Rants

I live in Seattle. Hence, I drink a lot of coffee…sometimes maybe a bit too much… I’m really a nice guy though…in person.

• Bellingham Cracks Down on Parking Misfits I went to court today.  Not for the first time…probably not the last.  It was a matter of principal, and in matters of principal I am prepared to throw down whatever gauntlet is required to guard against offense, regardless of magnitude.  Justice must be served, and our rights as citizens must be protected.  As Thomas ...
• A Humble Letter to the National Association of Realtors Dear NAR, In regard to your recent letter, I am quite sorry, and duly ashamed, to report that I have been unable to procure the funds necessary to continue my membership. Maybe you would be happier if I brought you a few pints of blood, or a kidney…or perhaps my first-born (sorry, no son…but I have ...
• Friday Morning Rant: Feedback, Schmeedback! The following is copied from an actual message I sent in response to the third consecutive e-mail request for feedback on a house that I toured last weekend. Please keep in mind that full-time real estate agents, like me, commonly look at dozens of homes in any given week. Why? Because that is part of ...
• Some Real Estate Agents Just Don’t Get It… It is a lovely Monday morning here in beautiful Bellingham, WA. I’m doing the usual monday morning e-mail and social media catch-up routine- sitting at my desk tweaking my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts…adding links, comments, and such. Then the phone rings. I don’t pick up (because I’m already talking to somebody), so it goes to ...
• Blogging is Vital to Real Estate Marketing In a bumbling stroke of inexcusable ignorance that spits in the face of not only the U.S. Constitution, but free speech and common sense in general, the NWMLS here in Washington has revised its rules regarding blogging. Sellers and/or their agents can now explicitly prohibit blogging by other agents, simply by checking a box ...