Marc Oster of Y & M Real Estate says..
"Well I see she posted about me also. Did you guys get an e-mail from Crystal also? I didn't think an observation would get me posted on her blog. And to think before this I was going to come on here and say something about agreeing with her.
Ok I'll say it. I like many other Realtors I've talked to and by comments I've read on this forum don't really want to be Realtors. I don't feel being a Realtor really does me anything.
I know like Crystal says it doesn't help the consumer much at all. I guess it just provides me with two things and they are the only reason I'm a Realtor.
I get lower MLS fees and I get the lousy advertising on realtor.com. I could be an agent with MLS access only that the extra cost of that is more then it costs me to be a Realtor. She does get good search results in google. "
My Response:
Marc Oster thank you for the SEO compliment. I have looked at your site, you seem to be "like me" in a way, I opened my office in 2009 as well... you seem to be a go getter.. just do right by your consumers.. you look like you want to... don't spar with me Marc, this is a VERY big deal and I have seen some VERY bad damage and no accountability. I will stand up for the Real Estate Consumer.. and I may not say Real-A-Tor right every time, I seriously don't feel like it matters any more .. it is just a word.
Thank you for Speaking your Truth. It matters so much. You don't need to be a NAR member, you just need Internet Marketing. Why be a member if they do not hold anyone accountable to Ethics. One reason yes, they control the MLS but they should not control that either. We pay them for services, for ethics, to be of a higher standard - to be Proud that we are of this Higher Standards and it is all Words and Illusions. NAR does not hold the "bad guy or gal" accountable so it makes it irrelevant that we, ourselves follow the ethics
NAR is a Big Bully, they have forced agents to use them or FAIL and yet provide no real help for us, charge us for EVERYTHING and then they do not Stand up for the Good - Ethical Agents or the Real Estate Consumer.
Thanks for Noticing my marketing skills, we have give 5 years full time to our Internet presence... I am now a Search Engine Reputation Manager of sorts. Though Josh Hanoud says
"She wrote a post about me on her blog with the specific intent of hurting my online reputation" this is not true. I am simply defending myself and doing so immediately.
I am slammed often, well daily as you can imagine and I simply treat it as a full time job and I defend my words, myself, my truth. My "intent" is not to hurt Josh Hanoud or any other Realtor, my intent is to provide some Raw Truth according to what I, One Ex-Realtor, One Broker Owner has witnessed over the last decade. Josh hurt his own reputation by speaking, writing on that blog without doing his "homework" on me. Consumers won't care Joshua P. Hanoud, just do right by them.. and that is what they will remember.
I wanted to be an NAR member, I was PROUD to be a Member, I convince half my small town to join the MLS - the Realtors 10 years ago. I was so wrong. I was failed by NAR, I was lied to ... the Oath, the Ethics, the Standards of Practice all REALLY meant nothing.. so here I am .. I am good at real estate and I will NOT simply switch careers because I cannot stomach how bad it is.
I just want to Help the consumer whose lives I have seen in years of turmoil, pain, stress, and financial ruin while having PROVEN without a doubt proof that the REALTOR lied - failed to disclose.... and the REALTOR well they move on - they don't get thier lives ruined... yet it was their fault...
I am not claiming to know everything, you folks in bigger cities have much different experiences, there are thousands upon thousands of stories and examples out there. My story is just ONE. However, the Common Ground is NAR and in that I feel like what I am saying is valid Internationally ... wherever NAR is doing these same things. I am just One Voice.
Have a Great Day Marc Oster, you sound like you have a good head on your shoulders... Don't spar with me Ok.. my goal is for the greater good.. your not my target...
Folks, Marc Oster is a Nice Guy, and if your in Need of Colorado Real Estate, a Greeley Colorado Realtor, or looking for Real Estate in Greeley Colorado he seems like he is willing to do the best he can to do right by his consumers. you Can see here that Marc Oster and I, the real estate whistleblower, had a bit of a tuffle, we have worked things out. So give Marc Oster of Y & M Real Estate a call if your looking in Greeley Colorado for Real Estate. However, make sure your Realtor does as you ask them to and protect yourself the best you can.
Realtors don't always know what can hurt you, it is your job to protect your family and your assets by knowing more.
