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zzyzzx says

Reader says

Someone please tell me where did she break the law

As far as I can tell, she didn't. It's funny that they actually called the police.

“I went to law enforcement already it seems like they’re not going to do anything.”

If the homeowner isn't insulted by your offer...you didn't bid low enough!!!

I know! Right? They "called the police" (why because they didn't make a buck off her? LOL) if I was the cop I would have laughed in their faces.

Raw says

There are probably female realtors who even have sex with strangers in the hopes of landing a listing.

LOL OMG that is great, the best laugh I've had all week. Thank you! And hey don't discount the men either there are plenty of men who will go there.

Raw says

The job of a realtor is to work a real estate transaction.

Yeah, as in WORK IT she must have given them a taste of buyer's remorse...big time.

Reader says

Someone please tell me where did she break the law?

I don't see anything she does as illegal either. She has not entered into any agreement to sell with any realtor, she is just inquiring. She doesn't stick a gun to the realtors head to hand over their money. They do it willingly hoping for an opportunity to do the real rape. If anything she is making the streets safer for all of us. If realtors commission wasn't so out of wake then they would see these excesses spent trying to close a deal. I'm not driving anyone to the grocery store that want to buy my stuff on ebay. At my work, I could be fired for giving preference to a particular vendor for my own financial reasons. If you ask me the Realtors are stepping on the ethical line more than she is.

epitaph says

Raw says

There are probably female realtors who even have sex with strangers in the hopes of landing a listing.

How do you think I get laid? I don't even have to pay for dinner

LOL this is so damn funny.
People like this freeloading old lady more than realtors.
I would take the freeloading old lady to the furthest grocery store in town and dump her there. Hopefully having to walk back will give her a heart attack.

Dear Realtors,
You are just not the most popular group out there. You have become more unpopular than politicians, lawyers, and used car salesmen.
How are you gonna fix this?

It's sort of like that hot girl who dates guys from match.com in a serial fashion just to get free dinners and drinks, with no intention of forming a romantic relationship.

whoa its just like those serial dating girls.

Next time that happens to me IM CALLING THE PO PO!!!!!!!!!

PockyClipsNow says

whoa its just like those serial dating girls.

Next time that happens to me IM CALLING THE PO PO!!!!!!!!!

I once ditched the hot girl at the fancy restaurant and stuck her with the bill when I suspected such. ;) Then immediately put her on block. I think the bill was over $200. That'll teach her to order Lobster. ;) I could tell immediately she was a con. Guess I am smarter than a realtard.

RentingForHalfTheCost says

PockyClipsNow says

whoa its just like those serial dating girls.

Next time that happens to me IM CALLING THE PO PO!!!!!!!!!

I once ditched the hot girl at the fancy restaurant and stuck her with the bill when I suspected such. ;) Then immediately put her on block. I think the bill was over $200. That'll teach her to order Lobster. ;) I could tell immediately she was a con. Guess I am smarter than a realtard.

damn that takes guts. i normally let em con me for years before ditching them. ha.

This article made me chuckle. The deception and lies that this woman is responsible for are like a tiny black spec of the Picasso room-sized canvas representing the life destroying dishonesty of realtors.

And how the one agent had the nerve to even admit that she bought a purse for this old woman to win her business is simply beyond me.

The realtors reaction to this old lady's actions makes me dislike realtors even more.

PockyClipsNow says

They told me in 'realtor school' that you should show someone no more than 3 homes then - if they wont even make a lowball offer on one of them you DUMP THEM they are wasting your time

The idea is to gain the trust of your client by thoroughly finding out what their needs are. This way you can shop for them the way you would shop for yourself. If they need to see everything it means you've failed to gain their trust. If there's no rapport by the time you show them a few homes you both need to move on. If they're not going to buy one of the best three homes you can find chances are they're not going to buy the lesser ones.

Yet there are exceptions! I've found that buying a home is almost a karma, deja vu sort of thing. When they walk in they somehow know THIS is where they're going to live. Sometimes they buy a home that's a much worse value than the others just because it just FEELS right.

I had this woman turn down a beautiful condo, great price, safe neighborhood because it had white carpet and she felt the kids would ruin it. She ended up taking a more expensive apartment in a horrible area. There was even signs someone broke in and was living in it. Yet that's where she felt she belonged. Go figure.

This thread also speaks to something else the ignorance of both human nature and psychology. Immediately the person with the flash is the one that the ignorant ones foaming at the mouth gravitate toward thinking (often falsely) that is the one with the money. What people don't realise is how real big money works when it comes to old money private purchases. You may be surprised to learn that the one showing up in casual clothing low key driving a Honda may well be the billionaire.

I know today dumb and ugly sells but it does not take much to figure out that any woman with real sophistication and real money is not going to ask an agent to buy her a LV purse. Come on; are people THAT stupid and ignorant today? I guess this story proves they are especially if the lure of a carrot or two is involved. The thing that is fantastic to me about that woman is that she made a fool of all of them and their clear greed.

AF just hit the next level :O)

I just Googled the name of one of the Realtors who complained about being tricked into buying an avocado lunch for the pretend buyer.

Please Check this out---> http://thomasnguyen5homes.com/
Telephone: (415) 361-8535. I called Thomas and told him that it was unfortunate that he lost a few dollars on an "avocado salad", but that DAILY buyers and sellers represented by Realtors get ripped off for MILLIONS because of the chicanery, deception, lying and cheating that goes on, and they as Realtors don't do ANYTHING to stop the "bad" Realtors. Thomas listened to me share a few recent horror stories and then HE ADDED HIS COMMENTS ABOUT HOW HE AND HIS BUYERS are being abused because LISTING AGENTS refuse to return his telephone calls, FAX's and emails. I told him to stand up to the criminal elements in Real estate and hundreds of buyers and sellers could seek him out...all looking for an honest Realtor. HE AGREED that Realtors rip EACH other off. So I said why don't you talk to NBC news about that, not the "free avocado salads" you were tricked into buying. What costs more avocado salad, or tens of thousands of dollars in a crooked transaction where the listing agent DOES NOT TENDER THE OFFER OF THE BUYER.... At least we agree that he hates getting ripped off by Realtors as well.

I told him I was posting this and to expect some other points of view about having to pay for a "big salad".

Pure brilliance!

investor90 says

HE ADDED HIS COMMENTS ABOUT HOW HE AND HIS BUYERS are being abused because LISTING AGENTS refuse to return his telephone calls, FAX's and emails.

You realize in the world of Realtors the agents who focus on getting listings consider buyer's agents total losers. Glorified taxi drivers who fill their tank $2 at a time. So if you think a listing agent is low imagine how low a buyer's agent must be! :)

Like most Realtors, Thomas works BOTH sides, so-called Listing agents and Buyers agents. The Buyers agent hat is what these Realtors wear when they have no or few listings. When they finally get a listing, THEN they can make the other "Buyers" agents grovel and sweat. In Today's market with extremely low "listed" inventory and HUGE unlisted bank owned inventory, it temporarily turns most Realtors into "Buyers" agents. What else can they do? I didn't attack Thomas when I called him. Instead...I SYMPATHIZED with him so he wouldn't be defensive. Once he admitted that HE was ALSO getting ripped off by Realtors as well (usually listing agents), I asked him the cost of the ripoff difference between a "big salad" and a hundred thousand dollars. I suggested that he call back NBC and tell them the REST of the story about how Realtors rip off other Realtors. It's a small step to continue to Realtors versus everyone else!