Comments on: Cynicism Rains On A Wet Nose http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Teresa Boardman http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-84013 Teresa Boardman Fri, 18 May 2007 03:41:20 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-84013 You have my respect and best wishes. Can't imagine anyone having an axe to grind over the blog disguised as a hot dog stand. I guess people who have convictions, and don't do back flips run the risk of making the hound howl. Just a little noise, put your fingers in your ears and get back to work. Nice doggie. You have my respect and best wishes. Can’t imagine anyone having an axe to grind over the blog disguised as a hot dog stand. I guess people who have convictions, and don’t do back flips run the risk of making the hound howl. Just a little noise, put your fingers in your ears and get back to work. Nice doggie.

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83811 sellsius Thu, 17 May 2007 15:44:24 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83811 Shaun, It is a good thing to help others in need. It is only a bad thing to those who see charity with a cynical eye. Greg appears to have an ax to grind with me over the Weenie Affair. Understandable. But in fairness to him, his post was not damning of Good Samaritan & it seemed open-minded to the potential good that could come of it. At least it's for charity, he said. It was his comments after Dustin's comment that showed he had flipped on the idea, saying "sincere charity is as likely to do harm as good" (huh?). Which way is it Greg? But I have come to expect cartwheels from Greg. He once (rightly) said pitching AVM home valuation could have dire consequences to consumers & those that did not speak up were complict in the harm. Now he sports a Zillow ad which pitches "get free instant home valuation" on his blog sidebar. What was that Inman panel he was speaking on before he withdrew? oh yeah, something about Blogging for truth. The truth is GS is a consummate self promoter, and I have absolutely no problem with it. And he is excellent at backflips. Shaun,
It is a good thing to help others in need. It is only a bad thing to those who see charity with a cynical eye.

Greg appears to have an ax to grind with me over the Weenie Affair. Understandable. But in fairness to him, his post was not damning of Good Samaritan & it seemed open-minded to the potential good that could come of it. At least it’s for charity, he said.

It was his comments after Dustin’s comment that showed he had flipped on the idea, saying “sincere charity is as likely to do harm as good” (huh?). Which way is it Greg?

But I have come to expect cartwheels from Greg. He once (rightly) said pitching AVM home valuation could have dire consequences to consumers & those that did not speak up were complict in the harm. Now he sports a Zillow ad which pitches “get free instant home valuation” on his blog sidebar. What was that Inman panel he was speaking on before he withdrew? oh yeah, something about Blogging for truth. The truth is GS is a consummate self promoter, and I have absolutely no problem with it. And he is excellent at backflips.

]]> By: Shaun McLane http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83802 Shaun McLane Thu, 17 May 2007 15:12:57 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83802 I posted on BHB as well, but was a little surprised to see the post. It never crossed my mind that this would come across as a bad thing. I posted on BHB as well, but was a little surprised to see the post. It never crossed my mind that this would come across as a bad thing.

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83627 sellsius Thu, 17 May 2007 06:14:12 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83627 Yes, since most readers here are probably real estate agents and brokers, we certainly appealed to them but clearly opened the door to allow any real estate related professional to contribute to the needy as they saw fit, and were able to--they defined the criteria. We think the vision should be broad enough to include these other professionals Re: Handymen To me even a handyman is a professional to someone who can't fix a leak or repair a broken step. I guess my view of who is a professional is broader than others (see Daniel Webster). Maybe I should have used the word expert, but even that word could be challenged. In any case, the examples were presented, only as illustrations, in the original post. Would I turn away a charitable act because the person wore overalls? We never presumed to tell anyone how to be a Good Samaritan, certainly we did not suggest to help a buyer buy a house they can't otherwise afford. We depend on the creativity of the individual and allow them to determine what need they can address and how. It is just an idea. If it is imperfect, should it be scrapped? For some maybe, but for me, I prefer to think it can be turned into something of value. Think of it as an idea in beta and you may feel more comfortable with it. Thank you anyway, Dustin for taking the time to comment. Yes, since most readers here are probably real estate agents and brokers, we certainly appealed to them but clearly opened the door to allow any real estate related professional to contribute to the needy as they saw fit, and were able to–they defined the criteria. We think the vision should be broad enough to include these other professionals

Re: Handymen

To me even a handyman is a professional to someone who can’t fix a leak or repair a broken step. I guess my view of who is a professional is broader than others (see Daniel Webster). Maybe I should have used the word expert, but even that word could be challenged. In any case, the examples were presented, only as illustrations, in the original post. Would I turn away a charitable act because the person wore overalls?

We never presumed to tell anyone how to be a Good Samaritan, certainly we did not suggest to help a buyer buy a house they can’t otherwise afford. We depend on the creativity of the individual and allow them to determine what need they can address and how.

It is just an idea. If it is imperfect, should it be scrapped? For some maybe, but for me, I prefer to think it can be turned into something of value. Think of it as an idea in beta and you may feel more comfortable with it.

Thank you anyway, Dustin for taking the time to comment.

]]> By: Dustin http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83618 Dustin Thu, 17 May 2007 05:16:15 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/good-samaritan-realtors/cynicism-rains-on-a-wet-nose/2007/05/16/#comment-83618 I figure I might as well be the first to comment... You're right that I didn't interpret your ideas as you intended (although I did read them in full) and I'm glad to hear you have a broader view of things. In retrospect, I read "and other real estate related professionals" as "non-Realtor agents" as oppose to handymen, plumbers, stagers, etc. The reality is that when you start talking about the need to "fight negative public perceptions and stereotypes" through acts of kindness, you'll have to forgive me for not thinking "handymen", especially when your readership is predominantly real estate agents. I hear about real estate agents who dedicate a ton of their time to charitable causes within their communities all the time and I'm glad you guys are willing to help publicize and coordinate these activities. I figure I might as well be the first to comment… You’re right that I didn’t interpret your ideas as you intended (although I did read them in full) and I’m glad to hear you have a broader view of things. In retrospect, I read “and other real estate related professionals” as “non-Realtor agents” as oppose to handymen, plumbers, stagers, etc. The reality is that when you start talking about the need to “fight negative public perceptions and stereotypes” through acts of kindness, you’ll have to forgive me for not thinking “handymen”, especially when your readership is predominantly real estate agents.

I hear about real estate agents who dedicate a ton of their time to charitable causes within their communities all the time and I’m glad you guys are willing to help publicize and coordinate these activities.

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