[iamacynic]

being a realtor is a sales job. the good ones know this - they don't care where the listings and the numbers come from, they do the footwork and hit the phones hard, to sellers, to agents, to bankers, to government agencies, to lawyers, to engineers, to appraisers, to everyone involved, which can sometimes be wasted time, in order to get their clients into successful deals first, meaning FAST.

when i was buying my place my realtor was sending me links from zillow, redfin, his MLS, his agency's private listings, even fucking craigslist, everything. he would send me stuff on weekends, after hours, even midnight. i culled the list down and he spent time setting up a viewing on every single one i asked for. the more listings the better, in his eyes. i referred him to 2 of my friends, both of whom bought places through him also.