How Do You Sleep At Night?

I sleep soundly at night. How do you sleep? I am probably "preaching to the choir" here but as I read so many posts about agents showing homes that are dirty and not properly ready for sale, or, as I have ranted on in previous posts, listings with incomplete information, one or no pictures, I can't help but think of the word integrity.

One dictionary definition of integrity is "Rigid adherence to a code or standard of values." As Realtors we have a code of ethics and I believe we must adhere to them. Agents who do not have no integrity and bring the entire profession down. Now, in other fields of endeavor the same could be said of many professions. But it DOESN'T make it right to use that as an excuse. I wonder how those agents that don't follow prescribed and sound business practices sleep at night? I wonder if they even care.

I'm guessing that most of those that are unethical and lack integrity are not on ActiveRain. It takes effort to be here and share, learn, and participate and if they can't bother to get correct information and/or teach the people that they list the house for how to get it sold, then they aren't here.

Perhaps we all need to check our actions and see where we stand in relation to the Code of Ethics we adhere to professional and personally. It never hurts to check up on ourselves. Can we feel good about our representation when we are alone with our thoughts? Do we stand tall and proud as the mighty saguaro because we have done that which is right?

How well do you sleep at night?