97-year-old Seattle Broker shares 4 lessons in Real Estate

I was reading an MSN article this morning "4 lessons from a 97-year-old real-estate agent". In this seemingly time of crisis, speaking of the real estate market, it is nice to get short history lesson. If history has taught us anything, it is that: Through it all, After every housing recession, the market has "gone higher than the one before."

Just Ask George W. Johnson, a 97-year-old real-estate agent who has been working in the Seattle market since 1936. Johnson says he has learned many enduring lessons. The one mentioned above is chief among them. The linked MSN article tells us 4 lessons from a man who has seen every market. The value from the lessons are found in the simplicity. Why do we over analyze and make everything so complicated? I think I would rather listen to somebody who has been there, rather than rely on financial analyst that have too broad of a picture. If history repeats itself, which it usually does, has for the 97 years George has been alive. Then real estate will rise again. Let's remember that. Hopefully 4 lessons from a 97-year-old Seattle boker's will help us along the way. Thanks George.

Post Courtesy of "The Team That Rocks" Wordpress. Sept. 18th 2010.