01-20-2009, 09:32 AM
Title policy isn't that hard to read.
Nope not for me..ric, but I know what I'm doing and to this day I've never seen two just a like, have you ric?.
I've found that in MANY of the commercial deals that I've bought and sold, the broker was useless. With one drive by of the property, I was able to know more about the property than the broker. This has also happened here in Hawaii. I'm still waiting for info from one broker about some land here, over 3 weeks to get the plat of the CPR.
Whatever dude. We just can't all be ric..
Still, you make the argument that brokers know everything, No I don't believe I did ric. yet there were all kinds of non-pro's becoming brokers in the past 5-7 years. Again, you make the point that you are better than them, (I am better than them ric) but that just supports the argument that many are worth less (or worthless). Great I never said there weren't some crappy Realtors. Maybe you would humor us all by showing me where I said that, ric) I've made many agents "good clients", when I needed to. But I've never felt their fee (sometimes $60-75k) was worth the few hours they put in. And furthermore, I've seen more mistakes made on deals because the brokers are confused, don't know the deal well, and don't have their motivations aligned with either the buyer or seller.
Again, before you beat your chest, I still think most people should use one, (but you're much smarter than most people, now who's beaten their chest ric?) but brokers are not the savior of the world, as some may think they are.
Nobody beaten their chest around here except you ric. Again I'd like you to show me all these places where I said all this savior BS, ric..
The trend on the mainland is starting, that many are listing thru flat-fee services, and selling successfully. There are many other people out there, just as smart as the 6% brokers, who would like to make a living, and will do it for less.
Sorry but I'd think a savvy Real Estate guy like you would know that discount and/or flat rate Realtors have been around since the 70s. They tend to come and go every 10 years or so. I don't and have never seen them as a threat to me or my profession. There's a reason you don't see them stick around on a national level for any length of time.. You tend to get what you pay for.
Ric, there's no doubt that I'm proud of what I do but I have not said anywhere here that I think all RE agents are great. You tend to agree that Realtors are somewhat of a necessary evil for other people, but not you. Then you go off on a rant about a bunch of stuff I just never said. I've said that there are good and bad in all fields. You have tried (to no avail) to I guess convince me that I'm over paid or convince everyone else here of that.
If people want to use a flat rate brokerage I say more power to them, and I mean it. I'm not going to argue the pros and cons of discount brokers. It is important to note that if you pay someone to put your property on the MLS you should be very certain of your price point because when the listing expires you wont get you money back, although I assume that they may have a list it until it sells option.
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Nope not for me..ric, but I know what I'm doing and to this day I've never seen two just a like, have you ric?.
I've found that in MANY of the commercial deals that I've bought and sold, the broker was useless. With one drive by of the property, I was able to know more about the property than the broker. This has also happened here in Hawaii. I'm still waiting for info from one broker about some land here, over 3 weeks to get the plat of the CPR.
Whatever dude. We just can't all be ric..
Still, you make the argument that brokers know everything, No I don't believe I did ric. yet there were all kinds of non-pro's becoming brokers in the past 5-7 years. Again, you make the point that you are better than them, (I am better than them ric) but that just supports the argument that many are worth less (or worthless). Great I never said there weren't some crappy Realtors. Maybe you would humor us all by showing me where I said that, ric) I've made many agents "good clients", when I needed to. But I've never felt their fee (sometimes $60-75k) was worth the few hours they put in. And furthermore, I've seen more mistakes made on deals because the brokers are confused, don't know the deal well, and don't have their motivations aligned with either the buyer or seller.
Again, before you beat your chest, I still think most people should use one, (but you're much smarter than most people, now who's beaten their chest ric?) but brokers are not the savior of the world, as some may think they are.
Nobody beaten their chest around here except you ric. Again I'd like you to show me all these places where I said all this savior BS, ric..
The trend on the mainland is starting, that many are listing thru flat-fee services, and selling successfully. There are many other people out there, just as smart as the 6% brokers, who would like to make a living, and will do it for less.
Sorry but I'd think a savvy Real Estate guy like you would know that discount and/or flat rate Realtors have been around since the 70s. They tend to come and go every 10 years or so. I don't and have never seen them as a threat to me or my profession. There's a reason you don't see them stick around on a national level for any length of time.. You tend to get what you pay for.
Ric, there's no doubt that I'm proud of what I do but I have not said anywhere here that I think all RE agents are great. You tend to agree that Realtors are somewhat of a necessary evil for other people, but not you. Then you go off on a rant about a bunch of stuff I just never said. I've said that there are good and bad in all fields. You have tried (to no avail) to I guess convince me that I'm over paid or convince everyone else here of that.
If people want to use a flat rate brokerage I say more power to them, and I mean it. I'm not going to argue the pros and cons of discount brokers. It is important to note that if you pay someone to put your property on the MLS you should be very certain of your price point because when the listing expires you wont get you money back, although I assume that they may have a list it until it sells option.
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young