Real Estate Ethics

[rrich]

This title might be a bit of an oxymoron

My thought EXACTLY.

The world around but the reputation is the same.

[AlexS]

PS: I was a Member of Parliament once and I even loathed Real Eastate snakeoil salesmen.

You mean that there's something even a politician won't do?

[doublejay]

Thanks to one and all for your thoughts.

I don't know whether it's common sense or whether it's just the 'right' thing to do, but I'm going with my initial idea and won't be using the list. I think I might delete it to eliminate the temptation.

[Auld Bassoon]

Sorry, I've had a succession of bad experiences with RE agents. I would sooner have a dozen used car dealers, politicians, Indian tele-marketers or Oz public servants to dinner anytime.

That's going just a bit too far mate! used car dealers - maybe - especially if they specialised in nice exotica ( ), Pubic servants, maybe: I've known a few, and they aren't all total wastes of space. Pollies or Indian tele-marketers? The only dinner that they'd get at my place was by being it (dinner) for the local vermin....

[Auld Bassoon]

Your personal standards are not calculated against those of other people, their value is relative to you and the worth you associate with them. Drop your standards and you are probably the only one who will notice, but notice you will.

Next time will be easier, and therein lies the problem.

Quite so!

I tried to apply a greenie, but the usual prevailing winds denied it

[Shedhand]

You mean that there's something even a politician won't do?

Only the shifty ones.

[javali]

Anyway, to cut a long story short, SWMBO and I have been getting the house ready to sell and I have this strong temptation to put together a website advertising our house and send the link to the list of 'pre-qualified' leads (about 550 addresses). Something tells me this is a bit unethical, but we are talking real estate.

Any thoughts?

Ignoring the ethical issues, my understanding is that this might be considered an unsolicited commercial electronic message with an Australian link. Penalties for breaches of the spam act can be as high as $1.1million per day. I suggest speaking to a lawyer before using that list.

[doug the slug]

good point javali