Let's Get Loud Baby Let's Get Loud! New Grads, Newly Married, Not Ready For Buying A House?

It's been "playing" in my mind all morning. (Warning clicking here will embed it in your mind all day - as JoLo performs the song). It's a song that is used to get a crowd excited and pumped up on the dance floor.  I guess it is side effect of how I spent some of my day yesterday at a wonderful bridal fair speaking with women and men who are planning their weddings.  Truly nothing beats the energy and enthusiasm that these engaged couples put into planning their big day.  Many were there who don't plan to marry until 2011 yet they were checking out locations, photographers, DJs and the rest of the vendor tables as if the wedding were right around the corner.  The truth is they know that the good locations and the good service providers book up early.  Planning is the key to getting want they want.

So many of these couples were really listening to me as I explained how they can use their wedding gifts as part of a down payment on a starter home.  There was a lot of interest because I presented my message with enthusiasm and I was prepared to give them hope that they might be able to do something they had not considered.  I "got loud" and broke through.  Some of them were not in a position right now to buy but they listened anyway and here is what I told them...

How do you know unless you ask?  Too many people believe that are not able to buy a home so they don't even bother with the first step. Some of us spend years of effort and time putting together a wonderful day for ourselves, our families, and friends when we plan our wedding.  It is a smashing success but it is only one day.  We plan for it because we have heard from other people that in order to do it right it needs advance planning.  Well the key to getting yourself in a position to buy your first house is also knowing what you need to do in order to get there.

I think we as Real Estate Professionals do a great job at promoting listings that say "Come Buy Me!!!"  We are very vocal about various programs and interest rates that will help Buyers take advantage of today's "Perfect Storm" in the market.  What we don't do as well I think is get people to think they can speak with us even if they think they are not ready.  Obviously they know how to plan for the future if they can spend two years working on a one day event.  I think we have to let them know that they can sit down with us and find out how to get there. So Let's Get Loud Baby!  Help people  realize that they can get themselves ready to buy a house sooner than they think.  Let's promote future home buyers as well as we promote the current listings and programs.  Let's Get Loud!

All you brides and grooms, about to be graduates, and anyone else who hasn't checked into your ability to buy a house now or in the future give me  a call or send me an email today! Rather than thinking you can't; learn how you can.  I will help you to get on the path you need to walk in order to get to the first home of your own.  I work in the Greater Hudson Valley of New York's Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties.  I would love to be your Real Estate Agent if you plan to live here and I will speak with you even if you are not in this area because I can refer you to an agent near you who is willing to do the same for you where ever you want to be.