Tracy King

You are right. I am so frustrated and disgusted by this ridiculous attempt to "protect our data" that I want to quit the whole stupid Realtor organization! I have been a proud member of our board for 18 years and I feel like a rebellious teenager right now. I am a past Director and very active member of many committees in the past and participant and have been increasingly turned off and disgusted by this old-fashioned and desperate attempt to hold on to what we have already lost, and in losing, have gained much more. Those who felt we had to protect ourselves by this Token, those who decided we have to have a new more restrictive lockbox key system are missing the point. We don't do business the way we used to. Times have changed and we either change or die. My board actually requires us to show up in person to pitch our listings or they will be cancelled from the caravan. Please. I haven't been to the meeting in years now because I send my assistant. Uh oh, is that next? you have to be there in person to pitch your property? Maybe you support shooting adulterers like the Taliban. I am tired of this old thinking. I just want to make real estate deals and I want to belong to organizations that facilitate doing deals, not ones that get in the way of it. Today the statistic is that 95% of the business is done by 5% of the Realtors. Get a grip! The rest of the 95% needs to open up and see what the world has become! We will only remain in the center of the transaction if we are tech savvy and knowledgeable about our business. It has nothing to do with protecting data or restricting access or closing any other door we accidently forgot about. It has to do with looking forward, being professional, providing great service by understanding the marketplace and what it takes to buy and sell today. The real estate industry has changed since even 5 years ago. It's time we acknowledged that and worked at the new model.