QUOTE (JohnS @ Nov 19 2010, 02:15 PM) Oh, how you make me laugh, JD. It`s posts of mine that mention your inappropriate insults that are the problem, and not the insults themselves. I totally understand that logic.
Anyway, moving on to the idea of part-time realtors (which is a good topic to talk about, so thanks for swinging the thread to a more productive line! I`m more than willing to play ball), I don`t really care that much whether mine is full- or part-time; all I care about is that he`s good. The ideas of accredition, though, as expanded upon by Godfried and Brett, are good ones and would help minimize the numbers of the bad realtors, I believe. Godfried talked about a period of time of practical training, but along with a period of time, I would say that there would have to be a certain number of deals, too. I`m not sure what would be both fair and reasonable, though - maybe 2 buying and 2 selling? Or, assuming Godfried`s right about the problems realtors face when starting out, maybe 1 and 1? Any ideas?
Have a good one, all!
JohnS
Accreditation through advanced courses, formal training and then internship. This kind of training would be instantly recognizable to most as a University or a post secondary degree. Some might scoff at the idea of comparing the training of a RE agent to the other professions, but why not? The industry is huge, argubly one of Canada`s most important, so shouldn`t it deserve a professional class, aside from the lawyers that service it? I think as Brett suggests, two years of Post Secondary training would be sufficient. In engineering for instance, you spend the first year concentrating on general engineering and then spend the next three years specializing - so two years sounds right. Like Law School, there should be RE School.