I didnt say poor listing agent just weak. In the kind of market we are in and have been in for a couple years, weak doesnt cut it. When all you had to do was drop a sign in the ground and collect your commission, weak was OK.
I said the a GOOD listing agents work begins when the offer comes in not when escrow opens. As for the other agents conversations, I know that person well and have had conversations about specific clients with them trying to help them. While I think the world of that person as a person, I dont feel the same regarding their business and negotiating skills. Incidently, that person is no longer active in RE, yet another flat fee casualty.
Rus, I have never solicited a single person on this blog. NOT ONE! The only time I have offered to allow people to contact me is to offer them free advice and access to things I have learned or people I know. Being a good listing agent also takes experience. I know that to be true because I am getting alot better with experience. I know this is far from rocket scibnece but I also that when I am busy and have done multiple transactions in the last few months, I tend to do a much better job than when I have only done a few of late. Practice definitely makes a difference.
