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Originally Posted by westopher
While I'm not a fan of the way many real estate agents work, that post makes it sound like you actually take pleasure in people losing their jobs.
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it's simple risk, reward - when a realtor can make $40K in a month with no specific skills, education, or ability, you know something is wrong.
every transaction i've dealt with in Canada, the realtor has been absolutely useless, and I could have done everything myself (although as a businessman, i do have a particularly good understanding of how 'things' work). The one's i've dealt with in the US are all specialists in distressed property and provided, what i felt, was value for money on the purchases i make down there.
they want the potential to make tonnes of money hand over fist, but that comes with the risk of going months making $0. i could never be a realtor as i need a solid 6 figure income without question, so i got educated accordingly i can't say i'm excited about the work i do at my job, but i know i'll never be unemployed & have the skill to do many other things after 6pm.
this isn't about taking pleasure from anyone's pain, it is just what it is... risk & reward
i, also, have a problem with the lack of regulation and lack of barriers to entry with respect to higher education and ethics standards, but that's a personal thing