my two cents on all this discussion. Does not have any valuable RE related insight so skip it if you want.
i usually find that PS exagerates and take comments to personal but i think she is very smart and i learn a lot from her comments and research. I just take what i consider relevant and ignore the rest.
For example, in my opinion i do not know how someone with few years of experience could be mentor. I do not disagree that Bob may be smart but i usually look for more experience people for mentor. It does work for me but if it works for her (i am sure many others) great. I respect that.
On the other side, i respectfully disagree on the comment that Bob is wrong by selling his listing to 100%. Any agent that wants to sell a house will sell it to anyone wanting to buy. I am sure no agent will say to the potential buyer of his/her listing “hey, don’t take my house with this financing because you will be screwed in a few years”. If you work for a buyer you will make sure he/she know the risk on buying now but if you are on the sellers side, there is so much you can do. Also, working for Mktg VP on great companies does not make a person good or bad. In case of SDR I think he is a good realtor (based on this comments ) and his current success is what backs him up, not because he worked for smart people.
I am hispanic and i am not offended by SDR mentioning that people in this group are taking suicide loans. If you are showing a fact, then is a fact. I am sad that this is happening but it is what it is.
I love Jim the realtor take on the data. I think how some realtor report (median price) is what is wrong. He shows analysis on actual transaction (active/pendings, $/sqft, appreciation rate).
I would like to kindly suggest people who participate in the forums to post your points of view in a way that does not attack another member on the board or outside, for example “I personally like XYZ because A, b and c..” as opposed to “you are wrong and i am right and this is why”. For some realtor web works, for other don’t. For some working with buyers only work for other don’t. For some buyers internet is all they will use, for others (like PD’s mother) don’t. every person is different. Share your views but respect other opinion’s as well.
my two cents.
Changing the subject. I may open a new thread for this. I really want to buy something (I hate living in a apartment and want to save as much possible
