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Does anyone else HATE the people on Million Dollar Listings?
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Date: April 20th, 2012 11:46 AM Author: brilliant property Those guys are all total idiots and pull obscene commissions over a few phone calls and haggling people over lunch. I presume to even get started in real estate at this level you have to have some kind of family connection, but I know nothing about it. I do, however, how unbelievably unintelligent these idiots are.
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:03 PM Author: brilliant property Surely someone on this board hates these people other than just me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506145) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:04 PM Author: Ruby Quadroon Let go of your anger and hate. Forgive others. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506150) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:06 PM Author: blue international law enforcement agency station they're in the business because they look good and can socialize.
The short guy is TTT but he benefits from nepotism. Seriously doubt he could pull it if his father wasn't the owner of the his firm. |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:08 PM Author: chocolate duck-like corner Yes, but the sellers/buyers make me angrier. Most of them seem so dumb, I don't know how they end up rich. More than that, though, I would expect them to be more shrewd with their money. I would bypass the Realtor scam and just get listed on MLS and pay some dweeb an hourly rate to show the property. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506183) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:10 PM Author: brilliant property I totally agree. I'd like to know how these idiots got their $19.75 million to spend on a freaking apartment. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506201) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:16 PM Author: blue international law enforcement agency station The only savy buyer seemed to be that guy Harsh. The rest of them don't even really try to negotiate the price down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506241) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 12:41 AM Author: razzle cruel-hearted lodge national security agency subtle indian trolling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20557946) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:09 PM Author: Soul-stirring Locale Hissy Fit lol, the Swedish dude was a gay porn star. I heard them mention it a couple of times on the show, and I thought they were kidding. Not according to wiki. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506187) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:10 PM Author: brilliant property He is the best one of all of them. He's super good at screwing with people's minds while he negotiates with them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506198) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:11 PM Author: Soul-stirring Locale Hissy Fit Yep.
The lil' Warburg dweeb is the worst by far. |
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Date: April 26th, 2012 11:51 PM Author: exhilarant self-centered university jew I like him except for his triple Windsor knots, great style otherwise. Ryan is a bawse alpha btw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20557633) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 12:05 AM Author: Narrow-minded masturbator clown link to tripple windsors bro, that sounds alpha as fuck (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20557753) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 9:47 AM Author: exhilarant self-centered university jew http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/2012_04_sweaty.jpg (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559188) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 1:02 AM Author: Soul-stirring Locale Hissy Fit I'm jelly of his watch collection. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20558024) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:21 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle national ryan the soap star manages to be the gayest one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559320) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 9:49 AM Author: Marvelous volcanic crater Saw a bit of an episode the other night, dude said his dad was the Alan Greenspan of Sweden. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559200) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:59 AM Author: Lascivious Impertinent Abode Marketing Idea I imagine evan39 looking like him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559557) |
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Date: April 20th, 2012 1:17 PM Author: Slap-happy Alcoholic Ticket Booth yeah im jelly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20506242) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 12:43 AM Author: razzle cruel-hearted lodge national security agency obv this is all staged for tv. i'm assuming irl there is about 10-20x more work that goes into it than shown.
and how the fuck is that ryan guy so successful already, isn't he like 26 and was in soaps before. could only be doing this for like 3 years
michael is an idiot, nepotism at it's finest |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 12:48 AM Author: exhilarant self-centered university jew No need to stage how easy it is being a shit for brains realtor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20557972) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 12:54 AM Author: razzle cruel-hearted lodge national security agency yeah bro ryan is a dude who'd be median at a t50, but is like 6'5 and has soap opera looks
frederic is pretty sharp, but nothing special
michael is a schmuck |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:26 AM Author: heady ivory messiness senate Michael is an absolute idiot. I don't think he does that well for himself though. (His commissions have been low from what I've seen on the show. I wouldn't be surprised if most of his lifestyle was financed by a trust fund.) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559719) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:25 AM Author: Sadistic athletic conference FYI: these guys don't make NEARLY as much as you think they do when their "commissions" flash on screen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559342) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:30 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle national Explain. what other costs are there, besides their shrewish assistants, open house parties, stagings etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559362) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:34 AM Author: Sadistic athletic conference Well first, a lot of it goes to their agency. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559377) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:44 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle national 50%? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559437) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:45 AM Author: Sadistic athletic conference Idk how much it is, but the agencies in NYC have a lot of overhead.
