This media crapp is going to kill me....Do you guys read the news?

I do I spend at least two hours a day trying to stay up to date with whats going on, so I can better understand what might happen.. I don't just read the news. I also check with the local government about zoning changes, upcoming sales, you know the whole gamment. But these junk articles are driving me crazy...

You would think we were in the Great Depression...And it is starting to make me sick!! The stats change from article to article, sometimes in the same PAPER. Then everyday I have to answer contless calls and e-mails, because my clients, whom I love dearly, read that article and want to know what I think....Lately I've been telling them that the media is making me sick...Many markets are down now, but we are not in California or Ohio, Thank God (no offense I feel for the ones of you having to indure that market). Our beach and condo market is down. I can not deny that...but your home is in beautiful Loris, South Carolina. Most of my market is here so I'm inserting that as an example. Where the market is almost where it was last year and holding steady. We are seeing home prices fall slightly, but thats, because agents, lenders, and appraisers got caught in this last whirlwind causing a overinflated market. Many of you got rich.

To the lucky ones congrats...You got in and out...

To the ones who made money, but are now stuck....Cut your loses and wait to your market settles...

To the ones who got hosed in the end...You were told you could get rich and were the last one in at the height of the market. Bless your little hearts, I don't know what to tell you, besides there is no such thing as a sure deal. Money/riches are not made overnight.

To all of you EDUCATION is expensive....I hope we all learn something from this.

Back to the orginal rant. Find a local agent in your market. Ask them what the market is doing. Make sure this is a person who is up to date in the market, and keeps up with all the ups and downs. That doesn't mean they've been in the business 30 years or something. In most cases those agents, and I did say MOST not all(no hate mail PLEASE) this agents feel that they know to much already, and tend to not be as up to date as a younger agent...

AND PLEASE STOP READING THIS ............