Yes they upsell and all that crap but they only play a role in the market.

Or lack of one thats just crap... we all use one...

A lot of crap gets posted there as cheesy solicitations but, I know Josh is working hard at improving that as well as other things on this amazing site.

I remember the day a Superior Court judge sold me a house Sub2.I guess I should have kept the crap to myself...

Similar crap already has been prosecuted here in my area, and this just will not fly everywhere.

Started selling cars bout two years ago, then that also went to crap and the dealership shut down.

I am always amazed at what some broker and agents will agree to in a listing agreement.If you stand for nothing you will fall for anything.You have all different types of listing agreements in states from open listings to exclusive rights to sell.I ONLY do exclusive rights to sell.I control the property and will not put time into a seller that wants my full attention but will not commit to me.A business relationship that is fair to both parties is a two way street.How long a property takes to sell will depend on the asset class and size of the deal.There are average times on the market until closing depending on this.So to give a blanket 30,60 day period doesn't work for all listings.For example some higher end homes take on average 9 to 12 months to sell.Putting these types of listings into magazines can run into the thousands.I have seen sellers tell the broker /agent to spend all this money only to change their minds and not sell etc.In our contracts we have a protection period.So if I put in an exclusive agreement a 6 month listing period I will usually have a 60 day protection period.This means if you list with another broker I am not protected but if you don't you will still owe me a commission.This keeps unruly sellers from me showing them a buyer and trying to let the listing period expire to avoid a commission and calling the buyer back.In Georgia on commercial properties if I am a broker which I ma I can lien a property to stop a sale from happening.I have never had to do it but will enforce it in a heart beat.I provide a service and I will be paid.I bring this up at listings presentations.I let them know what will happen if they try not to play fair and nice.I will give them the same respect they will give me but will not be taken advantage of.On costs with the listing there are regular marketing items I do for each listing.If they want something expensive or special then what I do is this.I tell them to pay for the service and keep the receipt to give to me.They have to be validated receipts with conformation of payments I can verify.The when it sells I will give a credit off my commission at closing.This way if they pull the listing early and don't give me the chance to fully market it they will have skin in the game and it will be painful for them as well.If it's just my money they wouldn't give a crap that I lost 5k.When it's their money they think long and hard about spending it.I have friends that have sold luxury high end homes for over 20 years and this is how they do things to not lose money.The seller will also think harder about the list price because if they pay for this extra marketing and it is overpriced they may never see that money again.I use this system and it works.You teach people how to treat you.If you want a profitable business you have to run it a certain way to protect the bottom line.If the seller will not conform I say NEXT !

Not to mention all of the crap on water rights and affective easements.

If you're car is full of crap and dirty, guess how the house is going to look.

I don't want that crap in my inbox that might make me miss seeing something important.So, I ALWAYS use a throw-away email address for that stuff and if I never check that email address again for life, so be it.Of course, I used to give my "primary" email address as they commonly ask for, but when it started to get crazy, I put a halt to it.