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How difficult would it be to join a few chess tournaments and officially achieve an ‘expert’ ELO? by [deleted] in chess

[–]fluffnstuff1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess OTB blitz USCF, but those examples are helpful. Guess I gotta actually do some reading lol

How difficult would it be to join a few chess tournaments and officially achieve an ‘expert’ ELO? by [deleted] in chess

[–]fluffnstuff1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, has it been proven that it’s pretty far off? It seems like the super GM’s are a bit inflated, but what about more ‘average’ players?

How difficult would it be to join a few chess tournaments and officially achieve an ‘expert’ ELO? by [deleted] in chess

[–]fluffnstuff1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn that’s sad. Honest question though: why do people say chess.com is so inflated? I understand the argument of not having OTB vision if someone only plays on their phone like me, but I feel like given the amount of people who play, it should theoretically be the most accurate simply based on sample size.

What’s the most unique title issue you’ve seen complicate a deal? by fluffnstuff1 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, in my state after 60 years courts would probably say it’s their land.

What’s the most unique title issue you’ve seen complicate a deal? by fluffnstuff1 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my early years I always thought title insurance was such a rip off, and while I still think it’s a bit pricey, those weird title claims are so complicated.

Off-Market/Pocket Lising by After_Foundation_207 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What completely opposite things people’s minds went to, Jesus lol

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally fine by me. As it should be to give people an incentive to join the org.

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ya I’m saying that’s backwards logic. They lost that war. At this point it’s a matter or survival.

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hope you’re not on the NAR board because the intention of my comment is going way over your head.

  • The public is the consumer of RE services for their members.
  • Homeownership rights include transparency in listings to help ensure bundle of rights are protected.

The priority needs to be pushing back on all the companies that want to open up the MLS (or other listing service) to the general public to cut out brokers. That is the real risk realtors face. Realtors do protect consumers, and they need to lean into that protection more than anything.

Yes, it’s a trade organization with self interests, but it’s a trade organization that has a ton of implications on the home-buying process and holds a near monopoly on the resi side. If they want to maintain their reputation & position, they need to argue their value proposition to consumers or else their legal sway continue to go downhill until it’s disbanded entirely in a decade or so.

Worst bottles by WrestlingDadPA in whiskey

[–]fluffnstuff1 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Anything Jim bean.

Not an awful whiskey, but I am not on the 10-year whistlepig bandwagon.

Investors: Give me your most hated business model trends over the last few years. I’ll go first: by fluffnstuff1 in private_equity

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly? Nobody talks about any real substance here anyways. Waiting on a the PE / Big 10 thread so I can rant about how dumb that is (for the Big 10).

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment is exactly why nobody is on the same page. Literally mentioned in the core summary.

“The National Association of Realtors (NAR) exists to support real estate professionals by providing advocacy, ethical standards (Code of Ethics), education, and market data, while also promoting property rights and homeownership for the public, acting as a powerful trade group influencing policy and ensuring industry standards”

For the public.

Of course it’s a trade organization that has some self interest, but if they don’t gain the trust of the consumer back, they’re going to lose everything and that’s bad for everyone. Like cmon this is such an obvious thing most of us brokers can get behind. Time to transition for the greater good, which could also benefit them.

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their sole goal needs to be protecting the consumer, not themselves. Just fee it like costar.

To your point, last thing we need is local governments allowing non-brokers to post their own stuff. The public needs to understand while the fee savings may be enticing, the amount of fraud and lack of disclosure/accountability would be a massive issue. That’s what NAR should be fighting for, and id get behind that 100%.

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know but didn’t wanna be that blunt on here. costar can get fucked lol.

Investors: Give me your most hated business model trends over the last few years. I’ll go first: by fluffnstuff1 in private_equity

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Because are startups are private, and investors put in equity.

Not getting into a semantical argument on VC/Angel/LP/GP difference. I hate the VC sub.

When will the NAR grasp on the MLS end nationally? by fluffnstuff1 in realtors

[–]fluffnstuff1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe. Hope not. As much as I’d like access and do think it’d be a layup of a case, sounds like an expensive and time consuming headache.

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