"This is a job for Superman not Clark Kent" My comments

After Reading the Blog "This is a job for Superman, Not Clark Kent",  please consider the following.

I Believe strongly that as agents we are encumbered by the requirement of:
"Even against our own best interests, our clients interests come first".  AND
"There are no fixed broker fees".

What i read the author saying is:
Why oh why would buyers or sellers beat up a good broker on their fee in this difficult world, when they gladly let us live it up when things were easy ?  I do not remember ever not having to earn my way, but I do remember a time when this business was much less SiDEwAYS!

Do not think this was an attack on discount brokers.  In fact I think that "fee for service" or "bill by the hour" would be so worth it.   How do we get there ? Now I sure do not like the presumption there is extra money laying around in a deal.  Agents who "offer" via marketing to give back part of their fee upfront (as if there is an assumption of fee amount) really do not get it PERIOD.  Prudent buyers or sellers should be concerned with this type of come on.  The broker / agent that offers flat fee rate and full service agency could easily run the risk of over promising and under delivering.   ON the other hand, How often do we do the work, ALL the work and for some reason the deal does not go through.   Sometimes no matter what we have already done, given, sweat, cried, agonized over, etc. we have to give more.   SO those of you with the turned down nose and pride in your heart about protecting our precious fee.........  Remember this
The Plumber gets paid to pull the truck in your drive way.  In the absence of being paid as professionals we only get paid when the tranaction closes.  

We should be paid like the professionals we are and be thankful when recognized for the vlaue we deliver.

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Liza Valero says...
on 02/02/11

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You do your job well and people will pay for the service. Period. There will always be room for real real estate professionals to remain in their careers because what people are paying for is what is in your head, your knowledge and there is not replacing that. PS love your pictures