What rules should I implement into my local real estate subreddit?
I created a subreddit for people to post questions to about the local real estate market and to post news and stats on the market. Overall, it's been growing but I feel as if I have to keep making rules up after the fact when some agent finds a loophole and starts spamming.
I now see many low effort posts come in from agents trying to advertise that are written by AI. I see landlords trying to rent out their listings. What would be some fair rules to make sure it doesn't become another random spam filled facebook type group? These are the current rules:
- 1 No Realtor Advertising
Any comments with contact info will be removed. Automatic Ban.
- 2 No Selling Courses
No selling courses to masterminds, seminars, etc. Anything that links away will be a ban.
- 3 Recommendations in Sidebar and Wiki Only
There have been less than transparent marketing campaigns, blatant advertising, and brigades of multiple accounts posting the same contact info for agents and lenders repeatedly so any thread requesting an agent or lender will be locked and/or removed. The overwhelming majority of these accounts provide zero value to the sub.
- 4 No discussion of real estate commissions
There can be no discussion regarding real estate commissions. Agents are not allowed to discuss commission with other agents and can be accused of collusion as evidenced by multiple lawsuits, even on a public forum. Although not everyone on the subreddit will be an agent, after discussion with legal counsel there is too much liability to allow for discussion.
- 5 Specific Targeting
If a post specifically targets a property or person with any intent to harm in any way, financial, physically, or otherwise, the post must be taken down. Unless indisputable proof is provided, speculation cannot be tolerated. Even if mods agree with the OP on the situation, any such posts invite litigation.