Should Homebuyers Trust Real Estate Agents? Undercover Blogger Exposes Secrets of Real Estate School

March 09, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Utah – An undercover blogger from www.repupil.com is attending real estate school to find out what tomorrow’s real estate agents are being taught, and he’s posting his experiences online to inform homebuyers and sellers.

Among his findings:

• Real estate students were told that it is legal to exaggerate to clients, called “puffing.”

• A title insurance representative told students that he has sued clients in order to compensate for his mistakes and oversights with their files.

• Real estate students were encouraged to tell potential clients that it is illegal for agents to show houses unless the clients sign a contract – a claim that is untrue.

The undercover blogger, who posts his experiences daily, says that he is trying to give readers an intimate look into the world of real estate, and provide them with information that can help the next time they buy or sell property.

“I hope to be objective, and do my best to show the valuable things that I have learned in Real Estate School,” he writes. “That said, I have no problem revealing the negative aspects, and particularly some of the more questionable practices taught.”

The blog also contains a growing library of detailed information about every lesson presented in real estate school.

Homebuyers, sellers, and investors can get an inside view of real estate school by visiting www.repupil.com.