Comments on: On Bad Real Estate Agents

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:42:48 +0000

XXXXX and XXXXX of XXXXX are also known as big scam artists. They duped my mother a few years ago and then just duped a friend of mine. These people cannot be trusted. They continue to dupe/fraud out/take people over and over and are well known for doing it. You would think the Arizona Department of Real Estate would audit them.

Editor’s Note: Carl – I had to edited out the personally identifying language in your comment. The Realtor Code of Ethics has a provision in it that I am responsible for what is said about other real estate agents on my blog. Also, my own comment policy states there are no personal attacks allowed.

If you feel you’ve been duped, you can file a complaint with their broker, their Realtor Association, or the State Department of Real Estate.

By: charliecga

charliecga — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:38:17 +0000

WOW, lost of cool posts here. I've been licensed for about 1.5 years and the things I hear about are really mind boggling. The Broker I work for is a very nice and honest lady. All her agents are honest. But she struggles because we also need to deal with the ones that don't do the right thing. The things I hear about that I learned about what not to do in my pre and post license classes. The one thing that I was taught was honesty and reminded throughout the entire course was honesty and doing the right thing. What I see is not doing the best you can for your buyer or your seller but doing for yourself.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:14:54 +0000

Lind – yes, there are bad real estate agents. There are also a lot of great ones.

If you are a buyer and you chose to work with the selling agent, just remember — that agent works for the SELLER, and has the sellers interests in mind, not yours.

It's like getting a divorce and using your spouses attorney to represent you. Makes zero sense to me….

By: Lind

Lind — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:13:06 +0000

Oh my God, is there an honest, capable agent in the bunch? I am ready to select a house on my own and then deal directly with the selling agent. The buyers agents waste so much time and provide false information — typically designed to ensure they get hthe highest commission and close as quickly as possible, regardless of whether the house is a fit or not. The lies, deceptions, incompetence of these people in mind boggling. Why do we need them? Can't we find our own homes and then connect our attorneys to the seller's agent to negotiate the deal.

By: bruce richardson

bruce richardson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:58:59 +0000

A good blog and one i understand as when i first passed mt exam i knew very little. I may not be the best agent but have had brokers i could allways go to to chase down my questions and allways answer my phone and email even if it is to say – i do not know bruce

By: jones94@Myrtle Beach

jones94@Myrtle Beach — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:27:12 +0000

I totally see your point. They are some bad real estate agents all over the US. The most import thing people must do is there home work. Ask questions about there reference. Talk to the people they have sold a home to. If you do your home work first, you will find a great one. **jones94´s last blog post..Pawleys Island

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:30:36 +0000

Great blog. I could have written it myself. I deal exclusively in luxury residential and I can't tell you how many times I've called other agents to show their multi-million dollar listings (to qualified buyers) and they just can't seem to figure out how to return my calls. Truly unbelievable.

By: Vanessa Igtiben

Vanessa Igtiben — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:05:44 +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 16:35:27 +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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