Rick's Blog

I know that my posts have not been about real estate, and more on the motivating side.  The summer before I went to my first pro training camp my father told me that you have to do whatever it takes to make it.   Meaning that I had to work at all my weaknesses, so that by the time camp came aroun...

Over the course of my hockey career there were days that you questioned whether or not you were good enough, and this is always something that stays in the back of your mind.   Even the best ask that dreaded question of whether or not they are as good as they think they are.   This lead me to loo...

This was an old post, but I thought I would add a little to it. We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.    Author: AristotleI have found that over time the people that are the best at what they do did not just happen to be great they worked exceptionally h...

How many good deals are there?   Too many is the best way to put it.   Currently there are just under 200 homes currently on the market.   If you or anybody that you know is looking for a new home then please feel free to visit my site, so you can look at the abundance of homes in the Howell Real...

Today I was showing houses to a client that was a former top producer in his company, and we were joking around about how I was giving him my sales pitch.   He started to laugh and said, "to be a top producer you have to be prepared!"This statement brings an oldie, but a goodie to mind, and it go...

I spent the better part of my life playing hockey, and was not the best.   I had a number of people that said you will never make it, you will never play junior, college, and not a chance at playing professionally.   This would hinder most, but it actually motivated me, so I started to search for...

Are we finally seeing the MIchigan market level out?   It appears to be that way with a number of banks reinstating a number of programs that had been removed during the rise of foreclosures.   Another event that may help is General Motors reaching a contract agreement with the Union.   This shou...