Shocking Facts About Real Estate Agents

The major problem with the real estate industry is the minimal requirements to become a licensed agent. This is a significant contributor to the poor reputation that real estate agents in general have. It is a significant contributor to the plethora of under-educated and incompetent real estate agents.

Each state makes it's own laws for real estate agent education requirements. In my state, minimum education requirements to become licensed or certified in some selected professions:

Hair Stylist-------Must complete 1500 hours of education, pass State written and practical exam.
Manicurist -------Must complete 600 hours of education, pass a State written exam.
Real Estate Agent- Must complete 80 hours of education, pass the licensing exam.

Any high school graduates can be so call "real estate agents"

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how low the bar is for someone to become a real estate agent.
ANYBODY can take a 2 week class and get their license which is why there are so many boneheads that don't have a clue that make the real estate agent profession's reputation is so bad. According to survey, real estate agents' reputation is one of the lowest among all professions in US. Dishonesty, bragging, misleading and greed are most commons among their profession..

I know some friends who have been housewives for 10 years. After couble of weeks of education, they become "expert" in house market and brag how many houses they sold. I know a Chinese woman who married an American. She never had a decent or regular job since she came to America. Last time, she was seen to work as a baby sitter. Suddenly, she spreads her real estate business card to every Chinese she comes across. Wow, she is state licensed real estate agent now. Can you trust her as your buyer or seller agent?

I cannot believe how stupid some of the realtors I have met are...I mean dumb as a bag of rocks! Then you meet the really successful ones and you can't figure out how they've lasted as long as they have dealing with other agents who don't have a clue.

所有跟帖： 

• my friend... -jy101- ♂ (133 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 10:22:34

• fyi, I am not an agent. -jy101- ♂ (99 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 10:27:24

• 同意JY所说。 -如山- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:02:19

• That's why the average income of real estate agents are low... -Casabella- ♀ (409 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 10:41:30

• Seller agent还是蛮有价值的。因为他们付出很多 -古石- ♂ (96 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:11:59

• 他们还免费帮seller做loan modification, 不成才拿出来卖。 -古石- ♂ (246 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:23:27

• 房产经纪的话题在本坛引起过多次热烈争论还吵架。 -如山- ♂ (359 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:17:18

• 非常同意。信赖关系非常重要。这也是古石非常注意 -古石- ♂ (90 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:30:40

• you just need their "keys" to look the house, you are the one ma -Tianyazi- ♂ (119 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:38:41

• 20年来，我从不和买房中介和律师打交道。和卖主或卖主中介打交道。 -临床研究- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 11:59:59

• 跟门槛低关系不大 --企鹅-- ♀ (46 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 12:23:42

• 觉得好的和坏的可以相差天上地下。找好的就行了。 -香香生煎馒头- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 12:25:47

• 一般说来，人的教育和专业素质成正比。 -临床研究- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 12:47:38

• Your points are silly and groundless. -wxar8- ♀ (1119 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 12:51:49

• LZ要末太天真 --企鹅-- ♀ (17 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:23:44

• You can disagree with me but why do you use smear technique? -mrict.- ♀ (76 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:49:02

• 一个久远成熟的行业是有它的规律和道理的。 -wxar8- ♀ (292 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:59:17

• Are you a real estate agent? -mrict.- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 14:21:10

• No. But they are making a living just like you and me. -wxar8- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 15:00:01

• In DC area, all Chinese real estate agents are holding the Ph.D -naive2- ♀ (295 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:18:56

• LOL -85858585- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 23:36:03

• 那当爹妈还不要任何license呢，那可是影响人一生的，可连RE agent的要求都没有。 -kozy- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:21:16

• Why real-estate agents aren't rich 高中生二星期培训就可以 -明开- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 13:37:06

• stock trading -- 1 hour;) -swingtrading- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/22/2012 postreply 14:43:20