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Rejection Protection
2008-03-10 21:18:00
REJECTION PROTECTION?Watching "American Idol" has become a sort of national pastime among those who either enjoy it wholeheartedly or as a guilty pleasure. Most will tell you that they watch as much to see contestants get rejected as they do to see the rise of The Next Big Thing. When a horrible audition and rejection are followed by outrageous displays of agony or even anger, it illustrates a disturbing trend of entitlement that's developing in our society.What happened to the days when there were winners and losers? We've reached a dangerous point where our children are competing in sports where everyone gets a trophy, or they don't even keep score. Birthday parties can't be mentioned in class unless every student will be invited. Does this protect the development of character, or completely undermine it?Self-esteem is just that - it's about you and how you handle acceptance and rejection. It cannot be given by others, and it cannot be developed without experiences that run t...
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Predictions for the Real Estate Market in 2008
2007-09-09 19:38:00
In my opinion the housing market will continue to slowly drop until the foreclosure crisis is over, this will happen, when the Banks finally DO something to get out of this vicious cycle once and for all.Just like in 1996. Right now, they are just being difficult in processing short sales and doing what would help move the inventory faster and cut losses to the minimum for everybody; of course this requires for them to recognize and take a huge loss, so they are just waiting to see if some kind of miracle will materialize in the near future, which probably won't.In the meantime, short sales are not being cleared with enough speed, prices keep dropping because of the lack of activity in the market and this all starts to turn into a vicious cycle that ends with properties being foreclosed at a scary rate.Sooner or later the Banking industry will need to take all their foreclosed properties, start packaging them and sell them at $0.50 on the dollar, take the hit (which is likely to so...
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Always think positive....and be thankfull
2007-07-03 19:13:00
I have noticed that there is a feeling of distress going around. The economy is a little bit slow, businesses are suffering, sales are down, etc...I suggest you always look into all the positive things that a particular situation brings, there is always opportunity, there is always something good that can flourish in what would seem to be the worst condition.When bad things are happening to you, take a moment to look at all the good things that are also part of your life, I bet you will find they are many and far more important than any bad bumps you are going through.Always think of the positive, always be consistent in doing your best in the end you will come out on top, thank God everyday for all the good things that have happened to you in this life, and you will start noticing how more good things start happening to you.
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HEY EVERYBODY!!! THE TIME IS NOW!
2007-04-21 21:26:00
Many people think that this is not a good time to invest in Real Estate, because the market is "unstable", because it might drop "a little bit more".For all this people, just think about the following:The market in San Diego county has dropped 15 to 20% in the last year and a half, this is a larger drop than the one we went through in the 1980's and 1990's, none of those was larger than 14%.Sellers are VERY motivated to sell, hence you can get an even bigger price cut.If you are waiting for someone to come on the nightly news and inform that prices will officially start moving up again, it is not going to happen.Interest rates are very attractive.Economy is strong.It is precisely this "instability" in the market, the one that creates uncertainty and fear in the mind of the sellers, and that is what works to the benefit of the buyer. The moment the market "stabilizes" it will also "stabilize" for the sellers. Then, at that point they will stop accepting low ball offers and the buye...
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What is happening to the Real Estate market?
2007-04-21 21:19:00
We have to understand that the Real Estate market, just like the Stock market and like most human behaviors, works in cycles, has trends, pulses. This cyclical changes happen because there are humans involved.Through the years, we have learned to measure those cycles, to understand the basic reasoning behind them and in short, this is what generates them (in Real Estate ):Having a home is human nature, an instinct, a need to nest, to protect our family. As population grows, there will always be a need for an equal increase in housing.There are areas that are more attractive than others, or located in areas that have better climatic conditions, better natural settings, etc... these areas will always appreciate at a faster rate than others that are not that priviledged.As population grows, an insuficient supply of houses creates an unbalance between supply and demand, creating what we know as an Expansion Market , a seller controlled environment, everybody wants a house, the seller cont...
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What is happening to the Real Estate market?
2007-03-02 01:02:00
We have to understand that the Real Estate market, just like the Stock market and like most human behaviors, works in cycles, has trends, pulses. This cyclical changes happen because there are humans involved.Through the years, we have learned to measure those cycles, to understand the basic reasoning behind them and in short, this is what generates them (in Real Estate ):Having a home is human nature, an instinct, a need to nest, to protect our family. As population grows, there will always be a need for an equal increase in housing. There are areas that are more attractive than others, or located in areas that have better climatic conditions, better natural settings, etc... these areas will always appreciate at a faster rate than others that are not that priviledged.As population grows, an insuficient supply of houses creates an unbalance between supply and demand, creating what we know as an Expansion Market , a seller controlled environment, everybody wants a house, the seller con...
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Consistency will make you wealthy
2007-02-21 03:47:00
I am a Realtor in San Diego, California. I am also an investor, so far I own several rental properties in different states.I am not rich, but I am definitely going to retire wealthy. And this will happen in 16 years to be exact.Retiring wealthy, in my book, means that I will have enough income coming from my investments, to fulfill my projected expenses when I reach my retirement age. I probably will not stop working, because I also believe that if you truly retire, you rust and die younger. But what I want is make working an option, not a necessity.Through this blog, I intend to help people follow this plan, even if you don't have any money. Even if you have not started saving and you are not young anymore. (I am already 49!)If you are young, then you will appreciate the fact that if you follow my advice, not only will you retire wealthy, you will be filthy rich, and before you retire.I welcome you to visit my website http://www.houseinsandiego.com/.
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Sandicor Tempo is so outdated, realtors deserve better
2006-12-20 20:53:00
I am a Real Estate agent in the San Diego area, I use Tempo everyday.I am amazed that this piece of crap (excuse my outrage), is the best we Realtor s can have.This software is so outdated, so inefficient and plagued with bugs, you would think it was designed by a teenager in between TV shows.I have complained, offended people, suggested improvements, emailed them with suggestions, you name it...... it is still a piece of $%^& the only thing they have done so far is to apply old fashioned looking icons (they look ridiculously old). They don't get it, the problem is not superficial the problem is structural:The MLS listing report is difficult to readLacks a lot of important informationThe format is so....60s, looks like somebody typed it in an IBMCustom searches are plagued with bugsClient gateway does not always work, and you never learn until your client (or would have been client) tells you.
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