Loyalty; A Fiduciary Responsibility

Real estate agents from across the country prompted me to write this article. If we step back in time 50-60 years, people were loyal to each other. They were loyal to the people they did business with. The giving and receiving of loyalty was expected. It was almost like an unwritten law of conduct. In many cases, deals were made with …

A Day In Court Rated AAA+ by Realtors

If you are no longer interested in receiving mail from us, click to Unsubscribe Me New CE Requirements All licensees must complete Risk Management Avoiding Violations and either Risk Management for Salespersons or Risk Management for Brokers. All brokers must complete Risk Management Avoiding Violations and Risk Management for Brokers. Since most people want to complete all their CE requirements …

Insulating Against A Law Suit

Generally most of my posts are adaptable to sales in any industry. Today I am specifically addressing real estate sales. If someone practices real estate very long, they will face legal issues; especially if they sell a lot of real estate. There is a very simple explanation for it too. It’s impossible to please everyone, and especially, if you represent …

Read Every Document you Sign

Does one really need to be reminded to read everything before signing? I’m afraid so. Courtrooms are filled with people saying, “That’s not what I heard you say when I bought it.” They might even say, “I didn’t see that small print when I bought it.” If they’re real brave and honest but sort of ignorant, they might even admit, …

The Process for Buyers to Work with Real Estate Agents

There’s a right and wrong way to do almost everything. Buying real estate is not difficult but it can be very costly if you don’t take the right steps. I would like to share this simple process in a way that you can understand it and hopefully realize the importance of each step. Step one is to hire a Realtor® …

Gratification of A Real Estate Career

Gratification is the reward beyond income earned by a real estate agent for providing consumers quality service. I believe gratification to be an intangible, internal feeling of accomplishment for helping someone beyond fiduciary duties. More times than not, the consumer don’t even realize the magnitude of service you have provided because it wasn’t openly discussed. For example, people I have …

MARS—A Candy Bar or A Law?

MARS—A Candy Bar or A Law? When I think “MARS” I automatically think chocolate.  My second thought is outer space. To Realtors® MARS now has a very important connotation.  The Federal Trade Commission, a part of our government that seems to have no boss, issued a new Mortgage Assistance Relief Service Ruling effective Jan. 31, 2011. The reason it is …