Belfair, WA

As I am sure everyone has heard the stock market has not been doing so great lately. How do you think this effects the real estate business? I have always heard that when stocks were a risky bet, put your money into real estate. I think we may be ready for a little jump in sales. The Fed also kept interest rates in check. Does that mean that the best time to buy could be now before the Fed raises rates?Let me know what you think of our current situation.

Have you ever looked at your listings and marketing from the other side. The way you innocently saw houses, and properties before you were an Agent. How did you find your first home? What do you remember catching your attention?

I have started to go on line as a consumer, and look at my marketing, and other agents from a buyers or sellers perspective. It has really opened my eyes on how I can improve. I love seller feedback, because it tells me right where their concerns are, and I can use this valuable information at my next listing presentation.

My husband is a firefighter in Washington State. In about two hours he will be delivering a speech to our local community remembering 911. The Boys and Girls club in our area just gave the fire department a carved wooded statue to honor those that gave their lives that day. It is so touching that it is hard to write this without tears. Some of the kids presenting the statue were not even born when the horrible event took place, but they remember. I think that as long as we never forget where we came from,always appreciate each day for the blessing that it is, we will all have more fulfilling lives. I will never forget that day, but it is what you do with what you remember that counts.I know that I do my best to live each day to it's fullest, and today is a good reminder to do just that. Thank You to all in the armed forces, police officers, firefighters, and every day citizens that make the United States of America what it is today. God bless each one of you.

What is neutral and timeless. Is there anything you can do to your home that you do not need to rip out and redo every 10 years to keep your home from being considered dated? I love my kitchen, but will I love it later?If I invest in slabgranite will I regret it? I remember Grandma's house- and I loved it. Linoleum flooring, Formica counters and the smell of fresh baked oatmeal cookies. Her house was timeless and the best place I ever wanted to be. You might call it dated- we called it home. When do you leave well enough alone?

Have you ever been in the office and listened to how great everything is going for all of the other Agents? I have, and I think to myself that I am the only one with difficult deals, and clients that are on the edge of closings. I am not. The truth of the matter is that things are going great for all of us, even if we do not see it. I can look at business from a failures standpoint, or choose to see the sucess that is truley there. You can see the glass half empty or full. I choose to see it half full. What it is full of is up to you!