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December 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM #321670December 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM #322015AnonymousGuest
Dear Matt,
I think the reason for the negative tone throughout over one year of posting on this topic probably has more to do with your gloating on TV than anything else. I have to be honest with you as a broker owner and as a San Diego long time agent, I had never heard of you until I saw you on TV. There is a certain amount of resentment in our community when you go on TV and claim you’re the #1 agent of all time or in San Diego or whatever your claims are. By what standards? MLS numbers? I spent eight years in a high profile commercial firm here in San Diego before opening my residential firm and I can guarantee you that the commercial colleagues I worked with blow your numbers away. They don’t track via MLS. They’re licensed agents too. You should stop the bragging because it gets you nowhere.
For the record to whoever reads this: I would NEVER pass along a bogus admin fee or bogus transaction fee to a client. Nor will my agents. EVER. It’s paid by the agent EVERY SINGLE TIME. Honestly, it’s ridiculous to think otherwise. If the agent wants a transaction coordinator, it’s their call and their expense. End of story. I shake down the final HUD-1 so lean and mean that my clients love me for it. Matt, do the same. Trim the trees a lot. SELLERS and BUYERS: ask your agent for a copy of the HUD-1 before you sign any listing agreement or get into a purchase contract. We can write one up for you that HAS to include all brokerage fees. The loan fees will be an estimate unless your agent is also your lender.
As for me personally, you have never returned one one single call I have ever placed to you regarding any of your listings. I think I have called you five times. Maybe you were in the TV studio handing out free advice? I felt that the few listings I “had” to see for my clients that were yours were grossly oversold on the MLS ~ real dumps versus the glowing heavenly review I found in the MLS comments section. You score no points with me and I take my negative remarks very seriously and use them sparingly. I am sorry to have to use them now.
All I can suggest to you for the New Year is one word: humility. And if that doesn’t work, here’s another word: scale. The balance of everything in life affects us all.
Good luck to you.
December 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM #322074AnonymousGuestDear Matt,
I think the reason for the negative tone throughout over one year of posting on this topic probably has more to do with your gloating on TV than anything else. I have to be honest with you as a broker owner and as a San Diego long time agent, I had never heard of you until I saw you on TV. There is a certain amount of resentment in our community when you go on TV and claim you’re the #1 agent of all time or in San Diego or whatever your claims are. By what standards? MLS numbers? I spent eight years in a high profile commercial firm here in San Diego before opening my residential firm and I can guarantee you that the commercial colleagues I worked with blow your numbers away. They don’t track via MLS. They’re licensed agents too. You should stop the bragging because it gets you nowhere.
For the record to whoever reads this: I would NEVER pass along a bogus admin fee or bogus transaction fee to a client. Nor will my agents. EVER. It’s paid by the agent EVERY SINGLE TIME. Honestly, it’s ridiculous to think otherwise. If the agent wants a transaction coordinator, it’s their call and their expense. End of story. I shake down the final HUD-1 so lean and mean that my clients love me for it. Matt, do the same. Trim the trees a lot. SELLERS and BUYERS: ask your agent for a copy of the HUD-1 before you sign any listing agreement or get into a purchase contract. We can write one up for you that HAS to include all brokerage fees. The loan fees will be an estimate unless your agent is also your lender.
As for me personally, you have never returned one one single call I have ever placed to you regarding any of your listings. I think I have called you five times. Maybe you were in the TV studio handing out free advice? I felt that the few listings I “had” to see for my clients that were yours were grossly oversold on the MLS ~ real dumps versus the glowing heavenly review I found in the MLS comments section. You score no points with me and I take my negative remarks very seriously and use them sparingly. I am sorry to have to use them now.
All I can suggest to you for the New Year is one word: humility. And if that doesn’t work, here’s another word: scale. The balance of everything in life affects us all.
Good luck to you.
December 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM #322091AnonymousGuestDear Matt,
I think the reason for the negative tone throughout over one year of posting on this topic probably has more to do with your gloating on TV than anything else. I have to be honest with you as a broker owner and as a San Diego long time agent, I had never heard of you until I saw you on TV. There is a certain amount of resentment in our community when you go on TV and claim you’re the #1 agent of all time or in San Diego or whatever your claims are. By what standards? MLS numbers? I spent eight years in a high profile commercial firm here in San Diego before opening my residential firm and I can guarantee you that the commercial colleagues I worked with blow your numbers away. They don’t track via MLS. They’re licensed agents too. You should stop the bragging because it gets you nowhere.
