"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." Charlotte Bronte Boy….yes! We are having WINTER in the real estate market! When is spring coming?! I took a poll the other day and most realtors in my area
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09/20/2010
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." Moliere One client at a time; one loan at a time; one sale at a time; one open house at a time; one marketing lead at a time. It’s a step process: baby steps; sometimes a large step. But, still ONE step at a time. It’s like growing a forest on
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09/19/2010
This season of "The Apprentice" has got it right: we are in a recession and unemployment is HIGH! There are SO many competent people unemployed right now who NEED a job to support themselves and their family. Donald Trump has selected 20 unemployed individuals who are literally FIGHTING it out t
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09/16/2010
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap; but by the seeds you plant." Every day we should focus on planting seeds: looking to grow our business; helping the next consumer; thinking of ideas to improve the market; making a better real estate market for ourselves and others. We need to work t
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09/14/2010
- "One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful." Sigmund Freud So, when we look back upon this real estate market, will we think it was a beautiful time? Does Freud mean struggle builds character? We become better, stronger people because of the climb to
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09/14/2010
"If you had a friend who talked to you like you sometimes talk to yourself, would you continue to hang around with that person?" Rob Bremer - Speaker DO you talk to yourself throughout the day? In the shower, while you do housework, while you are at your computer or ???? Would you want to have a
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09/13/2010
"Don't let your happiness be dependent on any object, person or situation." We need to be HAPPY with ourselves FIRST. We need to LOVE ourselves FIRST. Then we can find happiness in others and things and love being alive. So many people rely on others for happiness and to find life. Let's find
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09/12/2010
"If you don't like something - change it. If you can't change it - change your attitude." Maya Angelou - Author and Poet So many people complain, sit around and do nothing. Then there are others who MAKE change HAPPEN. Complaining just annoys those around the complainer who have to listen to it.
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09/11/2010
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE In this real estate market, how can any contract contain this clause?! There are soooo many factors now: short sales: take forever!; foreclosures: another timing issue; lenders want so much now. Especially from self-employed borrowers. “Time is of the Essence” is a clause
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09/10/2010
ASSUMABLE MORTGAGES FHA loans are assumable. What does this mean? When you purchase a home using the FHA program OR you refinance your home using the FHA program, when you go to sell your home, you can offer the buyer your mortgage. They can take over the existing mortgage on the property. Lende
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09/09/2010
