Not exact matches
But I also think that this year, 2015, is gonna pretty much put the nail
in the coffin for the old way of thinking, because the «othered» books, and the audiences for those books, and the creators of those books, are dominating any
real discussion of the medium AND the
industry, and the
folks who haven't gotten with the program look foolish as hell.
Most
folks in my
industry believe that leveraging commercial
real estate is the most important thing, and you shouldn't own it free and clear.
Great also to see that these
folks are not shy about coming forward about their ideas either - this is clearly a project set to drive debate and force
real change
in the car
industry.
Folks, you need to calibrate your BS Meters, get off the internet, I don't know of an
industry that has more scams running and predatory dealers than
real estate,
in a local survey a few years ago around here, the professionalism of used car dealers was rated higher than Realtors / Landlords.
Professionalism begins at the beginning, endemic
in folks with a professional mindset, a good education (preferably post-secondary) and / or
industry related experience of at least ten years prior to gaining access to
real estate schooling, which said schooling should consist of at least six months full time
in - class and
in - field training.
Because, first, the very people who need to establish themselves quickly
in the
industry, the newbies, of whom there are always far, far too many at any given time, can not, with all honesty, hold themselves out as being trusted advisors unless they have an extensive pre-Realtor background
in various related
real estate venues... the guts of the thing just aren't there for these
folks.
There may be hope for our public collective REALTOR (r) persona after all if the
real estate
industry can attract many more
folks of your abilities, transparency and character from here on
in.
To
folks in the venture capital
industry, the prospect of getting a slice of the commercial
real estate
industry via an office management technology platform play is attractive.