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Beware of the Elephants

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This post arises from a letter I wrote to the facilitator of an excellent seminar I attended in December. On reflection, I thought parts of it might be useful to ACRE® colleagues (or others interested in Consulting) in helping to refine their articulation of the consulting mindset and value proposition.

First, the context. Real professionalism in the practice of real estate brokerage was the subject of the seminar. Bob Wallace, Executive Officer of The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, has presented this material across Canada in a diligent effort to get it on the national agenda. It's evident from selected excerpts that they mean business well beyond the usual platitudes.

An ACRE® can offer you both the traditional system of real estate services by commission as well a variety of other compensation models, so the most obvious answer to 'when' is always.  It's always ideal to work with an ACRE® as your real estate professional because with an ACRE® you'll have far more choices in how to receive the services you want and need!

To elaborate on the 'why', an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE®) can offer some more cost effective solutions as you only pay for what you need, and ACRE®s understand that real estate is not a "one size fits all" business. It's like going to a car dealership to buy a new car, but if all they had were red sedans of the same make and model, you'd go to another dealership where they had more choices, right?

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  • Beware of the Elephants
    Ron Stuart wrote:
    This post arises from a letter I wrote to the facilitator of an excellent seminar I attended in December. On ...
  • 1 comment on this entry:
    • Randy Carson said:
      Truly a well-thought, articulated and GREAT post Ron. Thanks, Randy Carson ...>/li>

  • Why & when would a consumer prefer hiring an Accredited Consultant in Real Estate?
    Paula Bean wrote:
    An ACRE® can offer you both the traditional system of real estate services by commission as well a variety of ...
  • 1 comment on this entry:
    • Mollie Wasserman said:
      I couldn't have said it better Paula. Folks, Paula doesn't just call herself a consultant, she's been doing it for ...>/li>

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