Also, they don't really close nearly as many deals as it seems like they do on TV. |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:04 AM Author: heady ivory messiness senate Yes, it's 50% to most in NYC. I believe Frederik owns his own agency though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559587) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:07 AM Author: costumed mint rehab in sweeden. Howard Lorber owns his ass in NYC. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559611) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:45 AM Author: white bisexual indian lodge generalized bond So those old as fuck jews are just raking in millions doing nothing. Must be nice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559445) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 10:46 AM Author: Sadistic athletic conference Oh sure, the owners of the agencies are likely balling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559452) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:24 AM Author: heady ivory messiness senate I hate these idiots and am jelly as fuck when seeming morons have TONS of money to blow on real estate. I am very suspicious of all the buyers/sellers on the show. The couple with the duplex in the Trump building on the West side was the worst. (She had a dry cleaner shop-style system installed to cycle her clothes in and out of her closet.) They seemed incapable of comprehending how the housing market works and that not all potential purchasers would love their idiotic renovations. (They clearly were playing with family money as they did nothing but hang out at home all day.) The guy in Chelsea who wanted $4k per square foot for his penthouse loft was a close second in terms of lunacy.
However, the show makes it look way easier to be a broker than it is. In reality, the number of apartments over $3 million in NYC is limited. For example, Corcoran has 246 on their website (http://corcoran.com/property/search.aspx?Region=NYC&RentSale=SU). These properties can and often do sit on the market for years.
The number of people who can afford to spend $3m+ on a place is also VERY small. You need to have connections to these people and be able to convince them to spend their money with you. They are mostly insufferable, flaky neurotics (including a large number of foreigners) who will object to a place because the marble in the bathroom isn't from the most trendy quarry in Saudi Arabia. Some of them need CONSTANT hand holding and reassuring that (1) they are special for having so much money, (2) their home is unique and no one else in their social circle will have a nicer one or judge them for where there home is/how it is designed, and (3) the value of their home will do nothing but skyrocket once they purchase it.
The brokers also have to give up 50% of their commission to the agency they work for, which blows.
The part that makes me most jelly is that brokers' jobs get easier and easier as they make big sales. Everyone wants to have their apartment listed by the guy who sold the most $5m+ places last year, so it becomes very difficult for people who haven't done sales that big to make the jump up to that world. But once you have a reputation for being able to move those kind of apartments, buyers and sellers basically just throw money at you all day. |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:32 AM Author: 180 state associate frederik makes the show. it would be a complete dud without him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559765) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:36 AM Author: Aphrodisiac telephone Agreed. Dude seems like a heartless douche but he's entertaining as hell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559797) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 6:43 PM Author: exhilarant self-centered university jew i like Ryan, but only when he is man whoring (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20562072) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 6:48 PM Author: know-it-all pit He's the only non-tard of the 3 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20562117) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 11:36 AM Author: Aphrodisiac telephone Fun fact - Michael went to Cardozo law school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20559802) |
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Date: April 27th, 2012 6:47 PM Author: know-it-all pit LOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20562111) |
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Date: May 1st, 2012 1:08 AM Author: Amber bat-shit-crazy selfie I'm watching this now. Holy shit, Ryan is the biggest asshole ever created. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20587083) |
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Date: May 1st, 2012 2:54 PM Author: costumed mint rehab That pissed me off so much when he was trying to find a place for that dood with a pet kangaroo and he barely even tried to convince any of the sellers to allow it. All he had to do is tell them it was the size of a small dog that doesn't bark and go cash his $60K commission check. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1928706&forum_id=2#20589804) |