[MD] Stuck on a Torn Slot

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:20 PM, david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Dan:
> I don't think you're being particularly careless about people or bad with people. It's just that being polite or nice isn't always the most appropriate reaction. If you're paying money to the guy and he doesn't know what he's doing, you have a right to be angry. Basically, that means that a liar is trying to cheat you. Being nice about that just wouldn't be natural. And if he's young and foolish you did him a favor. He'll need to know that people don't get paid for pretending to know what they're doing.

Hi David

I look at the story as more a parable than anything else. There is no
"Ed" although the character is based on people I have known and things
that have really happened. Truth be told though, I am not great with
people. I think that's why I enjoy working with machines. If  the
motorcycle shop actually made money, I wouldn't have to scratch around
in real estate. But it doesn't and I do.

The funny thing is, in real estate, I pretend that I know what I am
doing. I put on a nice suit with a silk tie and fine shirt and dress
shoes to match, and people actually believe that I know what I am
doing. I look the part. But I don't know any more than a person who
spends a few hours searching the MLS for property. Still, I've learned
to read people and know in a few minutes who will work with me and who
won't and I act accordingly. But it is all a crap shoot... who will
buy, who will sell. The worst part of being a real estate Broker is
that I see the bad side of people... how they lie and seek to
manipulate others. Everybody does it... buyers and sellers alike. And
this economy only exacerbates that.

Thanks for your reply,

Dan