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Originally Posted by RayBot
Your perception of Real Estate agents in general is such a stereotype. As for a very good portion that its true...theres some agents that enjoy 'what we're supposed to do.'
Today's technology has tested the careers of real estate agents to see if the internet can do everything is required in real estate. But after seeing whats required and what the internet lacks, it seems there is a need of real estate representation, whether its to represent a buyer or a seller. After 15 years of internet development, it could have been certain that all jobs in this industry would have went to zero....but its not. Z3guy said that he would be using 1% realty....fact of the matter is that he'll need professional representation for a realtor. And to tell you the truth, i am PRAYING that the internet doesn't make us extinct.
Im not a medallion agent with 3 assistants that does 40 sales a year....i'm an agent that works one-on-one with my clients from the beginning to end and does only 15 sales a year....if that. And i don't see myself working with 3 assistants, because i enjoy what i do, i do care about the integrity of my personal career as well as my personal reputation within the industry.
And comments about clients being 'unimaginably naive?' You think that everything in real estate has to revolve around profit, where in my experience, it had little to do with it. In 2008, this was the clients that i helped: a person who was looking to buy a condo for his parents so they can retire here in Vancouver, a person that needed to sell his townhouse before the bank foreclosed on their property, a family with a growing child that needed to relocate due to strata bylaws and other strata concerns,....as well as many others with scenarios like this. So really....them wondering what their property would be worth in 3 years is not their primary concern.
As i said earlier....nobody is arguing with you in regards to the direction of the real estate market. If all you wanted was a pat on the back...there you go. However...to demean the reputation of all real estate agents... i argue this everyday of my career because this is my integrity too.
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Hey Raybot, I was generalizing in my earlier comments about Realtors.....you sound like a very reputable geniune sales professional. Unfortunately, I have had bad experiences with realtors when I sold my condo downtown and my first house in Richmond. When I bought my house in Vancouver, my realtor literally spent less than 10 hrs in regards to finding my house. Everytime I saw a house on MLS, she would contact the realtor for me.....bascially for setting up house viewings and doing the paperwork...I paid her over $20K......I would like to make $2000/hr.