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Rainmaker
280,599
Jeanne Gregory
RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
The most important home I sell is YOURS!

No, but I do secretly search the MLS and see how many homes the agent sold last year.  Mostly curiousity. 

Mar 29, 2015 11:43 AM
Rainmaker
1,139,819
Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

Absolutely not,,,,,they honestly do not mean that much.   E-pro designation....seriously I can name 20 people on Active rain that know more about it than E-pro.   Designations are just another sales gimmick.

Mar 29, 2015 08:54 AM
Rainer
87,383
Christina Botteri
REeBroker - Roseville, CA

In a word, nope.

Mar 29, 2015 05:51 AM
Rainmaker
443,220
Cindy Davis
SD Home Source Realty - San Diego, CA

No. A designation is a series of courses. It doesn't change who they are or affect the intersonal skills.

Mar 28, 2015 06:18 AM
Rainmaker
400,356
Jill Murty, Realtor - Orange County, CA
Movoto - Laguna Niguel, CA

No difference.  There are people who have taken and passed classes who have difficulty with real life real estate transactions, ethics, etc.  

There are also people with or without the designations who are terrific.

For me, it's all about the individual and how they conduct themselves.

Mar 28, 2015 06:06 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,173
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Jesse -- I treat every agent with respect in anticipation that they will act in a professional manner.  Of course, if things should go south -- I'm going to be laser-focused on making sure the t's are crossed and i's dotted to protect my client.

Designations are nice and I can appreciate the extra training and dedication that can go in to earning them but they don't always equate to being a better agent.

Mar 28, 2015 06:06 AM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

Does not matter.

Mar 22, 2018 11:31 PM
Rainmaker
539,468
Jerry Lucas
ABC Legal Docs LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Notary Training, Consulting. Colorado Springs, CO

I've met a number of dummies with college degrees.  Bill Gates is a college dropout.

Mar 29, 2015 07:02 AM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

My market is so rural. I know all of the agents. I'm good friends with several of them. So I don't look at the designations. In larger markets, I have heard that agents do that. 

Mar 28, 2015 12:53 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

NO!...I have seen an agent with stacks of designations and not really know what they were doing and then an agent with none, that I wish I could work with on every deal.

Mar 28, 2015 07:07 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

No difference in the way I treat any other agents.

Mar 28, 2015 06:21 AM
Rainmaker
2,759,871
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Nope!!

Mar 28, 2015 06:03 AM