For the record to whoever reads this: I would NEVER pass along a bogus admin fee or bogus transaction fee to a client. Nor will my agents. EVER. It’s paid by the agent EVERY SINGLE TIME. Honestly, it’s ridiculous to think otherwise. If the agent wants a transaction coordinator, it’s their call and their expense. End of story. I shake down the final HUD-1 so lean and mean that my clients love me for it. Matt, do the same. Trim the trees a lot. SELLERS and BUYERS: ask your agent for a copy of the HUD-1 before you sign any listing agreement or get into a purchase contract. We can write one up for you that HAS to include all brokerage fees. The loan fees will be an estimate unless your agent is also your lender.
As for me personally, you have never returned one one single call I have ever placed to you regarding any of your listings. I think I have called you five times. Maybe you were in the TV studio handing out free advice? I felt that the few listings I “had” to see for my clients that were yours were grossly oversold on the MLS ~ real dumps versus the glowing heavenly review I found in the MLS comments section. You score no points with me and I take my negative remarks very seriously and use them sparingly. I am sorry to have to use them now.
All I can suggest to you for the New Year is one word: humility. And if that doesn’t work, here’s another word: scale. The balance of everything in life affects us all.
Good luck to you.
December 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM #322172AnonymousGuestDear Matt,
I think the reason for the negative tone throughout over one year of posting on this topic probably has more to do with your gloating on TV than anything else. I have to be honest with you as a broker owner and as a San Diego long time agent, I had never heard of you until I saw you on TV. There is a certain amount of resentment in our community when you go on TV and claim you’re the #1 agent of all time or in San Diego or whatever your claims are. By what standards? MLS numbers? I spent eight years in a high profile commercial firm here in San Diego before opening my residential firm and I can guarantee you that the commercial colleagues I worked with blow your numbers away. They don’t track via MLS. They’re licensed agents too. You should stop the bragging because it gets you nowhere.
For the record to whoever reads this: I would NEVER pass along a bogus admin fee or bogus transaction fee to a client. Nor will my agents. EVER. It’s paid by the agent EVERY SINGLE TIME. Honestly, it’s ridiculous to think otherwise. If the agent wants a transaction coordinator, it’s their call and their expense. End of story. I shake down the final HUD-1 so lean and mean that my clients love me for it. Matt, do the same. Trim the trees a lot. SELLERS and BUYERS: ask your agent for a copy of the HUD-1 before you sign any listing agreement or get into a purchase contract. We can write one up for you that HAS to include all brokerage fees. The loan fees will be an estimate unless your agent is also your lender.
As for me personally, you have never returned one one single call I have ever placed to you regarding any of your listings. I think I have called you five times. Maybe you were in the TV studio handing out free advice? I felt that the few listings I “had” to see for my clients that were yours were grossly oversold on the MLS ~ real dumps versus the glowing heavenly review I found in the MLS comments section. You score no points with me and I take my negative remarks very seriously and use them sparingly. I am sorry to have to use them now.
All I can suggest to you for the New Year is one word: humility. And if that doesn’t work, here’s another word: scale. The balance of everything in life affects us all.
Good luck to you.
December 31, 2008 at 7:31 PM #322152TumblesParticipantThe Battiata group is unresponsive and unprofessional! I’ll make this short… I was interested in seeing a short-sale property this week that is listed by Battiata. My agent called and e-mailed him several times. She finally got a hold of his receptionist and was told that Battiata never checks his voicemail or e-mail. My agent ended up talking to one of his team agents who said that she’d call Matt (hope she doesn’t have to leave a message) to see if we could see the house. My agent is still awaiting a return call…maybe if he reads this forum again that he’ll find time to return calls.
Anyway…based on this, my impression of Battiata and his team is that they are a shady group and I personally wouldn’t utilize them for my real estate needs or even recommend them.
Cheers!
