Our market here in Albany, NY is HOT right now!! We are seeing an influx of activity in the 140K-250K price range...Our first time home buyer price range!! With interest rates as low as they are and the 2009 Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers We have been fielding inquires from first time buyers!!!I have embed a video(compliments of Keller Williams Realty), that takes an in-depth look at the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers.
The new tax credit coupled with historically low mortgage rates and rising affordability, offers buyers a great opportunity if they act fast. So don't wait Contact us to get started today!
I was recently on a listing presentation here in Upstate NY...As we were wrapping up the presentation we were again talking about their goals for the future and what...ideally they would like to see happen...The sellers were wavering back and fourth about what the market suggests the value of thier home was worth...In their mind they were taking a hit (which from 3yrs ago they quite possibly were)They thought there house was worth $20K more...
At this moment scripts and my experience would tell me to break into the typical dialougue of...In this market the precieve hit that you are going to take on the sale of your home you will make up in the purchase of your next home....which is true, but I also spoke to them about...The interest rates and the 8K First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit...The clock is ticking on this tax credit...
We have about 3 more months of action that could be directly correlated to the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit left...It was at that point in time their eyes lit up and they realized... That what they thought the market value was for their home and what the market really suggested is, two different things, but in their mind there were more advantages than disadvantages to there situation and listing their home.
Needless to say I walked out of there with a signed listing agreement...Thank You "First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit"
John Kennedy said, "We must use time as a tool, not a crutch."...But he never told us how to do it...
I was driving home today from New Jersey and I was thinking about everything that I had to do when I got home...It was then that I started to get overwhelmed...I paused for a moment and thought to myself...Why do I feel the way that I do right now?? The answer to my question hit me...I am poor at TIME MANAGEMENT...I need to learn how to manage my day better...Do I time block...Yes, but is it effective...Obviously not!!! So I came home and Googled "the key to successful time management" I figured that was an appropriate term... I came across this GREAT article by Bobby L. Butler, in the intro there was a quote that hit me smack dab in-between the eyes..."Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
What a quote...It really got me thinking...What can I do..What can we do as professionals to manage our time more effectively? Is that a question that I can answer? NO ABSOLUTLY NOT in fact...I was hoping someone who read this blog had this MAGIC ANSWER and reply LOL..
The drive home got me thinking though...Read this article and tell me what you think!!!!
Let me know what you think!!!
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