James Miller

I see this as the direction of most regulation over real estate models. In most areas owner and contact information is easily obtained, so restricting that information is provincial, however allowing anyone to present to the seller, when the listing agent has a contract or agreement with the seller, opens the seller to all types of fraud exposure. Government is stupid and frequently regulates to assert power and control to the benefit of their own ego and not to protect the consumer. The end may be inevitable because we stupidly place the stupid officials in power. Our only salvation may be better education of the public we serve. There is no law, yet, that says the unsophisticated seller must agree to an offer presentation without representation.

AMEN!!!! Scripts are always for persuasive selling. As Kris has so aptly said, agent/brokers do not sell, we represent the best interest of our clients, not ourselves.(Re-read the Code of Ethics.) Who doesn't get it yet? We are professionals in a service business. Get public attention by doing it better and/or specializing. If you need to practice to get better, use your script on a relative, not a stranger. Jim Miller, Spokane, WA