James Pendleton

Prices are down , funding is there, your home is out there waiting for you. Get up get out and contact a Real Estate person to guide you. The Market in Mobile Al. has never stopped! The prices are right and the sellers are ready to deal. Do it today without delay!

Who says there is a recession. At first when the market was good we are where on top of the world with sellers selling and buyers buying and mortgage people handing out loans like it was no bodies business. Then things began to slide and my phone stopped ringing. It was if everyone just disappeared. No business. We all had to find alternative means to generate income to take care of our families.

Now things are changing and are on a upswing. The power of positive thought is the key. Now I know just thinking about something won't put money in your pocket but I know for sue positive thought can play a major role in what becomes tangible. I have always been a positive person and now believe the RECESSION IS OVER! I actually began that thought a short time after it began. I refused to except my career in Real Estate was dead. I refused to except that there was no business. I weathered the storm and continued to seek new business. I am sure many gave up dropped out and fell by the way side allowing the slow done to make them think it was over.

Well it is not over and the business is there if one continues to push forward and continue to believe it can be down. Determination , persistence and continued effort to find that lead that turn into a transactions is the key. I have pressed on looking for those deals using my skills and abilities to make contacts and write contracts. Granted it is not like it was but some is better than none. I now work to build more momentum continuing to remind my self with positive reinforcement of the fact that the recession is over! Say it with me.. "the recession is over, the recession is over" ... now believe it like me! Reach out for that next lead that turns into a transaction. Now the reality of it come into being with two transactions to close this month. With more leads coming into play for the pipeline. My sponsor agent listing a selling and closing deals generating residual payouts! They also know the recession is over!

So when you here others moaning and groaning about the market and how the recession has killed their business. Don't listen to it and remind them the rescission is over! Share with them positive thoughts and have them say it with you. then each together can continue to bring back the business "On Deal at a Time"

With today's Real Estate Market being a bit flat nation wide. Sellers and potential seller are still holding out on price. Not wanting to reduce the price on their properties thinking they will get the price "they want for a home. Not realizing a home will only sell for what the market will bare. In other words a home is only going to sell for what a buyer will pay for it. Seller have in their mind what they think their house is worth. They may have done upgrade and improvements and drop invested money into the property with the expectation of making that money back when they sell. This also can end up being a bad deal for the seller because the modifications to the home or upgrade may or may not be what a potential buyer deems worthy of a particular price.

Enter the Comparable property Analysis. A way the check the potential value of a home. The comparable are done via statistical data in the surrounding area. Its best not to use to wide of range in miles around a piece of property. CMA cannot be considered information for appraisal but just a professional opinion of how much a home is worth. Most multiple Listing Services provide a wealth of information and computer generated reports. There are many pubic resources for comparing property values. However the problem is that they draw from tax table and keys that are based on assed property value. Most tax fare market values run 15 to 20% below what a property will sell for on the market. The general public is not aware of this fact. Most think that information give them an accurate assessment.

The best way to get your homes value is by using the professional opinion of a Realtor. The other way it to get an appraisal. The appraisal will cost you anywhere from $250 to $400. If you don't want to plunk down that kind of money then you are back to using a Realtor. Most will provide you a professional opinion at no coast. Or at the very least provide you enough information to help you make a decision on just how much you can get for your property. Remember it is not what you think your house is worth. But how much someone else will pay for your house after it is shown. Would you like the profession opinion of a Realtor in the City of Mobile Alabama?

Then visit www.compareyourproperty.com

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The Market is alive and well in the Atlanta Georgia area. This Luxury home is for sale. 2916 Dunhill Trail WOODSTOCK, GA 30189 4 Bed, 4.5 Bath | MLS ID #3808613 $419,900 Why do I have a home in Atlanta and I am in Mobile? It belong to a relocation I am working with in mobile. The home is on the market in Atlanta. Visit the web page 2916_Dunhill_Trail_WOODSTOCK_GA_30189 and bring your buyer. Contact the agent that has this listing. He is waiting to here from you.

Yes its true to say they are desperate to kick start the economy. With the 700 billion dollar bail out passed and in the works. Now the Fed Chairman kicking around with Bush and wanting to see another stimulus package of hand out checks to citizens. The talk of buying up Corporate paper to loosen up and release the credit market for Banks.

All this seems to be going for naught right now. Tweaking here and there trying to see what will work. With the only positive effect being the slow down in the economy having a positive effect for the consumer in the lowering of the price of oil that has cascaded down to lowering of gas prices at the pump. Lower gas prices will in no means boost the sluggish economy. With retailers gearing up early for the holiday season with lower prices and sales trying to make sure the holiday season is profitable. Knowing full well its make or break for them during this time of year.

Another stimulus package is not a bad idea from my point of view. What the heck I will take another check from Ol' Uncle Sam. However the last stimulus package had little if no effect on the economy with most citizens taking that money and putting it away or paying off some debt. Not really putting it back into the system with purchase of consumer goods as expected.

My confidence is secure in the ability of the economy and the Country to bounce back. I see it as the natural order of things. We are simply reaching the bottom of natural swings of up and down. Good times and bad times... a natural boom and bust.This country has seen many swing over its life time over the centuries. As time goes by and things improve we will be talking about the days when things were slow. You just can't have it good all the time. There must be swing of up and down.

The Real Estate market Nationally has almost reached its bottom. Probably another year of slide downward in prices as sellers realize they will have to bit the bullet and lower prices in order to move their properties. With pockets around the country still doing well with property values still in appreciation mode. I live and work in one of those pockets here in Mobile. Property values have dropped to some degree. However not as much as the national average. As soon as the credit markets are free the sale of property will resume in earnest. With home buyer having the luxury of being able to pick and choose bargains not seen in years past.