What’s Up With The RE.net Lately?

Fresh ideas

Different angles

Healthy, respectful discussion

Help and resources

Giving to receive

Back in the day…

Not sure about you, but “back in the day”, these were some of the main attractions of the RE.net when I first jumped into it a few years back.

I have discussions, sometimes heated ones, with fellow bloggers, agents, brokers and others in the industry on a regular basis. These discussions have helped me tremendously not only in real estate sales, but in getting a better understanding of the industry as a whole. 

These discussions and disagreements are great! You get to see where the holes in your plan or idea are and you see where those with opposing views are coming from. This helps you fine-tune your plan or idea so that it works even better! And you do the same for the other person, which helps them. And by both of you doing things better helps the real estate industry as a whole, which is a win-win situation for everyone!

These discussions are intelligent, respectful and we act like adults. And even if we’re competitors, we understand that healthy competition and “co-opetition” will help us all succeed in the long run. 

For the most part, these are still the guiding forces of the RE.net. But…

As of lately…

…there seems to be a lot “my idea/angle/way of doing things is better than yours” and “I’m not helping you because ___________”, “I/my ______ is better than yours” and trash-talking of others.

What’s up with that?!

I don’t drink “Kool-Aid” (never have as a kid and never will). I’m not saying that I’m on “this” side or “that” side nor that “X” is to blame or “Y” is to blame nor am I defending or accusing anyone. 

What I’m saying is…

What happened to the “good ‘ol days” when we all used to get along and be in this for the greater good? What happened to fresh ideas, different angles, healthy discussion, helping others and helping others in a respectful and adult manner…all the things that were the originial attraction to the RE.net?