Professionalism In Real Estate

<div> My heart was lightened a bit today. A group of real estate agents (our peers), made (what I thought to be), a fair and very professional decision at an arbitration hearing. We all are experiencing buyer woes in this difficult market, but stealing clients and customers from other agents has always been, and will always be, a tremendously unethical thing to do. This hearing resulted in a positive outcome. This arbitration panel found for the agent who was most definitely the &quot;procuring cause&quot; in a real estate transaction that resulted in a settlement. </div> <div> </div> <div> The agent who was successful in the arbitration, had shown the property (and others) to the buyer, provided comparable sales information, assisted with financing, wrote a contract, and stayed in touch with the buyer through out the process. For some reason the buyer shut this agent down and told them to hold off before submitting the offer. Now the buyer had a family member in the real estate business. Their family member may have suggested that they write the contract and submit it to the listing agent. Gee, the buyer&#39;s relative can now get the sales side of the commission. We wonder why as agents we get a bad wrap. Did this other agent really think this was going to fly? Why should the first agent just sit idly by and do nothing? Fortunately, she didn&#39;t. </div> <div> </div> <div> The family member agent was successful in getting a ratified contract with the seller and they then proceeded to settlement. The first agent was proactive and pursued her case for procuring cause and was successful at the hearing. </div> <div> </div> <div> As a REALTOR, it makes me crazy that someone who is suppose to be held to the same standards that we all should and must adhere to, is willing to be this self-serving, unethical idiot and do something this under handed. Do I sound harsh? I am sure that I do. But this type of behavior has got to be curtailed. We as fellow agents have to call our brethren to task. We must police our own industry, and eventually hope to minimize and/or eliminate this type of individual from our ranks. This vile behavior continues to feed the negative perception of the real estate industry as a whole. </div> <div> </div> <div> Sound off. </div>

<div> <strong>Total Logistics Solutions will be hosting several Conference Calls to recruit Home Inventory Specialist Prospects</strong> </div> <div> <strong>Burbank, August 21, 2008 --</strong> Total Logistics Solutions today announced that after the success of their first call, they will be hosting a series of calls to recruit more Home Inventory Specialist prospects. </div> <div> Total Logistics Solutions recently began selling home inventory software to the public in October, 2007 just prior to the California fires. With the successful launch of the software and the growing demand for its services, Total Logistics Solutions will now begin allowing individuals the opportunity to become Home Inventory Specialist. &quot;Because of the growing demand for our product and services and with the success of our initial call, we felt this was the perfect time to allow individuals to get involved.&quot; Said, Tiffany Victor, VP of Consumer Products, &quot;We also know many people are beginning to look for jobs more locally to subsidize the rising cost of gas&quot;. </div> <div> Home Inventory Specialist will perform inventories for home and business owners in the event of a disaster. Rene&#39; Jones, the company&#39;s founder and CEO said, &quot;This is not just an opportunity to make money, it is an opportunity to make a difference!&quot; He went on to say, &quot;We have provided a vehicle for individuals to help their families, friends, their communities, etc. By offering the company&#39;s inventory know-how to the general public. We have moved our knowledge of inventory from the warehouse to the living room&quot;. </div> <div> The calls will be held on the second and fourth Monday of every month, the next one will be August 25th. They will be hosted by Total Logistics Solutions&#39;, VP of Consumer Products Division, Tiffany Victor, who will be joined by the company&#39;s Founder and CEO, Rene&#39; Jones. Along with other members of the company&#39;s senior management team. They will last approximately 20 to 30 minutes with 5 minutes for Q&amp;A. Only the first 150 people will be allowed on each call. </div> <div> &quot;This is an excellent way to subsidize an income or to earn a living.&quot; Said, Tana Jackson one of the company&#39;s Home Inventory Specialist in San Diego, California. </div> <div> To access the call, dial (218) 936-1600 (domestic) at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled 6:30 p.m. start. The participant access code is 8070958. Replays of the conference call will not be made available to the public. To read more about the conference call visit <a href="http://www.itstime2cya.com/HomeInventorySpecialist_ConferenceCall.htm">http://www.itstime2cya.com/HomeInventorySpecialist_ConferenceCall.htm</a>. An archive of the call will be available to employees only. </div> <div> Individuals interested in learning more about Total Logistics Solutions products and services and visit their website at <a href="http://www.itstime2cya.com/">www.itstime2cya.com</a> or <a href="http://www.logisticsociety.com/">www.logisticsociety.com</a>. </div> <div> <strong>Total Logistics Solutions, Inc. was named on the &quot;Top 100&quot; supply chain and logistics organizations in 2007 by Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine. Cover Your Assets is a consumer based product developed and distributed solely by Total Logistics Solutions, Inc. employees and its independent associates. CYA™ is inventory software developed for homeowners for the purposes of maximizing a return on your insurance investment. Total Logistics Solutions, Inc. asset management division uses the same concept for corporations throughout the US and Canada.</strong> </div>