This has been in my draft for more than 10 years... that I haven't published, when I was a novice in real estate... even forgot his... what's his name? This is now just a memento of my earlier journey in real estate. Would have deleted it, but on second thought, this was how it was. Lessons are learned and all we just have to keep going and try to be the best in what we do.
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Would you know I have a "harasser" -- a male real estate agent, formerly of Century Properties, who finds amusement in following what I do. We got acquianted years back when he called to introduce himself, and in the process told me he'll teach me selling real estate through the internet, for a fee, but then he disappeared. The "tutorial" didn't push through because he changed his mind, although I tried to contact him.
But then I already knew of the internet, which he didn't know I knew, because it was he who was doing the talking most of the time. He eventually learned I was doing internet selling and was he so mad, perhaps because he thought it was he who gave me the idea (duh!). That's when the harassment began. He writes webmasters of sites where I publish my real estate ads and asks them to remove my ads, and the stuff, trying to discredit me. But of course these publishers verify his claims first before removing my ads and learns that his claims are hoax and my ads survive. Some even forward his e-mails to me and I am so surprised how mad he can be.
He also writes me "hate" e-mails in disguise, cursing and saying so bad words, and I know what bitterness he has in his life. Although annoyed of course and I kind of pity him. What a miserable life can that be, we do not even personally know each other? Just because he thought he was the one who taught me? How stupid could I be not to learn of the internet?
Although sometimes it was distracting at first, I just ignore him knowing that the "truth will set you free". I haven't done him anything wrong and his conscience knows that. What could be wrong if I do internet advertisements?
I learned a few months back that his karma is following him; he had problems with some real estate developers by kind of mishandling some "funds" of his clients, not remitting their downpayments. He is banned from some forums because of his misbehavior, etc. I heard his mom is problematic of him.
He is aware of my website URLs, even uses my scanned pictures, even if there is the name "Everra Real Estate" on them, copies and pastes them on his own website without asking for my permission,of course. After I scanned them myself...
The guy is "techy". He has learned my yahoo! password and I just saw in my sent mail that he has e-mailed my webmaster asking procedure on how he can make my e-mail address from my other real estate website for "professional dating". That's how desperate he is even trying to destroy my reputation! How can he think of these things, instead of concentrating on his real estate business? Of course I changed my password.
He even chatted online using YM pretending to be some sexy girl and managed to get some clients believe that it was me who provided their YM IDs to these girls, to support his "dating service" image he wanted to create for me. Of course these "girls" were just him. I guess if he had used his energy in “improving” his craft he must be a real real estate professional by now.
He is still prominent in the internet as a real estate agent concentrating on condos.
Of course when things get out of hand he will have to face the consequences of what he does.
Anyway, even without me doing anything, he pays for what he does in his own way. The saying "what you sow, you reap" is really true, from the string of unfortunate things that come his way.
I believe he also does the things he does to me to other people. I have seen it in the internet...
For now, I will continue on with my business, try to improve my craft, because I love what I do. He must have read this blog by now. And he knows it's he I am referring to.
My message to you, my (former? I wish) harasser-- your "job" is very tiring. I hope you finally find your peace.
