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Alan wrote: My job depends on my ability to contribute to other people's prospertity. If the product I help produce did not do that then no one would buy it. So does mine in a more indirect way. At some level everybody's job hinges on that.
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Well disclose away and fill us great unwashed in on what someone with a handle like "Lake Hills *Renter*" means when he disparages home ownership. Maybe you won the Lotto and don't want the hassle and responsibility of ownership? Do tell, I'm intell…
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It *is* sad and the tragedy of it is that we fail to educate our kids in any kind of financial intelligence.. The mantra was and still is "go to school, get good grades, get a good *job*". Be somebody's employee and make them wealthy. Not that going…
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Eleua wrote: Debt is Wealth. Succinctly put and incontravertably true. Having mortgage debt has done more to increase my prosperity than any other single means. Even at a conservative 5% appreciation rate on a $400,000 home, few if any Amer…
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We're actually starting to see a slight net decrease in agents. Experienced agents are burning out while "the industry" suckers the rookies into enrolling in online real estate courses without telling them the reality of how an agent gets paid. The …
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JD@Preview wrote: Believe me, if I didn't have to bust my tush just getting the next client I'd be happy to provide the excellent service that I won't compromise on for a fraction of the industry's traditional 6% Assuming my broker would al…
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You won't get any argument from me that fewer agents is a GOOD thing but I reiterate that it's *which* agents leaving that is sad. Fewer agents with a greater proportion of rookies, part-timers and bad actors could be worse. As for a better way to …
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Eagle Man wrote: No wonder my sister's friend wants to get out of the biz. Looks her bosses and top agents are the only ones making it. The example between the RE agent and massage therapist was interesting...... The sad part is that we'r…
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There *are* too many agents and it's not good for consumers. The majority of new agents don't last long enough to get through their first license renewal. In the meantime these new agents may do one or two transactions with a friend or family member…
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It's going to slow down for a variety of reasons; we've price entry level housing out of the reach of first time buyers and if that first domino doesn't fall neither do the ones further up the chain. Expect this to be exascerbated by the tightening …
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I'm not clear on the details but didn't Zillow get in trouble earlier for overinflating values. Sellers would call the agent Zillow referred and list at these outrageous prices only to wind up lowering their expectations drastically. It's just a dig…