Ever notice that when you put a little birdseed on your kitchen window, apart from the birds, there always seems to be that odd bug trying to forage something for itself?

wot a LOVELY piece of though nabeel...!!! since when u started thinking so much..?? i bet you're in love..!!! lol

I really AM a writer, you know...
:)

is there something caled BATHROOM WRITER also...?? just like singers..?? :-P

Hey Sunil, at least us agents can spell Dubizzle. Unless you mean there is another site, set up exclusively for owners to reach customers, with no money being charged for the service? Something like www.i'manidiotwhodoesnotwanttospendmoneybutstillexpectsaservice.com???

@james..ouch..do i sense a high degree of frustration..tsk tsk..seems the current state of the economy is getting you down as well...don't worry, what goes up must come down and vice versa, i guess..

Yes Sunil, you do sense a degree of frustration. Mainly with people who want a service for nothing.

You get what you pay for...

People who complain about this are the same people who lose their money all the time.

@Sunil: True that...what goes up must come down...but in the case of Indian men, it never goes up ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6161691.stm

hahahhahahahhaha...!!!! ROTFL...!!!! hahahaha
am laughin' ma breath out...!!!

I used to stand up for agents but recently ive dealt with at least 10 of them and approximately 10 of them are either
1) extremely stupid
2) not licenced
3) "will call you back in 30 mins" never to call again
4) listing apartments which already got rented some time ago.

This is how they treat someone who tells them he has 130k, can pay in 1cheque and ready to move...muppets.

Anyhow, there must be a handful of agents doing an adequate job who hate being tarnished with the same brush, but then they should cut the idiots out of their deals, dont share commission with them. Dont deal with these jub jubs.

I agree, the service they offer through dubizzle is terrible. Any landlord listing gets hounded by agents pretending they can get a better offer than he can. So the landlord removes the ad and the agent lists it + his commission.

@Big S - Hi,

What do you want to spend those 130k on?
Am with Better Homes, maybe I or one of my colleagues can help.
Have a look at our website, perhaps we have what you're looking for.

I think agent remove ads when property rented but most of the time owner fail to do bcoz they are not professional n competent with this work. however its true that agent should polish them selves and show professionalism and reply and call back as per commitment. Agents struggle alot for clients and they show the best n other options if they are honest with clients believe me lots of problem solved to find a reasonable property.

I think use of dubizzle by agents in good for people who are searching property.

thank you Haroon, obv you see things in greater depth than a normal idiot.

your approach is very impressive to this issue of agent..arghh whatever.

There is a place for Agents and a Place for Direct Deals from Owners / Sellers. Agents should at least know the legal requirements for proof of ownership and effect a correct tenancy or sales contract and that is why we should earn our fee. The Liability falls on Real Estate Companies to protect their clients. For that we deserve a fee. If your agent doesnt know the legal implications of any deal. Change agents. With so many nationalities here in Dubai, Due Dilligence is essential to protect the investor / tenant. Lets work together to clean up the industry and look after our clients professionally.

tl;dr

Well , Agents ? Get money for no service . That is it . Beware of dubizzle agents!!!!

I never understood the artificial way of keeping agents in business.
Landlord wants their service to find a tenant. Most tenants do not want to deal with an agent but are forced to that and have to pay for the service the agent provides to the landlord.

Well deserter, I can only assume that you are self employed, probably working tirelessly to save the rainforests, or perhaps feed labourers and putting shoes on orphans feet in Delhi. The rest of have to work to pay bills and other mundane stuff, and some of us work in real estate.

James B, As sunil is saying, I sense a high degree of frustration.
Your assumption is completely wrong.

You confuse frustration with irony. The only frustration I feel in my job is having to interact with idiots like you, that I generally try to avoid like the plague. Good day sir!

Hei BIG S.

It seems you have had very bad luck, 10 times over, dealing with rogue agents.

Its a way of living. Dont blame the trade, blame the individual few who are desperate to make a living, any means necessary. These guys will do whatever it takes. If you have lived in the western world you will know what I am talking about.

However, there are also those agents who are very professional, conduct business with a high degree of integrity and honesty.

You must make sure you speak to the right people.

In 2005, I introduced Dubizzle founders to the MD of Better Homes. The rest as you know is history. I was then the marketing manager of BH.

What the dubizzle tried to do is very admirable. MLS. Multiple Listing Systems didnt exist at the time. It is a very common and widely respected platform for all matured real estate markets across the Western world.

Thanks to portals like dubizzle, you now have the luxury of searching for any property type across any area or city. Whereas even the largest agency like Better Homes can only offer you what is listed with them inhouse.

On the other hand, if you are dealing direct with landlords means that you are exposed to plethora of loopholes, cheats, unethical and unreasonable conditions by the landlords, lack of service, no maintenance and the list is endless.

If the system setup by RERA works well then its much better for the landlords and tenants to specialize in what they are doing best and leave the real estate service business to the certified professionals so everyone can benefit from each others strengths and shun our weaknesses.

You mentioned that you were looking for a residence and your budget is 130k in 1 check. If you are interested in springs 3br and you really dont want to deal with an agent, then you can contact me and I will introduce you to the landlord for no fee!

Cheers and good luck.

-Nesar

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Hi,

When posting up here it was to voice my concerns with how terrible many agents are. I am now avoiding agents where possible and communicating directly with the owners.

People looking to rent have a good chance of speaking to a landlord directly.

Another thing i am sick of are agents who tell you that there company has a management company who also take care of maintenance issues such as servicing the AC, painting the apartment before you move in, fixing anything that is broken. Once your contract is signed and youve paid, it turns out they dont give a ****.

Goldenwave Properties,
Homes Direct / Al Olama Properties are examples Ive experienced who do this

As an agent, I am sick of tenants who lie, cheat and steal. I am also sick of Landlords who lie cheat and steal. I am also sick of other agents who lie cheat and steal. I guess you should be careful who you work with. Be careful when cutting the agent out as you leave yourself wide open to whole new levels of abuse and cheating as the agent is accountable for the deal.

from what I read here on Dubizzle, I have a couple questions:

why would I pay some illiterate retard agent for help with a contract?

the biggest mystery of all, why would I want a view of Sheik Zayeed Road?

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Rob. You get what you pay for.

I agree with James. Pay peanuts, don't expect to get anything but monkeys.

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