LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Upping the ante on real estate requirements a good thing

Re: 'Legislature should kill 'quickie' real estate license' (April 7)

Dear Editor:

Here, here! I agree. There are so many in the business already who never got the proper education even before that quickie legislation!

Dick Dennis

Dear Editor:

I couldn't agree more heartily. There are too many people operating with no real knowledge of the business in most states. You need three times or more schooling and testing to cut hair and that just isn't right. Make the original requirements more difficult and the continuing education classes as well. As a 19+ year veteran I'm amazed at what I have to "teach" the other agents in a transaction.

Paul Isenburg
Associate broker
Windermere Real Estate/East, Inc.

Re: 'Client as catalyst: Consumers drive real estate change' (April 7)

Dear Editor:

We, the dreaded Realtors, have created a monster: the armchair real estate consumer. I expect my sellers to tell me any day that they cannot be bothered with showing their house, just do a video tour and sell it! (And reluctantly agree to pay for the cost of the video).

Marisa Beltramini
Re/Max Village Square
Short Hills, N.J.