Would you ever allow your child to pursue a job as a realtor?
If so, are con man, drug dealer or pimp future possibilities too?
December 19, 2006
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27 comments:
Of course not!
.............................................................................................................There is an oldish movie called "Tin Men" that is about the hustlers and hucksters of the world. The "Tin Men" are the old aluminum siding sales ment. I would recommend it to anyone. Why these people have those kinds of personalities is anyone's guess.
No. If I had any kids, I would not encourage them to enter a career that may not be around in a few years.
I wouldn't let them be around realtors either, especially the uber-creepy Greg Swann
I want my kid to be a realtor. They are good people with great intentions.I have banged several hot realtors in my time. They will do anything for a sale.Some are real kinky and love to tea bag.I highly cherish their sexytime.
God bless all hp'ers.
Casey serin
Your an idiot Keith....I tell you one thing, a realtor is just like a salesman, and aren't you a salesman. Cheesy a** people.
Allow my child? By the time my kids are old enough to be in the workforce, they can be whatever the heck they want, as long as they are happy and prosperous.
It is pretty obvious that you don't have kids by the tone of that question dude.
Oohhh! The anon realtwhores are NOT happy with that question. Having a child who turns out to be a realtor would be horrible but there won't be realtors in the future so nothing to worry about
"By the time my kids are old enough to be in the workforce, they can be whatever the heck they want, as long as they are happy and prosperous."
Nice parenting there - no problem if your kid turns into a whore or a drug dealer as long as they were making money and happy? Since money is now happiness and having morals, contributing to society, or helping others are now passe, I'm not surprised.
We're witnessing the downfall of Western Society folks. Led by realtors.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Keith,
You are a moron. Your question was would you "allow". What the anon said was a parent doesn not "allow" their child to pursue a career.
They may not be happy if their kid is a realtor but I don't think many kids ask their parents' permission before pursuing a career. Therefore a parent cannot "allow" that career path.
I would rather that my little brat sell crack, or put out, than become a realwhore!
....and the way things are going, he will!
Would I allow my kid to grow up as much of a tool as Keith? Nope but unfortutnately just like I can't control what career path my kid chooses Keith's parents couldn't control their kid's lack of intelligence.
Oh man the REALTORS(TM) are pissed!!!!!!!!
What a blast!
I am not a realtor and I also think Keith is a tool.
My 39 year old ex-wife is a realtor. She is, ethically, the scum of the earth. She can tell ten lies per minute. She is an expert at talking people into buying things they shouldn't. She made over four times my income last year and doesn't have a dime to her name.
Where to begin? She had a bankruptcy in her past when I met her. I figured she learned her lesson and I didn't worry about it. Turns out she had not learned her lesson. She dragged me into one and I had perfect credit before I met her.
Her personal finances are a joke. She bought a top of the line Escalade from her broker, but her credit was shot so her parents financed it for her.
When she moved out, she talked her even dumber older sister into financing a $220k house for her. I have no doubt that loan has already been late a few times.
We swapped houses so she could have the larger house and I moved into the one her sister financed. When her house became 10 months past due, yes, I said 10 months past due (because in Ch. 13, it takes a lot of time to really Really default), she conned her brother into buying it from her. She still lives there and supposedly will make the payments (NOT!).
All told, her family is on the hook for almost $600k! She will bring them all down, it is only a matter of time. She cannot live within her means. If she can't get credit to spend with, she'll just not pay her mortgage or car payment or taxes or whatever, then she goes on vacation, when she should be home trying to close deals.
I've had my wages garnished by the IRS due to her not paying her part. I've found that the IRS doesn't care much that she makes four times me. They make no attempt to garnish her paychecks, they go for mine because I'm in corporate Amerikwa and I'm an easy target.
When things get that bad, she'll cough up a few payments to get them off my back, but that's the extent of it. Then she goes right back to her expensive coffee, upscale daycare, eats out almost every night, buys gifts for everyone, expensive clothes, nails, hair coloring, oh, don't forget she now 'has to' get granite countertops in her house, because 'people will expect that in her price range of house'.
