I dont think we need a professional class of people to come between buyers and sellers and foment an adversarial relationship for financial gain. also california law states that only the principals to the transaction actually write the offer. agents do not write offers, they fill in blanks and check off boxes on forms that were written by lawyers. true that agents have learned, hopefully, what all the legal jargon means in real terms but cant we buyers and sellers learn that in a hour of two from some other source and save thousands of dollars on commissions? i think so. also it is not necessary to be an agent to get a commission when you buy property so why would anyone actually want to be an agent anyway? all they really do is send you to a bank and try to get you emotionally involved by “looking” at the property as soon as possible. SFR agents really know nothing about creative financing which in most cases actuallly would be very helpful to both buyers and sellers to be informed about. but agents never ask the right questions and neither do most buyers.
gary jackson
green vine investments
5318 e. second st., #647
long beach, ca 90803-5354
