A reader’s response to “Real Estate is Like Politics” article
After my latest newspaper column, “Real Estate is Like Politics,” appeared, a reader sent me this email:
“You hit the nail on the head with your article on real estate and politics. It was a well articulated rant on what I generally can’t stand about your industry. I meet SO MANY dopey realtors. It just makes me think so ill of the entire profession and not want to deal with them at all. However, your article shed some intelligence on the whole profession I must say.”
She went on to say that representing a client’s best interests is the most important function of a Realtor, a point I have made innumerable times in past articles. This reader also referred to her bad experiences in two of her three real estate transactions, stressing the importance of an agent negotiating on the client’s behalf.
Makes you wonder how many members of the public feel the same way. My guess is that the number is huge. That is why, years ago, I came up with the saying,
“Your reputation will outlive you and your money.”
For more on this topic, read my articles, “Real Estate is Like Politics,” and “It’s Not How Much Business We Do, But How We Do Business.”