Constructive dialogue…Poway? SD Realtor? Bugs?

[Jim Brubaker]

Powayseller is right, anybody can become a Realtor. The reason I got in the business, nobody wants to hire somebody over the age of 45. The test isn’t hard unless you don’t study the material.

A real estate agent that keeps his mouth shut and is a VERY GOOD LISTENER is liable to make a lot of money.

I don’t feel that there is any real dishonesty in the business as a whole, agents want to sell you that house, there is no commission if they don’t.

If you need an agent, Sdreator suggested ask for a recommendation from a friend. It stands to reason, the longer you have been in business, the better you are at it.

Welcome back Powayseller, we missed you.

[sdrealtor]

You cant be serious? It’s also easy to get a drivers license but that doesn’t mean that everyone with a drivers license can race at Indy or even navigate our freeway system safely. becoming a realtor is very easy. Actually being good at it is an entirely different matter and only comes with experience.

[sdrealtor]

LOL, everytime I get an offer from one of those outfits it is so poorly written. I cant tell you how many times I have seen an inexperieced agent check the wrong box and cost their clients a grand or two. In contrast good agents work together not against each other once the deal is agreed upon to keep both parties happy and out of trouble.

[powayseller]

So realtors should be race car drivers? Or Laywers (since they’re so good at all the paperwork)?

Oh, I know, they pound the streets, so they should be marathon runners?

Now I’m really confused….

[speaker]

Awesome! Thanks to everyone for chiming in on the topic. Your input has been most helpful.

It will take some time to really sift through the postings to compile the information.

“End of line.”

[sdrealtor]

No not race car drivers just good and knowledgable client advocates!!!! If you see a realtor driving down the street keep your distance. We are usually preoccupied and there are a few in my office that are frighteningly bad drivers.

BTW, stick to more serious pursuits. You fall on your face when you try to be funny.

[powayseller]

Sorry to offend. It was a funny joke! I know it got tons of laughs. Lighten up, realtors will be the butt of jokes and criticism a lot, esp. on this site, so you can’t take it personally. It was a general joke, and not directed at you.

[sdrealtor]

You know better than to think I was offended by that. I just thought it was about as funny as a punch in…..

[sdrealtor]

[quote=deadzone]The better question is why are you even considering hiring an agent?

Most realtors I know personally are honest and intelligent people. However, the fact is in todays modern world real estate agents don’t serve much purpose. I would never go through a traditional agent to buy or sell a house, why would you? Why not go through a discount agent such as IPayone? Or even do the deal yourself? You will save tens of thousands of dollars at todays prices.

Nowadays regular people can get access to all the information on the MLS, the realtors have lost that monopoly. If you have access to sales history, comps, etc. why would you pay a realtor thousands of your hard earned dollars?

The fact is, traditional real estate agents are going the way of the dodo bird. This industry will be completely changed in the next few years. What amazes me is that it is taking this long for people to get with the program.

As a comparsion, look what is happening with cars sales. Nowadays every major dealer has an Internet sales department. You get your quote from the Internet, at a fixed discount price, and there is absolutely no haggling or shady dealing when you go to test drive and purchase the car. Both car sales and real estate sales are in the process of major reform, and it is great for the consumer.[/quote]

Your first post here 16 years ago.

Use iPayone?

LOL long gone

Traditional real estatre agents going the way of the dodo bird and gone in a few years?

Im still here as are the rest of us but you still dont have a house

Car sales completely changed? Maybe a little but mostly the same and today you get to pay over MSRP and as much shady dealing as ever

3 strikes on that one. Lets see if you did better the next time?

[gzz]

Real estate broker revenue is growing faster than the rest of the economy.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REV5312TMSA

Nominal GDP up about half since 2014, RE broker rev more than doubled.

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