A real estate company has fired a Montgomery agent after he posted an ad on Facebook that tells customers it’s a good time to sell if they’re not happy with the results of Tuesday’s election for mayor.

Montgomery voters elected Steven Reed, who will become the city’s first black mayor when he is sworn in on Nov. 12.

The Facebook ad says: “Hey Montgomery, don’t like the election results? Call me. Let’s sell that home while the market is hot.”

It was posted by Craig Schaid, an agent for eXp Realty.

Schaid told AL.com this evening he did not post the ad because Reed is black and had no racial intent with the ad.

“I just want it to be known that I never, ever intended to offend or hurt a single person with this ad,” Schaid said. He apologized because he said he realized some people were hurt by it.

Schaid, 49, who has been a realtor for 17 years, said he got the idea from the 2016 presidential election, when some people declared they would leave the country if Donald Trump won.

“I borrowed the idea because people were saying that they were going to be moving out if Trump ever got elected,” Schaid said. "So, after the election, people were putting billboards and ads out there saying, ‘Hey, are you still thinking about moving? Call me. We’ll sell your house today.’ "

eXp Realty responded to a question about the ad from AL.com via Facebook message: “We were unaware of the ad and it was done without our knowledge. We reviewed the situation and terminated the agent. He is no longer an agent with eXp. In addition, we are discussing how we advocate for diversity and inclusion, and will educate all staff and agents on these matters.”

Brad Owen, chief executive officer of the Montgomery Area Association of Realtors, said today that Schaid has resigned his position as treasurer of the association. Owen said Schaid submitted his resignation after the association’s executive committee met and asked for the resignation.

Reed, who is the Montgomery County probate judge, defeated television station owner David Woods in a runoff by a two-to-one margin on Tuesday. Reed will replace Mayor Todd Strange, who had held the office since 2009 and did not seek reelection.

About 60 percent of Montgomery’s population of approximately 200,000 people is black, according to the Census Bureau.

Schaid said he noticed a lot of animosity in the city during the mayor’s race and said he intended to post the ad whether Reed or Woods won to play off those strong feelings about the election.

“I didn’t write that with race,” Schaid said. “I didn’t write that with a color. I wrote that thinking it was funny, and somebody pointed out that they were offended. So I removed it. And now, it’s gone crazy.”

Schaid said he took the ad down immediately after he saw the first negative response that saw a racial tone to it.

As for losing his job over the incident, Schaid said he did not blame the realty company. Nor did he blame the realtors association for asking for his resignation.

“I don’t blame eXp Realty for doing what they did because they’ve got to protect their image,” Schaid said. "And quite honestly, if I could have done something to protect my image, I would have done it. But the damage was done for me. People had taken this and ran with it. I don’t blame them.

“I certainly don’t blame the board. I overwhelmingly said I love that real estate community and I support them. And I didn’t want what was happening out there to me to happen to the board. So I 100 percent willingly resigned.”

Schaid said he loves the real estate business and wasn’t sure what he’ll do next.

He said he believes Montgomery has a bright future with Reed as mayor.

“I don’t see a color,” Schaid said. “When that election happened. That’s the thing that probably frustrated me the most afterwards is people were talking about a black mayor. To me, I didn’t see it as a black mayor, I saw it as a great mayor. We’ve got a great new mayor. But people keep saying black mayor. Well that’s fine, he is black. To me, he’s more than qualified for that position. And I’m excited to see where he’s going to bring Montgomery.”