As a newbie, you don’t want to find yourself amid an ethics violation, lawsuit or worse, but it can happen to even the most earnest of agents. Here are 10 hypothetical situations that help illustrate how you can avoid some very real problems.
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10 scenarios that can get new agents ethics violations, lawsuits or worse
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