Is this the question that you are asking yourself? Have you talked to agents that say that they are knocking them out of the park and keeping busy?
If you have come across those agents have you been asking them what they are doing to stay busy in this sluggish market?
Here are some good questions to bring up are you busy listing houses, selling houses, listing and selling houses, showing houses, or closing on houses. Then ask them how they are doing it.
To be honest, I have been busy keeping the doors open in this market, but it isn't because I haven't been able to conduct business. I have been avoiding business because of this market. I have taken myself mentally out of it and gone into survival mode because I have to say that I have been listening to the buzz so much it has lured me into a instinctual trance. I became so focused on survival that I stopped being a professional realtor and started becoming the occasional realtor. Working a second job to pay the bills and waiting for the buzzing to stop so that I could refocus. It is the preverbial, "I once was blind, but now I see."
I am not really sure what has recently awakened me, but I again notice that there are buyers and sellers that are out and want to do business. Now is the time for "carpe diem". Don't get yourselves into the cement shoes and get out and do some business. Everyone will be thankful for that. No more negativity in our talk about the market conditions. Today is a great day to sell some real estate.
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Vince, A positive attitude is a great start, Rates are down and people need places to live get to it and make no more excuses. It will happen..tell yourself it's all good.. go forth and sell. Good Luck!
Steve
The way I see it, buying a home is just about the ONLY certain investment for the future! (Love the "Springs" by the way)
The market in Denver is turning and has been since the 4th of July. There has been a pent up demand of first time homebuyers and have reduced our under $250,000 to 2.5 months--Sellers market in that range. Once the first timers buy their home those sellers can move up and more to follow. This short term liquidity problem we have right now will soon pass and we'll be back in a more rational market with rational buyers and sellers.
Vince, I am glad to see you are coming out of the doldrums.
Toss off the Albatross and catch the wind.
It's hard not to be in "survival" mode. It took awhile for Pueblo to slow down but now it's really tought. I think our market will soon follow everyone elses, we're just a little behind.
Love the "cement shoes" comment. I have on my "life is good" shoes.
Vince, A good honest post, most people in the real estate industry are very slow. The ones that are not deal heavy in REO's and Short sales. So go hit up the banks! I got out myself on to bigger and better things, because here in California it is worse. Btw love Colorado Springs:)
Dan Chapman