She still owes her '05 and '04 taxes. They liened the house for the '03 taxes, so at least that was paid off in her recent closing.
I could tell stories for days about her. But in regards to banging agents, one of her 'co-workers' is an attractive, flirty agent. She got caught giving a BJ to her 'date' who was ten years her junior, at the broker's Xmas party. I was there; my ex walked in on them. Apparently, that's how she closes a sale on a regular basis.
My ex closes twice as many deals or more just by being a good liar. She's getting older and fatter now, but as far as lying, she's at the top of her game.
She and her builder are now sitting on two subdivisions, one small million dollar job and another medium sized one in the $600's. No one is buying the million dollar ones. There are a few cautious lookers in the $600 subdivision.
Nothing but Mexicans as far as the eye can see whenever I visit her at the sales trailer. Her Jewish builder (Yosi) has already been bankrupt once. I wonder if it will end up being twice? They deserve each other.
Everything is now tied to these two subdivisions. Her mom, brother and sister now sell real estate part time. So it's this huge boatload of debt, resting on this questionable subdivision.
Based on my experience, even if things go well, she will still drag at least her brother and sister into bankruptcy. And I'll be right there to laugh in their faces for getting involved with this insane woman. Or maybe I'll just smile.
Realtors won't be around in a few years. The flat fee MLS companies are slowly putting them out of business. Then, some type of Google/eBay/Zillow online marketplace will put the flat fee MLS companies out of business.
"And I'll be right there to laugh in their faces for getting involved with this insane woman. Or maybe I'll just smile."
Pot + kettle = black
How long did you romance your wifey-to-be from hell before marrying her? You didn't recognize she was a bit "insane" before you were married? Or was it a love is blind kinda fling?
We dated for 2 1/2 years before marrying. She was fairly normal about money when we were dating. She would at least listen to me. The first week of married life, it started. I never saw it coming.
are you white man? do you hate jews? can't stand mexicans? hate women? get wiped out in a divorce? bitter? angry at the world? wish you could turn the clock bakc 40 years to when a middle aged white man ran things and those kikes, niggers, spics and worst of all women knew their place?
Then you too can be a regular on the HP blog.
Maybe you should also include
Chairman of the Federal Reserve on that list
Seems like my best posts get deleted. Someone must be scared.
Hey anon 4:29:22 divorced from a woman who tells lies like most of us draw breath - there's hope dude.
I left a woman who sounds like she could give your former spouse a run for the money in the lies department.
An old accounting phrase for you "losing that is called addition by subtraction".
Within six months of dropping that bad habit, I was seeing a gal from Brazil who left my old skank in the dust and I mean that in all the categories including honesty. There's good ones out there but it's like walking through a mine field.
Time and money (and asset bubbles) do change people but what goes around comes around and if your ex makes a habit of punking people, it's going to catch up to her eventually. It might take a while but as old Justin Wilson used to say, "I guarantee it" - that stuff eventually bites back.
Would I let my children become realtors? Sure, after they have failed at everything else.
But that is like saying that I want them to grow up and become president.
Would I want my kid to put up a sign in someone's yard, wait a few weeks, make some calls, sign some papers and then walk away with $25K in comission?
Hmmm, yeah I think I just might say go for it.
Anon said:"We dated for 2 1/2 years before marrying. She was fairly normal about money when we were dating. She would at least listen to me. The first week of married life, it started. I never saw it coming".
What a story. Thank god you escaped somewhat intacked.
She's a piece of work-this RE bust should finish her off.
ANYONE with some brains can do a realtors job. I have 2 boys under 4. I am going to encourage college BUT if there is a RE spike in the far future, I will also make sure they are aware of the opportunity to make osme cump change on the side. If they can get a degree, they can sell a few homes. Maybe they can buy their first home with that money or start a business after college. But I will definately not encourage them to do it as a 'career'.
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