{"id":311,"date":"2006-09-09T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2006-09-09T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2006-09-09T23:51:55","modified_gmt":"2006-09-10T06:51:55","slug":"fanmail-or-fanning-the-flames-mail-so-maybe-you-should-just-sit-back-and-keep-your-mouth-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/311\/fanmail-or-fanning-the-flames-mail-so-maybe-you-should-just-sit-back-and-keep-your-mouth-shut\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanmail — or fanning the flames mail: “So maybe you should just sit back and keep your mouth shut . . . “"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an email I got regarding this week’s Arizona Republic<\/i> column, detailing how the buyer actually pays the “seller paid closing costs”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Hello Greg,<\/p>\n

I was incensed at your first article about the buyer paying for everything but I didn’t feel the need to waste my time writing to you.<\/p>\n

However, now you seem to just be digging yourself a deeper hole. You have now enraged BOTH the buyers and sellers. Good for you!<\/p>\n

Obviously, if you had such a response to your article by agents and brokers, I would think that you would take time to pause to realize just what you did to our industry. But now you insist on pounding your ridiculous theory yet another week. You’re only making a fool of yourself. And buyers and sellers will realize this too.<\/p>\n

It’s sad to see someone like you in the industry. Your article about dual agency was also way off base. Remember, we’re all in this together. So maybe you should just sit back and keep your mouth shut.<\/p>\n

Regards,
\nCindy Kingery<\/p>\n

Cindy Kingery, Associate Broker, e-Pro
\nWindermere Real Estate\/Surprise<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just as a matter of reference, the calls I get from ordinary people, not Realtors or brokers, are overwhelmingly supportive. But also as a matter of reference, the calls I get from Realtors and brokers are almost always line-blocked, and rarely do I get so much as a first name out of those callers. Cindy is to be commended for putting her name behind her words.<\/p>\n

That said, I disagree that “we’re all in this together”. I think that attitude perfectly encapsulates what is wrong with real estate brokerage as it is currently practiced. I work for — and only<\/i> for — my clients. If other Realtors make money as the result of my efforts, that’s a secondary consequence. My entire<\/i> loyalty is owed to my clients. After that, I owe a duty of honesty to everyone. The buyer pays for everything<\/i> in a real estate transaction<\/a>. That’s the truth. To say anything else, or to “keep [my] mouth shut”, would be dishonest.<\/p>\n

I have better surprises for you, Cindy. This week I plan to disclose how Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s an email I got regarding this week’s Arizona Republic column, detailing how the buyer actually pays the “seller paid closing costs”: Hello Greg, I was incensed at your first article about the buyer paying for everything but I didn’t feel the need to waste my time writing to you. 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