"Women like silent men. They think they're listening."

                             Marcel Achard

No we don't! If a man doesn't talk, we think they're not listening. We want them to engage in the conversation.

But men are just the opposite. They don't like to talk about feelings and other deep stuff. They will do it, but they don't like to. They have found the best way to stay out of trouble is to just nod and say "Yes,dear."

There is also a myth that men don't spend a lot of time talking to each other or gossiping. O.K. I will agree with the gossiping part. The majority of men don't gossip. If a coupe gets divorced, their male friends will go" Did you hear Sally and Bob are getting divorced?" "Really?" Shrug. Then they will go on to the next topic, usually sports.

In the same situation, women will dissect Sally and Bob for an hour.

But men do like to talk as much as women. I grew up out in the country, and it was a very common event to see two farmers stopped on the side of the road, just talking. And I see men stand and talk in stores for a long time.

I love to people watch. I should have made my college major sociology.

So, women and men both like to talk, just about different things.

Friday the 13th. OHHH NOOO. LOL. I am not superstitious.

"Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness."

                                                w

Weakness? What weakness? I've known women who are physically and mentally as tough as any NFL linebacker.

"Because of their feminine intuition, women have a special contribution to make to any group enterprise, and I feel it is up to them to contribute the kinds of awareness that relatively few men have incorporated through their education."

                                   Margaret Mead

I disagree with this statement. I think in today's society, with a lot of boys being raised by single mothers, or being in a divorced family where they don't have dad around full time, it is becoming acceptable for men to show feelings and even cry.

As for them lacking that feminine intuition, maybe so, but they also have gut instincts, which is just as reliable.

Want to know what's happening in Waco real estate? Wonder no more. Here are the sales figures for the month of October, 2009. As of November 4^th, there are 257 pending home sales. Between October 1^st and October 31^st, 178 residential properties sold. That compares with 171 sold in October 2008. The average days on the market was 138. Average list price was $130,411. Average sales price was $124,500.

Here is a breakdown of different price ranges:

0 to $50,000 = 19 units sold

$50 to $75,000 = 31

$75 to $100,000 = 35

$100 to $125,000 = 29

$125 to $150,000 = 22

$150 to $175,000 = 20

$175 to $200,000 = 9

$200 to $250,000 = 7

$250 to $300,000 = 7

$300 to $400,000 = 7

$400,000 and up = 1

There were 7 vacant lots sold, 3 Multi-Family properties, ( these were all duplexes next to each other in China Spring) 6 farm and ranch properties, and 1 commercial property.

Don't read that to mean commercial properties are not selling in Waco. Commercial agents usually don't put properties on the MLS. They have their own ways of advertising listings.

"Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse."

                         Lily Tomlin

So there are degrees of worse? HUmm, interesting. So the economy is really bad, but economists are predicting by next spring it will only be bad. I'm so confused!

It's hard to tell the difference when you are struggling to feed your family and keep your house from being repo-ed and competing with millions of other job hunters for just thousands of jobs. But like Lilly said, things can only go up.

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends."

                                            Laurie Kuslansky

It's true that people are more receptive to you if you have a smile on your face and a pleasant upbeat attitude. So SMILE. Why frown and be so glum anyway. Things always get better.

"There is far more opportunity than there is ability."

                        Thomas Edison

My take on this is that Edison is saying people don't take advantage of all the opportunities out there. They give up too soon, or don't even try because nay-sayers convince them it won't work. My philosophy is of course it will not work if you don't even try.

How many foods have you liked once you try them? How many people have you found out you liked once you get to know them? And hoe many times have you given up when something didn't work the first time?

If you want to succeed, you have to try. Then keep trying. Then try something else until you find something that works for you.

Use that other 90% of our brain where rumoured to never use!

Happy Halloween!

"Well behaved women rarely make history."

                           Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

This quote is very true. Nothing seems to make headlines any more unless it is corruption, death, destruction and mayhem. Especially celebreties misbehaving. I am really tired of reading and hearing about Jon and Kate.

But the media only covers these things because they are what get's ratings. 

"I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason."

                                           Stanley Baldwin

Last night I was watching my favorite show, Desperate Housewives. There was a handyman who went over the wife's head to the husband everytime a decision had to be made. The wife got offended and fired him. The husband went to talk to him and told him being in charge made his wife feel safe, so he let her be in charge, even though a lot of people thought she walked all over him. But as a husband his job was to make her feel safe.

That is what our job is with out real estate clients. Sometimes the wife is in charge and some times the husband has the more dominant personality. If you know and use the DISC personality assessment, or if your just really good at reading people, it won't take you long to figure out who will be making the decision. But don't ignore either of them.

Your job is to make them both feel safe with their home search and home choice.

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

                                                                     Oprah Winfrey

Has Oprah ever failed at anything? Not that I'm aware of! Although she has had her share of problems and heartbreak. I love Oprah. She is probably the most inspiring person ever.

So here goes."I'M THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD." Hey, I feel more powerful already. I think I'm going to tell my husband to bring me breakfast in bed.