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The wild, wild west was by all means an era where all was rugged with cowboys and Indians, pioneers and outlaws, gunslingers and LOTS of history. The west has been ‘tamed' and we know from history books and movies that it was surely a memorable time of a land to be conquered.

After reading a local Honolulu news article about how we advertise on the web it came to mind that it's getting harder and harder to compete against the mindset of those that believe it's a ‘world' of buyer/seller beware syndrome.  A so called ‘untamed' part of the real estate industry where the true professionals are still fighting to overcome the bad publicity from the untamed.

There are good and bad in all walks of life so the assumption that all in one class are ‘bad' is by all means...incorrect.  Read on......

We all can talk write about everything ethical, logical and fact; although it would be more realistic to say, "Actions speak louder than words".  The majority of Real Estate Industry Professionals will do the right thing and advertise honestly about their expertise, knowledge and specialties in their niche market. Others will talk a bunch of bull hockey to ‘trap' the potential client into believing they are the real deal.

I don't blame many for taking that mindset (of buyer/seller beware) after many a client was burned with "little white lies" while reading on this vast library of information on the world wide web about a property or the person.  I mean, come on now........

When the ‘truth' is stretched to say that they have luxury homes for sale in Hawaii.....

 with a zip code in Missouri is where we all draw the line.

It should be the same for ANYONE in the real estate industry. Why advertise false information about what they are the experts or specialists in. The consumer can see right through it when they can't answer correctly or answer blindly. To misinform others for the sake of "looking like a know it all" is more damaging when they find out the truth.

Ask your Realtor®, loan officer, lender, stager, home inspector and anyone in the industry MANY questions.  Don't just believe everything you read in an ad or on the internet. Buying or Selling a Home is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime and having a REAL professional to represent you is the most important part of that process.

Many real estate professionals are tamed in the wild, wild web.

Make sure you have one of those professionals.

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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs, she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocating to Hawaii, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents.

Website: www.hawaiihomesmarket.com

If there is one thing that I truly believe causes conflict with friendship and professional relationships is the behavior that comes with discussing and ranting about religious and political views. Okay, it's more than that. It's the trying to incite an online 'riot' of sorts.

Yup, we all have our opinions and when it starts getting mean, nasty and downright negative it's disrespectful to this platform as well as the intent of this network. A REAL Estate Network. Then to top it all off with the ulterior motive of trying to force ones opinion down another persons throat it is then that it becomes unprofessional and downright judgmental and prejudiced.

And that's just MY opinion.

I CHOOSE to detach from unhealthy (bashing and such) discussions on these particular subjects. We ALL have different opinions and transparency in my blog does NOT mean that I need to divulge my personal preferences for you...let alone even my close friends face to face. 

It does NOT mean I let anyone run all over me either.

I will tell you all this. I have my own beliefs and my own views and I will not push them on you and I expect the same from you. Please DO NOT write in my comment section with your religious or politic views when it has nothing to do with what I'm writing about.

 That IS just plain rude. 

It is with a heavy heart of reading all the ranting, bashing, unprofesional and negative behavior that I write this:

Try and be mindful and respectful of the next person's opinion. If they don't believe in the same religious faith, your favorite color, why you believe your ideas are better than others or even your choice for president, mayor or whomever it does NOT give you the right to disrespect them. If you choose to believe in all the junk that you get in your emails or online about any subject that coincides with the Star Magazine or Enquirer (lol) then by all means...that's your choice.

It's not mine.

Remember, in two days there will be a winner and in life there will always be someone who doesn't agree with you about something....... but ActiveRain and all its members will still be here and the legacy you have left behind will still be here as well.

We ALL will remember. 

They ALL will remember.