Orlando Real Estate Agent Arrested01 Aug
So it’s pretty common knowledge that people rank Realtors right up there with Doctors and philanthropists car salesmen and lawyers, and boy does this story just bring it all home.
According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel, Garry S. Martin, a licensed real estate broker (yay, just like me), was arrested this week, and charged with mortgage fraud and grand theft. Oh joy. According to Orange County Sheriff’s detectives, Martin
forged signatures on various documents and wired home-sale proceeds to bank accounts that he controlled.
In case you’re wondering, the net amount Martin made off of these transactions is $426,288.
I think the sooner we can weed out the bad apples from the industry, the sooner we can go about recovering the good name of those that work hard to do the right thing.
Wow. Grand Theft also? Sounds like a real winner. I hate that image about us Realtors. It’s like a wall that all clients put up when they meet me. It doesn’t take long for most everyone to trust me though. I work with agents all the time that are very greedy. I hope Steve is right and the bad ones will get out of the biz. Maybe their greed will be their downfall in this market.
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