National Association of Realtors spends millions trying to show how ethical they are, but when brought before the board, there is no fault found and consumers are again hurt by the agency that is supposed to protect them.

The law requires landlords to pay twice the amount of the security deposit if they fail to provide consumers with the list of damages along with any refund due.At the end of the third year the landlord must start giving you the yearly interest that is received from the bank, less a 1 percent fee that the landlord may keep.

Many realtors are hesitant to work with shortsales when representing the buyer because they usually take forever to close, and they're worried that their buyer will not hang in there for that long of a time.

Giving more power to the Fed relating to consumer protection is putting the fox in charge of (or more in charge of) the hens.

Title having been insured for the seller remains as a liability for the inusrer forever.

Buying and selling houses is time consuming.

Pitfall 5: Reuse cabinets whenever possible, but do not paint them by hand with a brush or roller (this takes forever to get everything inside the cabinets painted.... days....).

I've been told one can't loan above 10% for a consumer loan unless it is done through a broker.

I then decided rather than starting completely on my own (bc I don't have plans to be a Realtor forever) I got in underneath the top Realtor in Chicago.

The other is new and they just agreed to stop the sheriff sale yesterday that was scheduled for tomorrow -15th, so while they are okay to deal with, they take forever and a day to get anything done...