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Comments (10)Vicki I am so sorry for your loss of your fish. I posted a month or so ago about all of my beautiful Koi I had for 13 years that I lost to something in the dead of winter. I was so very sad, so I know how terrible you feel. I wanted to fill my pond in, but everyone was so kind and told me get some new fish. I did..they will never replace the fish I had, but I do enjoy watching the new ones. So morn your fish and when you are ready..really go and get a couple of new ones, they will bring back joy to you. So very very sorry you are going through this....See MoreRealtors, how do you feel about Goldilocks?
Comments (42)Marys100- I wasn't trying to be mean by telling you that I don't have time for Goldilocks. I thought like you before I got into the business. The truth is that a lot of buyers waste our time. I don't have a problem working with someone 3 years, if they are up front about it and don't go looking at properties with someone else. If you would sign a buyers agreement with me for 3 years, I would gladly work with you per diem. The problem lies in the fact that buyers don't want to sign an agreement for that long. They tend to be very cagey & lie. You have no idea how disrespected this profession is. Sometimes it makes me feel like a doormat. I love parts of my job and I HATE other parts to the point that I'm thinking of restructuring my way of operation. I work for a large outfit and must abide by their rules for two looong years. I would like to make this profession work. I think there must be a better way. The RE industry as it exists today is very clicky.Most agents are protecting the system because they don't know any better, and are afraid of change. I would welcome to work as an agent/broker for myself, like someone mentioned-like accountants. The fees have to go. It's a monpoly and people are paying for it. If I worked for myself with just the licensing fee and the MLS, I could afford to give people a big break on the RE charges. It would be a win, win situation. NAR & local Ars are very powerful. IMO,they want to make sure that the public doesn't figure out the monoplized system. Before I got my licemse, I helped many family and friends buy and sell, for no compensation. This year, I decided that I may as well get paid for what I love. The truth is that it's not all fun. Most of it is a lot of aggravation and hard work. Many agencies are getting sued nowadays, so as an agent, you have to cover yourself with a lot of extra paperwork. It's costing me over $4000 in fees this year (including the school, E & O insurance). That does not include my own advertising. That can cost thousands more. RE is not what people think. There are too many agents out there. In today's economy, the commissions are not coming. If you haven't been in the business for many years, your commissions are tiny. They are split many ways. The broker keeps a lot of it. The fees eat up most of it. Most agents are not reliable and are not very bright. The funny thing is that the good "sales people" are not very bright, but they have a knack for getting clients by gabbing, I guess. They have the best sales pitches. Who doesn't like a dippy and gabby REA? You need a friend? Go work with a realtor. They'll be your friend forever-lol. The intellectuals, the responsible ones with integrity spend too much time being informative and self-rightious, rather than procuring clients. Many agents are busy doing non-productive work, because people are abusing their time. Many are not responsible, no matter what they would do for a living. When an agent gets burned by many buyers, they tend to let the good ones fall through the cracks with the users. That is why you don't get a call back. Heck, I cannot get a hold of some agents in the office. Some don't return my call when I have a question while I'm writing up an offer on their listing! Anyway, there you have it-confessions of a frustrated with the system realtor, who honestly loves helping people buy and sell. The money is secondary. However, I don't want to be used, either. Respect would really be nice, too....See MoreI feel like I keep getting lucky! Hardware came today!
Comments (11)I love your hardware! I just received an order from House of Antique Hardware too and thought I should share my experience. I ordered unlacquered brass knobs and bin pulls (definitely working with a beer budget here, too, but our 1928 house has the original brass hardware throughout and I was trying to keep it consistent). It helped the I found a coupon code online for 20% off my order. Anyway, the knobs were beautiful, but my bin pulls arrived with blemishes all over the surface of most of them. Clearly I was devastated (cue your soap opera music again!) and called House of Antique Hardware right away. They were amazing. I sent them a few pictures so they could see what was going on, and they immediately shipped out replacement pieces for the entire order! My bin pulls Also I found a great deal on eBay for solid brass cabinet latches. I believe they worked out to be just under $4 each and the quality is (surprisingly) very good! Now to get my cabinets installed and painted so I can put the hardware on!...See MoreHow I feel about my purchase from logees Greenhouse
Comments (6)I was really surprised at the quality of the plants I received from them, it was truly a good value for what I paid. Out of ~5 citrus trees I've gotten from them over the last year or two, only one was not bigger than advertised on their site, it was a limequat (still trying to figure out the cultivar). The only things I didn't appreciate about the transaction with Logee's was that they couldn't tell me the rootstock or cultivar of the limequat, and their trees are sometimes a bit misshapen, I think from their shipping process. The shipping thing I can handle, but I'll always be wondering what that cultivar truly is... Overall I'm very pleased with them, and will continue to recommend them based on my experience...See More- 11 years ago
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