Would You Get Mad If Your Realtor Pulled Up In A $75,000+ Car? (Dodge, Ferrari)

[Mr.Cat]

I wouldn't get mad, but I probably say to myself: "Hmmm, I think I'm in the wrong line of job and I need a career change".

[roosevelt]

Actually, I didn't know what to do with myself after graduating from college; I was working in a drug store as a manager trainee; my uncle happened to mention that a real estate friend of his had a new Cadillac, and that his real estate wife also had a new Cadillac; that did it for me, I went into real estate and it paid off.

[Fishy]

as long as they earned the money legally, i dont care if they waist their money on a POS italian car

[ppleagle429]

Hmmm . . . personally, I'd laugh & feel sorry for them, cuz they probably have debt up to their EYBALLS, heh. I have known a few truly wealthy individuals in my life, and NONE of them drive around in fancy automobiles. If you read Thomas J. Stanley's book "The Millionaire Next Door" as well as "The Millionaire Mind", you will understand exactly what I'm talking about. Truly wealthy people don't need to wear their success on their sleeve-- only people who WISH they were truly wealthy do that.

[bmwguydc]

A SUV is a more sensible choice for a realtor than an exotic. It would not bother me, save for the fact that some people make such a big deal over their car, and if one doesn't notice or gush properly, they fish for compliments. If they are selling houses that are not in the bracket to which the car belongs, however, that's not good business sense as they could alienate their clients. If said realtor is selling single-family homes to families, a nice, but not over the top family SUV, minivan, or station wagon is a much better choice than an exotic, IMO.

An XC90, X5, ML/GL, Suburban, Odyssey, Sienna, that's clean and in good repair makes a much better statement than a flashy vehicle that calls attention to the car/driver. What it says to me is that the ego has been checked at the door, and while they may be a very successful agent/broker, they are confident that they don't need to advertise it daily.

[marcusj245]

Originally Posted by ppleagle429

Hmmm . . . personally, I'd laugh & feel sorry for them, cuz they probably have debt up to their EYBALLS, heh. I have known a few truly wealthy individuals in my life, and NONE of them drive around in fancy automobiles. If you read Thomas J. Stanley's book "The Millionaire Next Door" as well as "The Millionaire Mind", you will understand exactly what I'm talking about. Truly wealthy people don't need to wear their success on their sleeve-- only people who WISH they were truly wealthy do that.

Agreed. One of my professors actually had us read The Millionaire Mind as a supplement to our course. It was a solid book, providing factual claims and data showing how the "true" wealthy lived and thinked.

I have also seen a dataset (SPSS-based) that showed the net-worth of various luxury car owners. It revealed that most were in the negative territory, or in other words, as one of my wealthy classmates has stated, "poor as dirt."

No matter, this type of foolish folly is short-lived, especially since credit expansion is close to an end.

[tijlover]

Being a foolish champion of the underdog, if I were going to look for another house tomorrow, I'd try to seek out an agent that's just getting started, not one of the top RE agents in the firm, and if that person showed up with a 20 year old car with a missing bumper, fine and dandy!

I picked one of those agents when I bought a piece of land in Baja California one time. We even had to stop at a station to put some water into the radiator. It was great fun and this agent definitely need the comission. He couldn't thank me enough.

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by ShelbyGirl1

The OP used he/she.

Thank you for pointing that out. I overlooked the "he" in the OP and didn't feel like going back to check. I did not intend to mean what some seem to think I did.

[Boompa]

If I'm selling it's good, means he sells a lot of houses
If i'm buying it's bad, this sucker will do anything to make a sale

[DodgeViper01]

Originally Posted by bicoastal10

A Porsche is not in the same category as a Ferrari or Lamborgini. The former is about $125k-200k less than the latter.

They are not that far off, especially if used. You are reading way to much into this. Most people are not into cars and will not even notice the difference since many that are not into cars think that a Porsche is all and mighty.