ETHICS, What Is Expected In Business

[Bill Gulley]

I just read a thread where an "investor" suggested that someone way the risk and if the down side could be covered, afford to suffer, to take the less ethical route.

Another thread was suggesting that investors just ignore laws and regulations and just go make money, that the chances of getting caught was slim.

I'm not really the Mr. Law and Order of RE that many may think, but I do hold ethical conduct in business in high regards. Following the rules is the least expected and actually, ethical conduct is to a higher standard.

Here is an interesting short version addressing ethics and law that everyone should look at, if for no other reason, as a reminder of what the public and other RE professionals expect.

http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/code-of-ethics/

Should you have a Code of Ethics on your web site? Should your business display such a public statement? What if you put your company Code of Ethics on the back of your business cards?

How do you communicate to others that you deal ethically? Or, do you?

Some may call it Karma. :)