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[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249522600]Feel free to ask, it's not something that I'm trying to hide obviously. I'm 25, <strong>and I've had my license a mere 2 years</strong>, but I've been in the industry for about 6 years, minus a year break when I worked as a financial analyst. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a Real Estate Finance degree and I'm pursuing my MBA at UCI with an emphasis on Real Estate Analysis. My only experience with past real estate cycles has come from text, and personal discussions. I don't think of it as a handicap at all, especially in today's current market, because the circumstances today are different than any other cycle and just as everyone else, I'm experiencing this real estate cycle for the first time.. It's actually very gratifying to be 10-15 years younger than the average age of my co-workers and classmates.</blockquote>


Really... two years... <a href="http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp?License_id=01852067">because that is not what it says here</a>. I know the DRE discloses that it is not an official record, but I have found that the DRE site has been highly accurate since it began the online license database/look up feature. You're not starting off on the right foot, Robert, with misleading information like this. Especially with misleading our den mother SoCal78.
 
[quote author="graphrix" date=1249527363][quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249522600]Feel free to ask, it's not something that I'm trying to hide obviously. I'm 25, <strong>and I've had my license a mere 2 years</strong>, but I've been in the industry for about 6 years, minus a year break when I worked as a financial analyst. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a Real Estate Finance degree and I'm pursuing my MBA at UCI with an emphasis on Real Estate Analysis. My only experience with past real estate cycles has come from text, and personal discussions. I don't think of it as a handicap at all, especially in today's current market, because the circumstances today are different than any other cycle and just as everyone else, I'm experiencing this real estate cycle for the first time.. It's actually very gratifying to be 10-15 years younger than the average age of my co-workers and classmates.</blockquote>


Really... two years... <a href="http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp?License_id=01852067">because that is not what it says here</a>. I know the DRE discloses that it is not an official record, but I have found that the DRE site has been highly accurate since it began the online license database/look up feature. You're not starting off on the right foot, Robert, with misleading information like this. Especially with misleading our den mother SoCal78.</blockquote>


And.... I asked hubby, whom is also in the UCI MBA program, if he knew you. Said he could not find you in any of the current student or alumni directories. Lucy, you have some explaining to do!
 
[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528121]



Haha accurate? Well maybe just slow then, because I moved eehhhh? 9 months ago and changed my address with them. 09/18/08 is the date I joined my brokerage. Nice try tho, keep on stalking, Im flattered.</blockquote>


<blockquote>This date reflects the date that an individual was first issued his or her current <strong>license type</strong>. Therefore, this date may not reflect the entire length of time an individual has been licensed in real estate. For example, if an individual held a real estate salesperson license for a period of five years and then obtained a real estate broker license, the date will only reflect the time that the individual held the real estate broker license. Also, for individuals who were licensed prior to 1979, the date may not be accurate because this preceded the automation of the licensing records. Conversely the date does not necessarily reflect continuous licensure. There may have been a period of time after this type of license was originally issued where the license was expired and real estate licensed activities were not authorized to be performed. </blockquote>


Says nothing about changes of addresses. But for $20 you can request a certified license to clear your name.
 
[quote author="Mcdonna1980" date=1249528495][quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528121]



Haha accurate? Well maybe just slow then, because I moved eehhhh? 9 months ago and changed my address with them. 09/18/08 is the date I joined my brokerage. Nice try tho, keep on stalking, Im flattered.</blockquote>


<blockquote>This date reflects the date that an individual was first issued his or her current <strong>license type</strong>. Therefore, this date may not reflect the entire length of time an individual has been licensed in real estate. For example, if an individual held a real estate salesperson license for a period of five years and then obtained a real estate broker license, the date will only reflect the time that the individual held the real estate broker license. Also, for individuals who were licensed prior to 1979, the date may not be accurate because this preceded the automation of the licensing records. Conversely the date does not necessarily reflect continuous licensure. There may have been a period of time after this type of license was originally issued where the license was expired and real estate licensed activities were not authorized to be performed. </blockquote>


Says nothing about changes of addresses. But for $20 you can request a certified license to clear your name.</blockquote>
 
[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528582][quote author="Mcdonna1980" date=1249528495][quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528121]



Haha accurate? Well maybe just slow then, because I moved eehhhh? 9 months ago and changed my address with them. 09/18/08 is the date I joined my brokerage. Nice try tho, keep on stalking, Im flattered.</blockquote>


