Count Your Blessings!

We have much to be thankful for:

If you woke up this morning healthy ... you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the fear and loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pain of starvation ... you are better off than 500 million people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ... you are more comfortable than 75% of the people in this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can read this, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

If you have friends and family who love and care for you, there is no comparison.

Let's be THANKFUL this day and every day!

Sliding Into the Market

The real estate business is definitely not the same as it used to be. It is now multi-faceted more than ever, even beyond the ever changing rules of short sales and REO’s. The uncertain economy must be bringing out the “creative financing” side of people. My most recent transactions have not been the traditional experience. But then again, what is traditional these days? I have had to do much research on a variety of topics for my clients including: lease purchase/option, seller carry back, model home lease back, home auctions. Good thing I enjoy learning and passing that information on to my clients! People see that interest rates and home prices are low and they want to get into the real estate game again but because they may be struggling with their credit as a result of a loss of job, foreclosure on their home, bankruptcy, etc…, they can’t jump in as they did before. Instead, they are trying to slide in. I believe that we will be seeing more uncommon types of real estate deals as a result. What do you think? And what is your experience? Feel free to post your comments here!