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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Realtor, and almost all of my friends have bought or sold with me.  I have two friends who did not sell/buy with me.  One reached out beforehand and said they preferred to use a stranger and not mix business with personal things.  I said I totally understood and wished them luck.  The other mentioned needing to sell her home, said she would reach out shortly, and then the next thing I knew, she had listed with someone else and pretended like nothing happened.  That was hurtful....like she thought I was too dumb to notice she was selling or something.  A quick text to say that they decided to go in a different direction (I think her husband wanted to choose the Realtor) would have gone a long way.  I no longer consider her a close friend, just an acquaintance. [b] It's totally your right to use whoever you want, but a heads up to your friend would have shown you value her, your relationship, and her ability to do her job.[/b][/quote]

Yeah, sorry, no. My best friend is a veterinarian and I would never feel like I needed to give her a heads up or explanation about why I choose another vet to show her that I are her and her ability to do her job. We are friends. That is just understood. This is high school drama crap for the extremely insecure. [/quote]

For a service business like veterinarian, your friend is probably hurt that you don't use her company (assuming she owns the company), even if she doesn't show it.  If she just works for someone else and gets paid the same regardless, then it's probably a lot less hurtful.

For other services like doctor or lawyer, many do not work with friends due to the personal nature of their services.  I'm getting a divorce, and a good friend of mine who is a family attorney told me she doesn't work with friends.  She has used me as her Realtor as that is a much less personal business.[/quote]

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