About Tulare County, CA

How much of a struggle did you have when starting out??? Ok, so I have only been in resale for a little over a month and I have to admit I get discouraged, but I do know that is a part of the business. I came from new home sales and I have to say this is a different ball game. I still want to move forward because I love Real Estate. I guess I just need to here people stories, how many of you struggled and thought to yourself is this the business for me? I have an SOI list and know acouple of Loan officers etc...but I need more than that. Mailer I have been doing, can get a bit pricey but hey gotta do it right? Email blast, placing people into my MLS contact list handing out my cards...So what was your success story? I like to hear underdog stories, please share!!

For those of you that might not know in the state of California if you purchase a Brand new home, never lived in you can get up to $10,000 credit when filling your taxes and the best part is you don' t have to be a first time home buyer! This will take effect March 1, 2009 - March 1, 2010. Well since I can from new home sales I though wow this is great! Not only that but if you are a first time home buyer you also get the up to $8,000 tax credit. So that could me that you will get up to $18,000 back! But there is a catch!!! The state of California only has $100 million for the program. So you have to be one of the first people in line when you file your taxes next year. So there could be a chance that you might not get the $10,000...Risky...What are some peoples thoughts on this?

Question for you - my wife is vested on our property but not on the loan - could I get her to qualify under the 1st time home buyers program to buy another property?

WHO WHAT HAVE EVER THOUGHT BLOGGING WOULD BE A BIG THING? Not me that's for sure! When I first join AR I didn't know what to do or how to go about it. After awhile after reading peoples blogs it just started giving me great ideas. Ok maybe some of my blogs are not the wonderful, but hey, its a start right?

My broker put blogging into good words...She said it is like a diary, did I spell that right??? But it is for everyone to see it. I guess you can say that I'm hook on this stuff now! I never thought that I would be a blogger but it's fun doing this after awhile! Who was the genius that came up with this concept? Well, I guess am going to have to google he or she right? Awww the internet what would we do without it????

Today just seemed like a long day for me, but at the same time it flow by! I guess when you start you training things seem over whelming at first, but I know eventually I will get the hang of it. I love real estate and the potential of the income. Different coming for new home sales. Different but the same. There is a lot more to remember in resale.

I cant believe we are already in the middle of the week already! But I like it because you have more freedom to run around to get things done. Just some final thoughts for the day!