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That sucks Tom!
No good deed goes unpunished. As some other agents have told me 'its the wild west' out there in the RE industry and this is only one tiny example.

So sorry to hear that your honesty is being punished. I hope you keep your integrity and continue to give good advice to your clients.

GOOD FIGHT # I.
complained to a county housing agency, Mold collapsing the bathroom ceiling and the Landlord remained unresponsive.
The counselor at the housing agency was a budding attorney, the Landlord a Judge in the same county. My family was evicted and forced to pay the Judge\Landlord $8,000.00 in attorneys fees and points on my driving record mysteriously resurfaced.
GOOD FIGHT # 2.
Filed "Breach of Contract", "Deprivation of Income" lawsuit in contract based employment. Principle was committing fraud, insurance scams etc. etc.
Attorneys advise that defendant makes enough money to hire many more attorneys than plaintiff. Perpetual litigation was not an option for me.
GOOD FIGHT # 3.
complained to "Standards Enforcement" that our employer was systematically shaving almost ten percent of our pay. (overtime pay-thousands of cases in ca.)
That state agency advises "they need people to file complaints, otherwise the state employees sit around and do nothing while employers continue the crime" and they advise "termination would be suspicious after filing a complaint" employment protection is provided. They did nothing to protect my job or pension, in fact midstream advised me to find another job. Gubmint agencies trashed five other employee payroll complaints prior to civil filings where the employer settled for millions of dollars.

Tom Stone sounds Irish.
Irish songs are about sad love affairs and happy wars.
Thank You Tom for the clarity.
Thank You Patrick for providing this window of clarity.

There is something seriously wrong with the Realtor® code of "ethics" when an agent can get fired simply for giving his honest and very humorous opinion.

The NAR says it's "ethical" to publicly say only things which lead to commissions, but it's "unethical" to say anything in public which might prevent a commission.

Why would you want anyone with such bogus "ethics" representing you? I'd much rather have a really honest guy like Tom Stone!

Maybe I will create a "Secret Agent" system where agents can write anonymous reviews of open houses, and if you like their style, you can hire them by the hour for real advice. Should I do it?

How would you know they were "real" agents?

I could validate the agents, checking their real estate license number.

If we're going to destroy some reputations here we're going to need the names of the broker and the agent.

I could validate the agents, checking their real estate license number.

Would that be a liability issue for you Patrick?

pdh says

If we're going to destroy some reputations here

What do you mean? I want to help agents get a reputation for true honesty. Just the opposite of what they have now.

New renter says

Would that be a liability issue for you Patrick?

Good question. Would I incur any liability for connecting a buyer to an agent willing to give honest advice? I'm pretty sure it's just the agent who need to be licensed, not me.

What do you mean? I want to help agents get a reputation for true honesty. Just the opposite of what they have now.

And I want to find out who these two agents were who cost this guy his job, sign them up for porn websites, post libelous reviews of them anonymously and generally make their lives at least slightly more uncomfortable.