Maybe I'm missing something or I'm just ignorant but why are so people concerned whether the person showing you a house is a sales person, sales agent, real estate agent or real estate broker? Why are you arguing whether or not they're licensed by the state?
Who cares? Their job is exactly the same, namely get you to buy (or sell) a house so they can make a commission. Yeah, the Villages sales organization doesn't go on MLS and conversely the outside Real Estate companies don't go on the Villages site. So if you want MLS go to Remax. If you want to be listed on the Villages site, go through them. The sales representative, no matter whom they work for, will try to close the deal so they make money. The smart ones will do so ethically. They are the ones that list and sell the most homes and make the most money because of referrals. I've heard some very positive statements about the sales persons that worked with some of you on buying or selling your home. I will probably be buying a larger home in the not too distant future. You can rest assured I will be keeping those names for future reference. And, quite frankly, I couldn't care less (yesterday's post) whether they're licensed by the state or not. I just want them to, at least, seem to have my best interests at heart.
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