1,453,069
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Carol Wilson
Toronto, ON
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
846,475
Facts please nothing but the facts and btw I did not start the rumor!
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
5,104,931
Hi Roger... you mean we shouldn't believe anyone's lying eyes? Seriously, I'm all about not opining unless I know facts and if I feel moved to opine I need to disclose upfront that I don't necessarily have command of all the facts.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
823,579
Speculation can be a wild guess or someone just trying to figure something out. I respect the opinions of others, even when it appears to be based on their own experience and not on all the facts.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Carol Wilson
Toronto, ON
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
4,883,260
Facts!!! How can I argue with someone when they have all the facts.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,781,313
In courts of law, they will get out of you what factually took place ignoring your opinion using questions and answers. Called testimony, deposition or an affidavit, it is still subject to reasonable doubt or preponderance of evidence unless the famous end all appears; the smoking gun! Fact of all facts
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
2,220,654
Very strong words....
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,544,068
Active Rain is where I come to avoid the rumor mill and deal with the experience and facts of others' years in the business, to see what's going on around the country through good agents and learn. If we're not posting facts, I'll cancel my subscription to AR and buy the Enquirer instead.
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
7,836,673
Are facts now required in this section?
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
4,572,645
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect - Steven Wright
Yeah, yeah I know it doesn't answer your question but it seems an appropriate response in my mind.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
4,334,347
Only if they can cleverly answer them like you do Roger!
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Chrissi Chapman Topoleski
Woodbridge, VA
5,772,575
Roger,
Well, there are so many who don't what they are talking about, and never look at the facts and get upset when you show them the facts. What is sad is when I hear the facts repeated as a mantra just because someone said it. A
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Brian L. Sirota, Esq.
Orange, CA
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
1,726,096
It is always fun to start a rumor? Is that what you are saying here?
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
1,090,922
IF you choose to voice an opinion without knowing the facts (as with a rumor circulating), preface your opinion with "It sounds like" or "Based on the information provided" or some other type of disclaimer. Of course, the best response would be no response.
I had a similar situation recently where two people told me different things about an agent which sounded completely out of character for that agent. What those people did not know is that the agent is a good friend of mine so I called and asked the agent point blank if the rumors were true.
That's just how I roll, though.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
2,178,703
We are naturally inclined to speculate without the facts. Perception becomes reality unless the facts are made available.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
3,986,258
Many times that is how the facts come out is by opinions that others know or feel are wrong and the truth gets searched for
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
97,816
Where there is a mind, there is an opinion, and often several. And the opinions may oppose! (That's called hypocrisy or talking out of both sides of the mouth.) Voicing an opinion and whether we should do so is a matter of how well we discipline the mind. Mine could use a little work, lol! : )
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
1,513,143
I am speculating that it will come out in the wash soon!
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
1,712,676
As long as we realize that we are not entitled to our own facts, I think we can proceed. For me I think certainty can be be arrogance misunderstood.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
1,239,901
Where is your hard data substantiate your claim? I always ask.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
152,661
It's hard not to voice an opinion when you know the "who" that is being discussed. Both observers and those who have been in the crossfire will likely have an opinion, and do so from personal experience or interaction. Speculation is more dangerous if there are no facts to support what is said. This can create a reality that is anything but.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
3,071,489
Off to read the speculation if I can find it!!
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
921,504
Absolutely!
That is what this blank square is for, for me to express myself and sometimes align that expression with the question.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,443,250
Could it be they don't know that they don't know? I don't know...
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
216,904
Many posts leave out some information that would be helpful in accurately assessing the situation; so the answers may run the spectrum. However, people all mean well in their replies and do their best to give a different perspective. Or, someone may read a question differently and go off on a tangent that is non-related. Can be entertaining...
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
4,319,419
Roger D. Mucci - happens all the time - though I can't say much about it, I know nothing....lol!
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
4,800,082
4,936,827
2,759,812
Some folks like to open their mouth and show their ignorance.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
3,626,530
There's always two side to a story. I don't jump the gun or give my opinion until I know all the facts.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
3,345,257
Rarely do we ever really have all the facts. Even in court rooms rarely are all the facts revealed. Just like A holes ... we have an opinion.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
5,868,699
This happens a lot when there is a new agent. If you don't know, you have to say --- I will check into this and get back to you.
764,033
If I only expressed opinion on fact it wouldn't be opinion, it'd be fact.
5,217,433
519,324
"My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts" is what I immediately thought of after reading your question. Ideally we are all open to considering opinions other than our own, but at some point you have to have some basis to work from.
1,503,048
Susan Emo's comic says it all! I try to keep my mouth shut (or is that fingers off the keyboard?) unless I can speak with knowledge/authority about something (or at least think I have that knowledge/authority). I've been proven wrong before on here (bitcoins come to mind), but I'm man enough to admit it.
6,393,609
I know nothing, so I will have to sit back and wait for more details here Roger.
3,164,394
opinions and a$$holes, everyone has one and some of them stink, at least that's what my grandmother told me once.
290,969
You probably shouldn't voice an opinion if you do not know or have the facts, though we often do Roger D. Mucci!
900,278