Do we have a largely uneducated public that can be easily steered towards higher paying cc proerties by dishonest Realtors outthere?

and then there is integrity, there are always a way around the rules and the triple A stamp by Moodys and thus the RE market collapse, I'd never do business with someone that thinks that they are so smart that they can outsmart the system, that is dishonest, we have rules for a reason, and unfortunately we have to lock our front doors because of people who technically, walked in because some trusting idiot left their front door unlocked.

The current RE crash is due in part to dishonest appraisers, here in CA, they were flipping too and guess what???

Though the agent does not have a fiduciary responsibility to the lender and would not have one to the seller if seller has separate representation, ethics dictate that the agent cannot engage in practices that could be contrued as dishonest.

Saying that there is something dishonest or ethically wrong with a "guru" monetizing and marketing their expertise to the largest base possible is akin to saying that investors are morally and ethically wrong for taking advantage of the ignorance of others and making money on real estate deals.

This results in wholesalers raving and ranting in on line forums about how real estate brokers and sophisticated sellers are stupid, dishonest, criminal, etc. for turning down their offers.There are wholesalers who do close a large percentage of their offers.

Yikes, stray cat on wood floors?

It is dishonest to say you are going to do something and not have the ablility to follow through consitantly.Let me turn the question around.

People are dishonest by nature, don't put them in a position to show you.

Incompetent' would include the tradespeople who I pay good money to but still have to constantly follow around to ensure the work is done correctly.And 'evil' would include a much broader class of people who attempt to get over on me in various dishonest or amoral ways.