understand our lake communities or the historic areas. Frustrating.

Ralph, your "AR Venting Zone: Pet peeves about other agents? OK, GO!!" post sparks much-needed dialogue. Discussing common frustrations, objectively and without naming names, fosters improvement within the real estate industry. Open conversation, as you suggest, is crucial for addressing issues that impact everyone, ultimately leading to better practices.