December 31, 2008 at 7:31 PM #322496TumblesParticipantThe Battiata group is unresponsive and unprofessional! I’ll make this short… I was interested in seeing a short-sale property this week that is listed by Battiata. My agent called and e-mailed him several times. She finally got a hold of his receptionist and was told that Battiata never checks his voicemail or e-mail. My agent ended up talking to one of his team agents who said that she’d call Matt (hope she doesn’t have to leave a message) to see if we could see the house. My agent is still awaiting a return call…maybe if he reads this forum again that he’ll find time to return calls.
Anyway…based on this, my impression of Battiata and his team is that they are a shady group and I personally wouldn’t utilize them for my real estate needs or even recommend them.
Cheers!
December 31, 2008 at 7:31 PM #322555TumblesParticipantThe Battiata group is unresponsive and unprofessional! I’ll make this short… I was interested in seeing a short-sale property this week that is listed by Battiata. My agent called and e-mailed him several times. She finally got a hold of his receptionist and was told that Battiata never checks his voicemail or e-mail. My agent ended up talking to one of his team agents who said that she’d call Matt (hope she doesn’t have to leave a message) to see if we could see the house. My agent is still awaiting a return call…maybe if he reads this forum again that he’ll find time to return calls.
Anyway…based on this, my impression of Battiata and his team is that they are a shady group and I personally wouldn’t utilize them for my real estate needs or even recommend them.
Cheers!
December 31, 2008 at 7:31 PM #322571TumblesParticipantThe Battiata group is unresponsive and unprofessional! I’ll make this short… I was interested in seeing a short-sale property this week that is listed by Battiata. My agent called and e-mailed him several times. She finally got a hold of his receptionist and was told that Battiata never checks his voicemail or e-mail. My agent ended up talking to one of his team agents who said that she’d call Matt (hope she doesn’t have to leave a message) to see if we could see the house. My agent is still awaiting a return call…maybe if he reads this forum again that he’ll find time to return calls.
Anyway…based on this, my impression of Battiata and his team is that they are a shady group and I personally wouldn’t utilize them for my real estate needs or even recommend them.
Cheers!
December 31, 2008 at 7:31 PM #322651TumblesParticipantThe Battiata group is unresponsive and unprofessional! I’ll make this short… I was interested in seeing a short-sale property this week that is listed by Battiata. My agent called and e-mailed him several times. She finally got a hold of his receptionist and was told that Battiata never checks his voicemail or e-mail. My agent ended up talking to one of his team agents who said that she’d call Matt (hope she doesn’t have to leave a message) to see if we could see the house. My agent is still awaiting a return call…maybe if he reads this forum again that he’ll find time to return calls.
Anyway…based on this, my impression of Battiata and his team is that they are a shady group and I personally wouldn’t utilize them for my real estate needs or even recommend them.
Cheers!
January 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM #322309urbanrealtorParticipantTumbles post is the most common type of complaint I hear from other realtors regarding that team.
It is an experience I have had as well.
I believe that the Battiata group is doing something right to be as successful as it is, however, attention to detail matters and so does reputation (among colleagues and the public).
January 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM #322655urbanrealtorParticipantTumbles post is the most common type of complaint I hear from other realtors regarding that team.
It is an experience I have had as well.
I believe that the Battiata group is doing something right to be as successful as it is, however, attention to detail matters and so does reputation (among colleagues and the public).
January 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM #322716urbanrealtorParticipantTumbles post is the most common type of complaint I hear from other realtors regarding that team.
It is an experience I have had as well.
I believe that the Battiata group is doing something right to be as successful as it is, however, attention to detail matters and so does reputation (among colleagues and the public).
January 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM #322732urbanrealtorParticipantTumbles post is the most common type of complaint I hear from other realtors regarding that team.
It is an experience I have had as well.
I believe that the Battiata group is doing something right to be as successful as it is, however, attention to detail matters and so does reputation (among colleagues and the public).
January 1, 2009 at 12:06 PM #322813urbanrealtorParticipantTumbles post is the most common type of complaint I hear from other realtors regarding that team.
It is an experience I have had as well.
I believe that the Battiata group is doing something right to be as successful as it is, however, attention to detail matters and so does reputation (among colleagues and the public).
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