Comments on: On Bad Real Estate Agents

By: Vanessa Igtiben

Vanessa Igtiben — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:05:44 +0000

Great post! I’m glad to hear there are many bad agents out there, because that gives me a better chance as a new agent to prove my worth =P! J/k.. I do feel bad for whoever these “bad” agents have worked for. These agents seem to lack common sense and good manners.. I mean.. come on! Maybe some brokerages need to have higher standards for the agents they allow to represent their company! I know some do train and mentor, but I’ve come across some that just want as many agents as they can hire - good or bad.

By: hotpepper

hotpepper — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:35:27 +0000

there are actually a lot of bad real estate agents out there and many of them are unethical as well. They lie, cheat, and steel. We dealt with more than 20 agents over the years and only one or two of them are good.

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Fri, 23 May 2008 15:11:50 +0000

[...] is far too easy to get a real estate license. There, I’ve said it (again). It’s probably going to irritate a lot of people but that’s just too bad. It’s [...]

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Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:06:33 +0000

[...] You may (or may not) have read here before that real estate agents who don’t answer their phones are a pet peeve of mine. I just don’t understand it. If you don’t want to answer a phone, you probably shouldn’t try to make a living selling real estate. The phone rings. A lot. It needs to be answered. [...]

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It is Past Time to Raise the Bar! at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:18:02 +0000

[...] It is far too easy to get a real estate license. There, I’ve said it (again). It’s probably going to irritate a lot of people but that’s just too bad. It’s ridculously easy to get a real estate sales license. All you need to do (in AZ) is sit through 90 hours of classroom “education”, be 18 years old, have a relatively clean criminal record and pass the licensing exam. That’s it. Need any high school? Nope. Any apprenticeship? Zip. Any formal training? Zero. [...]

By: The AZ Real Estate Guy

The AZ Real Estate Guy — Fri, 12 May 2006 03:11:04 +0000

Anonymous -

Didn’t mean to offend anyone, but to be honest, I don’t really understand why you’re offended. I didn’t say ALL agents are bad. Of course they aren’t. There are some brilliant agents out there. But there are some horrific ones too. A lot of them.

As for the test, yes many do fail. Some multiple times. And let’s face it, passing that test does not make someone a good agent. Someone who passes the test the first time may or may not be smarter than someone who takes ten times to pass it.

It IS easy to get a real estate license. It takes less “school” than getting a license to cut hair. There is no apprentice period. None. Someone can go to real estate school (all they have to be is 18 years old with a clean criminal background) spend nine days in real estate school and pass a test. That’s it, and that is far easier than getting any other license or credential I can think of. And personally, I think it would do the entire industry a lot of good if it were more difficult to obtain a license.

By: Anonomous

Anonomous — Thu, 11 May 2006 21:27:44 +0000

I am a Phoenix realtor and am offended by your post here! I work very hard to get my license!
That test is not easy, a lot of people do not pass. I –AM– a professional! How can yuo say it is easy to get licensed! You should be ashamed to slam everyone in your profession! You must be a bad agent to if we are all bad!

By: The AZ Real Estate Guy

The AZ Real Estate Guy — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:04:52 +0000

Rick -

I’m sorry to hear of your bad agent experience. It’s agents like this that give realtors in general a bad name.

I know exactly the kind of site you’re talking about, but I don’t know of one that exists for agents.

Have you considered talking to your agents broker? Your listing agreement is really with the broker, not the agent, and I bet if you expressed your concerns to the broker, he/she just might do something about it. I don’t know if it’s true in every state, but in Arizona the broker can assign another agent to work with you. A good broker will address your concerns.

Glad you enjoy the blog, and I really hope you can get things worked out…

Regards,
Jay

By: The AZ Real Estate Guy

The AZ Real Estate Guy — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:49:26 +0000

Glad you enjoyed it Becky. I wish this post was just a figment of my imagination, but it’s all
the sad truth…

Jay

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:34:12 +0000

LMAO…..I love this post! Had me lauging since I can relate to all the “idiots” in this business.
Many days I shake my head in wonder…wondering how it was possible some of these people got a
real estate license when half of them don’t know their head from a hole in the ground! LOL!!!!
I’m going to add your blog to my favorites!