[Bonanza]

[QUOTE=graciegirl;892324]I LIKE everything about the way The Villages sales staff work. They don't pressure, they don't hound you, they don't really have to sell you. They won't call back unless you ASK them to call back. They get back to you with answers although if you are not used to the fact that there is NO negotiation on new homes prices or anything about new homes, some folks sometimes are skeptical. The villages sales staff are not in competition with each other and don't say anything negative about other realtors.

There is a bit of a negative climate among some MLS realtors locally in my opinion, because they aren't allowed to participate in new home sales from the developer.

Sorry Bonanza, given a choice any day of the week, I like the way The Villages sales staff work over most REALTORS I have dealt with. Not ALL.
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Gracie, we personally, did not have any problem whatsoever in all the looking and finally, with the purchase of our home. We didn't have any problems with our agent. However, as with any type of business, not everyone is good.

You were lucky that all your experiences were good ones, but to say that what you experienced is what everyone experiences is not so. I have a neighbor that would disagree on all counts to every plus you've said about TV agents. They had a terrible experience from start to finish. I have read and heard about people who have switched agents because of one problem or another. I wish all agents were perfect because many of the ones that aren't are an embarrassment to the profession.

If there is one thing that is really irritating among real estate offices, it is when one will refuse to cooperate. The reasons offices refuse to cooperate with other brokers is because of greed (they don't want to share in the commision with anyone else) and because they don't want to pay the dues and fees to belong to their local board of Realtors or the Natl. Assn. of Realtors. They are the main reasons, but not the only ones. There is no other reason for not belonging or participating. period. BTW, that type of office (a non-participating one) is few and far between. In working in the real estate field since 1984, I have only come in contact with one other non-participating office in all those years. That should be an indication of something to the unknowing public. Interestingly, TV used to welcome other brokers, but no longer do.

Insofar as TV sales people not being in competetion with other sales people, just go to a few open houses on the premise of looking for a house to buy. Yes, they all are in competetion with one another!