Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog

This post is in response to a comment I received on my blog, from an anonymous reader that is a fellow Realtor. Because they provided no real name and a false email address, this is my only way to respond.

Dear Not Lazy,

Thank you for reading my blog, I’m glad you enjoy the content.

I’m sorry that you found my 3 Lazy Agent blogs “offensive and slanderous to our profession.” While I do not agree with your analysis, I have removed them anyway. I am not interested in taking the chance that you might report me to one of our governing bodies – I’d rather be growing my business.

I enjoy blogging and believe it makes me a better Realtor because I stay current on our industry, both locally and nationally, which helps me better serve my clients. And as you know, our obligation is to always work in their best interests.

My intention with the series was to highlight business practices that are not in the best interest of our collective Clients and Customers, who are also covered by the Code of Ethics. Since the general public is less familiar with the business, and has basically no knowledge of the Code of Ethics, they are not able to judge whether or not their agent is representing them appropriately. They need reliable information sources to guide them during their transactions.

So, we need to continue educating clients and the public as to the service they should be expecting. Going forward, I will create a new blog category, Excellent Agent, that will call out examples of service excellence that I run across. This will put a positive light on our industry and provide examples that Clients and Customers should expect to receive when working with an agent.

A glass half full is always better than a glass half empty. Wishing you the best in today’s market.

Warm regards,
Amy