By Bob Walsmith Jr.
2022 President
Santa Barbara Association of Realtors
One of the many privileges of being the 2022 Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBAOR) President is that I am lucky enough to attend various meetings during the year sponsored by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The first such meeting is being conducted next week by CAR. It was supposed to be held in Monterey, but due to the pandemic it will be done virtually.
I think that a huge misconception that the public has about real estate agents is that they just represent their clients in buying or selling a home and put out open house signs on weekends. Oh, and cash large commission checks. Believe me, there is much more that professional Realtors do on a day-to-day basis.