Sorry, I couldn't resist to ask the question.  It sometimes feels like the longer I am in this business, the less love I feel.  I don't mean from friends and family, but from consumers, market forces, and government.  Not feelin' the love.

Especially due to the market in Detroit, when someone sees the RE/MAX logo on my shirt or my Realtor "R", it is almost as if I am wearing a scarlet letter.   I get the look as if they know someone close to me has "died".  But what they are thinking in their mind, "Poor SOB, with all these layoffs and foreclosures, his family must be headed to the "soup line". BTW, Chrysler announced about 4,000 more layoffs to cut the third shift at the Warren facility near Detroit.  Go ahead Realtors--keep driving your Lexus, the Nissans, etc. It'll just be a matter of time until you get the same looks as I do.  Not feelin' the love.

We talk about lovin' our fellow Realtors.  Donna Bacher discussed unethical "behaviour" (Canadian to English translation via Babelfish= "behavior").  Realtors not following states laws on agency disclosure makes us that do look like idiots when we "whip it out".  The buyers (who are supposed to sign upon first physical meeting) ask, "What's that?  I'm not signing anything."  Even though every Realtor they bump into is supposed to get a sig immediately.   Also, Realtors that are selling there souls for a quick buck, not looking at a long term business.  I'm talking about allowing companies like Zillow, House Values, HomeGain, and Lending Tree to sell you leads and ultimately making you their slave.  Yes, slave--leads are all you own in this business--you put someone in control of it and you are nothing more than owned by them.  And last, the MEO's--MLS entry listing agents.  For $295 a seller pays for MLS entry service only.  No problem with what they are charging, just a problem with allowing the consumer to be "open game" and leaving the selling agents to have to deal with the mess.

Even though I still love this business and I still love the "Realtor ideals" . . . I guess, I need some love.       Please leave your loving comments.