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To: Tradelite who wrote (23355)	8/17/2004 2:28:22 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Tradelite When Agents advertise their national in house ranking, is it based on number of sales or valuation of total sales? Which impresses the peers or top brass more? Thanks Don

To: Tradelite who wrote (23355)	8/17/2004 2:53:03 PM
From: jrhana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

In every real estate transaction I have participated in, the agents on both sides more than earned their commisions- In fact the transactions never would have been completed without a lot of hard work on both sides. A hard working, ethical and able agent is invaluable. One has to be able to recognize the liars and incompetents and the bs they spew out. A good agent is first and foremost interested in his reputation for clients will seek him out

To: Tradelite who wrote (23355)	8/17/2004 6:48:22 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 306849

glad that article touched a nerve....sure, there are reputable hard working agents....some are friends....that does not contradict the authors points...

To: Tradelite who wrote (23355)	8/18/2004 12:26:02 AM
From: Doughboy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Well, rather than get into this whole real estate agent debate again, I'd like to shine the spotlight on another scum of the earth--the real estate property manager. As far as I can tell with the experiences I've had in properties they manage for me, they -- 1. sit on their butts 2. incur useless repair costs while lining the pockets of their favorite vendor (and receiving a kickback?) 3. collect 15%-25% of rent for their non-efforts. I actually found the renters on my own for the last two vacancies and the property manager still charged me the 1.5 month's rent for the finder's fee because the property was under their contract at the time. Also I've been delving into rental property in ski areas and I have found on-site management will take up to 45% of the income!! It makes the whole investment uneconomic (not that $1.25 million for a two-bedroom was a good starting point for an investment in the first place, but I have no one to blame for that but myself). Has anyone had a good experience with a property manager? In Vail? Doughboy.