I keep hearing how SLOW the market is and am also affected, but...Wow, what an opportunity we as agents have to show our customers the pros of the real estate market.  Investors, it is a GREAT time for you to buy! Looking for an older home to use as a four-plex? You can get one in decent shape for 110K and put a little sweat equity into and reap the rewards! There are so many opportunities out there that we need to show our customers!! The media is usually just gloom and doom.  There are sunshiny skies in the real estate world too!