Don't Fight Absolute Truths In Life Or Real Estate

ABSOLUTE doesn't wait for you to think about it !!!  Thank you for your observations, including the final one ... sometimes there just isn't enough time to "consider ...." inaction puts you at risk of loosing ... the deal, the opportunity ... your life.  Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Well said!!  Hurricanes, as do life situations, do not care what your plans are or if you are prepared....they are coming and ain't nothing you can do 'bout it!

Hi Gary, how true! We sometimes forget that some things are absolute, and there are those that are not. We need to let life take its course, plan for the unexpected, or perhaps not expect anything, just let things happen and move on.

I really like this post. Really gives me food for thought.

That is absolutely true... and so it is that we have a limited time to enjoy life... and that is absolute...

What a great post Gary! I love your analogy...Thanks for sharing!

Gary - good way to see the truth.  I like the "absolute" quote!

Gary, great post.  The seller doesn't have to sell the property to anyone even though it was listed...however, if a full price offer comes in clean, he/she does owe the listing brokerage the full commission, if he/she decides not to sell at least in Minnesota. 

There are quite a few absolutes left out there, and I am a firm believer.  Thanks.   

Wow!

Garry,

I belive there are a few ABSOLUTES!

Every thing but integrity is negotiable!

You must know what you're doing or hire someone that does!

It can't be done only means the speaker can't do it!

Right and wrong are always black and white!

For the record I arrived in SW Texas hoping to buy on or near Galveston 4 days ahead of Ike!

Bill

This is really the craziest business I have ever been a part of. Some days are just like quicksand other days the best ever.

There are absolute truths in our lives we must all deal with.  Avoidance isn't the answer.  Somehow you find a way to cope.

Gary, this is a great analogy.  The hurricane landed for me today because I turned down working with a buyer because she was telling me how I was to proceed.  When I told her no that's not how it's going to be done and explained why, she said she questioned my ethics, as if that would get me to jump through the hoops.  Your post is timely, thanks,

We all have hurricanes that pass by, but they pass by and that is key. Just as in life you try your best to pre-pare when you do see them coming but still you have to adapt and when the storm is over, pick yourself up, clean up and keep moving forward :)

You are right on again in this post...great reminder...don't take anything for granted, no guarantees, etc

Gary - When I hear a client say, "Everything is negotiable," I often respond, "To a point, but there is a place where the rubber hitting the road reaches reality."  By the way I didn't have my glasses on when I first read your subject line.  I thought it read, "Don't Fight Obese Truths In Life Or Real Estate."  I think it was a message for me to stay on my diet:-)

Well said Gary. So many things in life are not negotiable nor absolute for that matter. Whether in life or in real estate it is one day and one transaction at a time. :0)

....and another "Absolute" is that you always write terrific posts, Gary.  There is some comfort in some "absolutes". 

I used to live near Galveston, but was afraid to work on the Island, because I heard that they closed the causeway when hurricanes came, and if you weren't off the Island, well...too bad. After a year, I realized there was fair warning, and I got a job on the Island...  I worked there for a year, and then moved on, because I knew that hurricane season was an absolute in Galveston, and it was not a negotiable weather system that I was willing to deal with. 

Gary- I love how you see things and how well you help to see them as well.