Hanging On

Short Sales, Foreclosues at an all time high, The Bail Out, The Stock Market Plung,..

It seems that it doesn't matter where we turn,.. the sky is falling and Chicken Little is running around yelling at the top of his lungs,.. I Told You So!!

Sometimes the news can get te better of us,.. and we want to crawl up in a hole somewhere until the storm passes,.. We want to live in the past,.. during the days of plenty and wonder where they went.

The truth is that every storm also provides equal opportunity. Just think of how much money is being made by so called "Short Sale and Foreclosure Experts",.. draining our pockets as we hope for a nugget of truth that will give us the edge in this market.

I think that sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our own fears, that we forget that we are public servants,.. no we don't run for office,.. we are not elected,.. but what we offer,.. is a public service. We help people to attain their goals,.. and sometimes to avoid their fears.

When a Buyer calls you,.. is your first question,.. "what can yu do for me?" of course not,.. you want to know what their goals are, what their needs are, attempting to decipher how you can help them to obtain their goals of Home Ownership.

When a Seller calls you,.. the Seller will convey a need,.. to get out of their house. And in todays market that is often complicated by too high of mortgages, or mortgages that have adjusted beyond what you could possibly sell the property for.

It is important, I think, to look past the storm of this time and to focus on the opportunities at hand. An opportunity to be a Sellers Hero, saving them from foreclosure, a Buyers Hero helping them to build up their retirement or provide a future for their childrens college.

The opportunities have not evaporated, they have simply changed and we must change to meet them or find other lines of work.

Be Blessed and Have an Incredible Year