<blockquote>This date reflects the date that an individual was first issued his or her current <strong>license type</strong>. Therefore, this date may not reflect the entire length of time an individual has been licensed in real estate. For example, if an individual held a real estate salesperson license for a period of five years and then obtained a real estate broker license, the date will only reflect the time that the individual held the real estate broker license. Also, for individuals who were licensed prior to 1979, the date may not be accurate because this preceded the automation of the licensing records. Conversely the date does not necessarily reflect continuous licensure. There may have been a period of time after this type of license was originally issued where the license was expired and real estate licensed activities were not authorized to be performed. </blockquote>


Says nothing about changes of addresses. But for $20 you can request a certified license to clear your name.</blockquote>


Read again little house wivey...</blockquote>


Maybe you should bold what you are referring to. You said you joined your brokerage on said date not that you changed from being a sales person to a broker.
 
[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528582][quote author="Mcdonna1980" date=1249528495][quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528121]



Haha accurate? Well maybe just slow then, because I moved eehhhh? 9 months ago and changed my address with them. 09/18/08 is the date I joined my brokerage. Nice try tho, keep on stalking, Im flattered.</blockquote>


<blockquote>This date reflects the date that an individual was first issued his or her current <strong>license type</strong>. Therefore, this date may not reflect the entire length of time an individual has been licensed in real estate. For example, if an individual held a real estate salesperson license for a period of five years and then obtained a real estate broker license, the date will only reflect the time that the individual held the real estate broker license. Also, for individuals who were licensed prior to 1979, the date may not be accurate because this preceded the automation of the licensing records. Conversely the date does not necessarily reflect continuous licensure. There may have been a period of time after this type of license was originally issued where the license was expired and real estate licensed activities were not authorized to be performed. </blockquote>


Says nothing about changes of addresses. But for $20 you can request a certified license to clear your name.</blockquote>


Read again little house wivey...</blockquote>


Wow! You haven't even been around for more than 24 hours and you are already starting to hurl insults. <a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/blog/rules">I suggest you go read the rules</a>, and see rule #1... RESPECT. Consider this your first warning, and start following the rules.



Your license was issued in 9/08, which means you joined your brokerage at that time, and that legally you couldn't start practicing real estate until you had your license hanging at a brokerage. Whether you took the exam a month before or year before, it was issued in 9/08 and that is when you could practice real estate.



Care to tell us how many transactions you have been involved in? Break it down with buy side, sell side, and double dip please.
 
Ooo, this is getting interesting. Sometimes it's fun to watch the new guy deal with the hazing/vetting process.



Hey, Bob, don't run away. You sound like a guy who can take the heat.
 
[quote author="Mcdonna1980" date=1249528495][quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528121]



Haha accurate? Well maybe just slow then, because I moved eehhhh? 9 months ago and changed my address with them. 09/18/08 is the date I joined my brokerage. Nice try tho, keep on stalking, Im flattered.</blockquote>


<blockquote>This date reflects the date that an individual was first issued his or her current <strong>license type</strong>. Therefore, this date may not reflect the entire length of time an individual has been licensed in real estate. For example, if an individual held a real estate salesperson license for a period of five years and then obtained a real estate broker license, the date will only reflect the time that the individual held the real estate broker license. Also, for individuals who were licensed prior to 1979, the date may not be accurate because this preceded the automation of the licensing records. <strong>Conversely the date does not necessarily reflect continuous licensure. There may have been a period of time after this type of license was originally issued where the license was expired and real estate licensed activities were not authorized to be performed</strong>. </blockquote>


Says nothing about changes of addresses. But for $20 you can request a certified license to clear your name.</blockquote>


Truly pathetic... I have never looked at that before and I wasn't quite sure why it stated that. However, what they also fail to state is licensees that are also placed on a referral basis and move to a performing agents may not list the accurate date. Which would also explain why 9/18/2008 is the general time that I joined my brokerage.
 
Be nice. This works for both sides.



RL's argument are the same as what the general public thinks. Bottom is here and buy now. It doesn't mean it's right or wrong. Obviously most poeple who have been here for a long time think differently and are not short-sided and easily influence by 2 months of data.



I do think prices will stay about where they are for a few months, then drop in the winter. But who knows with all the government is doing (stopping foreclosures, tax credit, loan mods, interest rates, etc.). When things will start to look better, they will have to unwind all this and this will slow things out a few more months/years.



Have you heard of the lost decade in japan, actually, it's moe like a lost quarter-century. Well, there's no reason to think that the US won't have the same issue of a lost decade.
 
