I just learned about activerain yesterday during a conference call with my broker. What a wonderful and interesting resource for anyone involved in the real estate profession. So not only is this my first time on this website, this is my very first effort at blogging. Please be kind.
I live in a resort area. Many people who inquire about purchasing real estate here have never explored beyond the local golf courses or the sandy beaches. Others who are hoping to relocate out of the cold north east or humid deep south have never even been here. That is what most surprises me. The criteria people will use to make an extremely important decision of investing hundreds of thousands of dollars and uprooting their family to a place they have at most briefly visited. Making that kind of move for relocation purposes is not unusual, but to make that decision when you don't have too just boggles my mind.
I am a planner/plodder with a little "what the heck" thrown in for good measure. So making the decision to leave the safe but not so comfortable world of banking and jumping feet first in to real estate wasnot an easy one for me to make. I have toyed with the idea of going into real estate since the mid 80's. So, I missed my share of boom and bust cycles. But, I was able to sit out and watch those cycles as an interested observer.
When I finally couldn't stand to work another 8 hour day in an office, I already knew the boom was nearing the end and I would be getting my feet very wet during a bust cycle. During my classes, I was amazed at the naivete of my of my fellow classmates. They thought they were going to get rich and retire in just a couple of years. I feel really sorry for them. Plus the bad name they give to real estate agents in general. Can you imagine having one of them as your listing agent?? I think I still see a few of their listings sitting on the MLS.
Wow, don't even get me started on the stuff listing agents put on the local MLS. I know they have a really tough job, but it would make their job easier if they at least knew where the heck the property is located they are listing!
Okay, this has turned into a real hodge podge of information and lack there of.
I'm looking forward to using this as a tool to express my joy, my sorrows, my frustration and what ever else glances through my mind. If you enjoy anything - thanks for the comments. If you have tales of woe in the resort real estate market to share - I will enjoy your input.
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