Gerard Maher

I Think we all recognize the problem of incompetent or unethical agents. The states standards to become an agent are minimal. What we need to do, since it won't be legislated, is to make the REALTOR characterization really different. Instead of taking an agent just new from the exam and letting them slap the REALTOR label on themselves, we need to have an apprenticeship period. They can join the NAR, but the would be designated another term(like Realtor Apprentice) until they have 2 years experience, or 10 transactions under their belt (Details would be haggled over) Until then, they would be under a REALTOR to ensure that they were doing transactions professionally, and ethically. This way, we wouldn't water down the REALTOR title to mean the same thing as real estate agent. We would have at least agents that have a little real world knowledge and experience. Then the local board need to keep up the reputation, by encouraging clients to give feedback to the board on any negative expereinces of any agents. That's my opinion. Gerard Maher (G-Man) REALTOR http://Go4Gman.com

Kris Really funny, I enjoy your wit. Gerard Maher (G-Man) REALTOR http://Go4Gman.com