[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249528582]

Read again little house wivey...</blockquote>


Look here, kid. I do like your spirit and that you are passionate about learning real estate finance and pursuing your education. Good for you. Something they won't teach you at school is to be humble. Now, I have doubts about your credibility but I'm not going to pursue those doubts because I wouldn't want to push you into the shadow or discourage others from being upfront about their true identities. Something you need to be careful of, though, is treating people with respect. This is your second degrading comment relating to house wives. If you play your cards right, you could have potential buyers coming to you like IrvineRealtor has or like Trojan has. But at the rate you're headed, it's not looking so good. If you can find it in you.... and I believe you can, if you're as smart as I think you are... I would highly suggest apologizing to McDonna and try not to repeat this mistake again. (For what it's worth, some of us here are, or have been, "housewives" and guess what - we're potential customers too and deserve no less respect, okay?) Now, let's see if you can make things right. Go get 'em, kid.
 
By Jody Shenn



Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- <em>Almost half of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are likely to owe more than their properties are worth before the housing recession ends, Deutsche Bank AG said.



The percentage of ?underwater? loans may rise to 48 percent, or 25 million homes, as prices drop through the first quarter of 2011, Karen Weaver and Ying Shen, analysts in New York at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a report today.</em>









It appears that Deutsche Bank forgot to check in with RLarsen.
 
I give respect to those that deserve respect. I suggest others should probably brush up on a few of those rules. You're only limiting the value of the forums contact by acting like this; I see why everyone on here agrees with one another, because the outside opinions get treated like its a witch in Salem. Don't be afraid of new opinions.



It's been attacks left and right since my first post, and I just came here to have civil conversations about real estate. Let me know if I should leave.



But, I will apology to Madonna because it seems she did receive the brunt of my frustration with this forum and other members.
 
[quote author="caycifish" date=1249529167]Ooo, this is getting interesting. Sometimes it's fun to watch the new guy deal with the hazing/vetting process.



Hey, Bob, don't run away. You sound like a guy who can take the heat.</blockquote>
I even got flogged a bit in the beginning for a being a little over zealous and look at me now...I'm post whore #7 (watch out BK, you are next on my list). :cheese: haha
 
[quote author="usctrojanman29" date=1249530342]I even got flogged a bit in the <strong>beginning</strong> for a being a little over zealous and look at me now...I'm post whore #7 (watch out BK, you are next on my list). :cheese: haha</blockquote>


Who said the flogging has stopped... Perez!
 
Look, you did not just come here to talk. You are holding yourself out as a professional. You supplied your name and link to your business contact info. A few things from your stated experience are questionable. I don't think it is disrespectful to question your background when you are promoting your business here.
 
And just for clearification, if I start a comment with "Look here, Grandpa." And, I'm not saying age even a negative, but using it in a negotive connotation like your "Kid" remark. Is that going to be acceptable? I'm just looking for mutual respect here...
 
[quote author="RobertLarsen" date=1249529751]I give respect to those that deserve respect. I suggest others should probably brush up on a few of those rules. You're only limiting the value of the forums contact by acting like this; I see why everyone on here agrees with one another, because the outside opinions get treated like its a witch in Salem. Don't be afraid of new opinions.



It's been attacks left and right since my first post, and I just came here to have civil conversations about real estate. Let me know if I should leave.



But, I will apology to Madonna because it seems she did receive the brunt of my frustration with this forum and other members.</blockquote>


Well, honey, that's what <em>grace </em>is... giving respect to people who don't deserve it. Find it and use it. I can tell you're the kind who has to dig deep to find it, but I know you can do it. If you're talking about my problem-child, Graph, you have to understand that's just how he is and he's actually much more light-hearted than you would ever believe. I didn't believe it myself until I met him in person. ;-) No, we don't mind new opinions at all. Just keep it real and respectful. Nobody is asking you to leave at all. In fact, I'd like to see you stay and I hope you will. Thank you for stepping up to the plate with the apology. You deserve your first thumb's up for that. Good job.
 
[quote author="Mcdonna1980" date=1249530632]Look, you did not just come here to talk. You are holding yourself out as a professional. You supplied your name and link to your business contact info. A few things from your stated experience are questionable. I don't think it is disrespectful to question your background when you are promoting your business here.</blockquote>


Once again... starting a comment off with "Look" or "Look here, kid," is aggressive and disrespectful. I was not offering my services to anyone, hence, why I did not send a link to my website. But, instead to my blog, to encourage constructive conversations and different opinions. I came to this blog to talk; Irvine is far from my area of focus and I will likely only do 1 or 2 deals there a year. I stick to South Orange County. As for the business contact info? It's the law. It would be illegal for me not to put my company name and DRE license # on there.
 
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