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Once again the event horizon looms ready to suck us into oblivion.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Richard Weisser Realty

Once again the event horizon looms ready to suck us into oblivion by Richard WeisserIn the world of physics, the event horizon is defined as the point of no return relative to a black hole.

Once the event horizon has been passed, nothing cam stop the nearly infinite gravitational force of the black hole from sucking the aforementioned mass into oblivion.

I sometimes feel that we are approaching the technology event horizon in the real estate business. It’s the point where all of the ancillary tasks revolving around technology maintenance consume all of our available time and there is no time left for actually selling real estate.

I am neither a Luddite nor a techno-junkie. I lived a happy life for many of my years without all of these “time-savers.”

Funny though.

 

Back then I had a lot more spare time!

Comments (8)

Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

I can see you point. . everything is fast around us. .

slowdown and you get run over!

I wish I had more time to play my guitar or read a good book. . . but the phone is always ringing. .

Oct 10, 2013 10:10 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

We are already fastly falling into that tech black hole.

You just wait until the next disaster and see people scramble.

Oct 10, 2013 10:43 AM
Helen and Larry Prier- Re-Max Gateway - Residential Real Estate
RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales - Anacortes, WA
Anacortes & surrounding Skagit & Island Counties

Richard, Amen to that. What time is saved with all the new gizmos we are supposed to learn. 

Oct 10, 2013 10:44 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

yeah, some days I wish it would all crash and I'd have to buy a couple of cows, chickens and start growing my food.  I have often said I was born a decade too late.

Oct 10, 2013 11:39 AM
Kelly Young
The Platinum Group Realtors - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Real Estate ~ 719-226-0126

Richard, keeping up with what we have and also what is new and coming is such a challenge. Instant gratification becomes a new definition for me in working real estate and also in life sometimes unless I take the time to get off the grid so to speak.

Oct 10, 2013 12:48 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Richard,

A lot of truth in your post! Instant gratification is all around us because it can!!

Oct 10, 2013 08:45 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

You got that right Richard.  Technology can suck the life out of us if we let it.

Oct 11, 2013 02:38 AM
Brian DeYoung
also affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Heritage Realty - Ithaca, NY
The Realtor with personal investment background

Whenever our computers malfunction, or we simply dont let them function properly.. i always remind the staff that the computers are a TIME, labor, and paper savings device.

Then I quickly leave to avoid the airborne office supplies.

Oct 11, 2013 12:29 PM