[My feeling is your reputation as a fair ethical business person is compromised if you don't treat each transaction as being fair and equitable, Would you PERSONALLY do that deal?

:wink: Well, on the eve of the election it looks like Sarah Palin was completely cleared of any and all ethics violations regarding the firing of her public safety commissioner.

Get truly ethical individuals with the best interests of the people in mind to form an allegiance & start making a difference.But hey what do I know I'm just planting seeds.

Ethics are a big deal for Realtors here in California, for instance we( Realtors) can't be involved in a subject 2 deal, as this would jeopardize our code of ethics.

Madoff Investment Securities has more than $700 million in capital, according to its website.Madoff remains a member of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's nominating committee, and his firm is a market maker for about 350 Nasdaq stocks, including Apple, EBay and Dell, according to the website.The website also states that Madoff himself has "a personal interest in maintaining the unblemished record of value, fair-dealing, and high ethical standards that has always been the firm's hallmark."

Although not particularly ethical, he didn't do anything illegal.

Y'all, I am glad to have stumbled into this place when I did.There is a fascinating group of people here that I find to be honest and ethical.

However, you will have to follow a tighter code of ethics, disclosure is big.In my state there's a time/transaction requirement before getting a broker license which is required before opening a property management company, so being a salesperson was key.Access to the MLS is only one part, education is another.

(Realtors) identify and take steps, through enforcement of this Code of Ethics and by assisting appropriate regulatory bodies, to eliminate practices which may damage the public...

MLM stands for Multi Level Marketing and it is a good business model when done correctly and ethically.