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AN EMOTIONAL FEW DAYS

By Ken Tracy

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential

May 03, 2008 03:19 PM

Poverty. Stress. Anxiety. Despair. Panic. Fear.

Hope. Opportunity. Peace. Happiness. Glee. Fortune.

Why do I do this? To me? To my family?

Why couldn't I have been one of those behind the desk guys. 9 to 5. Paycheck every two weeks. A bonus at the end of the year. No.

I chose a path of indepence. A path of opportunity. A path of hope.

Yet also a path of chaos.

The emotional ups and downs my wife and I face daily are comical.

Hopes raised then dashed in a matter of hours.

We try to laugh. I figure it is always best to face life with a laugh.

But sometimes we cry.

Ken

www.kensfeaturedhomes.com

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Audrey June-Forshey

RE/MAX Realty Services - Darnestown, MD

GRI, Gaithersburg, MD

I firmly believe we have to find the humor in life. I ride the roller coaster, but in the end it all works out. But like you, I HAVE to laugh or sometimes I will cry too :)

May 03, 2008 03:29 PM

Marcos Ramos, Jr.

1st 2nd Mortgage Co. - Cresskill, NJ

Team Leader

Yes...There are always ups and downs of being self-employed..And judging by the economy, there are more down the ups. It's a cycle and I also laugh when everything is going good and cry when it slows down...Cheer up Ken, You are not alone...

May 03, 2008 03:41 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Audrey and Marcos. Thanks for getting involved. The more involved we get the better.

Ken

May 03, 2008 03:47 PM

Natalie Langford

Realty Negotiations - Winchester, VA

Winchester, VA Real Estate

Hey, Ken. Sometimes I feel guilty when I find comfort in not being alone...Thanks for sharing.

May 03, 2008 03:51 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Natalie. I am writing this blog for you.

Ken

May 03, 2008 03:58 PM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hi Ken,

Just another fun week or two in real estate!

May 03, 2008 04:01 PM

Yvette Smith

LONG & FOSTER - Williamsburg, VA

Realtor In Williamsburg VA, Homes for Sale

Ken, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and emotions. Have a great week! Yvette Smith Williamsburg's Preferred Realtor!

May 03, 2008 04:03 PM

Sharon Hampton

Re/Max Around The Mountains - Blue Ridge, GA

Ken, I am a spouse of a realtor and builder. In our area is a second home market, do I need say more? We are right there with you two. I liked the steady paychecks we used to have.

May 03, 2008 04:18 PM

Carol Smith

Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC

Life is a roller coaster. Grab that lap bar and hold on - it's the ups and downs that make us scream in anticipation of the next up and down!

May 03, 2008 04:35 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Carol, Sharon, Pam, Yvette and Lynda. Thanks for getting involved!!!

I am. I appreciate those that identify with my saga. It can be lonely being alone.

Ken

May 03, 2008 04:40 PM

Harold "Hal" Place

A1 Connection Realty, Inc. - Sun City Center, FL

Morning Ken,

The ups and downs we face in our business builds character. At least that's the way we look at it. 9 to 5 has benefits, oh yes, however there is so much more opportunity and satisfaction in what we do now. Fewer paychecks at times too, but we learn from that as well.

Have a great weekend!

Hal

May 04, 2008 12:18 AM

Debbie Summers

Charles Rutenberg Realty - New Smyrna Beach, FL

Ken... You are not alone. The rollercoaster ride of real estate is packed with other folks just like you. You will finish the ride Ken, I know you will.

May 04, 2008 08:00 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Hal. Hi Debbie. Thanks for commenting.

I am feeling good today. Maybe I am ready for a streak of "luck".

Ken

May 04, 2008 09:52 AM

Liz Moras Migic

Chilliwack, BC

Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor

Ok Ken well you know you're on your won - its not the funk that worries me but how long it will last.............but some times.....it just plain tough getting up int he morning........but then we do.......we go through the motions and eventually the momentum starts picking u.........and the next thing you know.....You're on the road again".

May 09, 2008 06:21 PM

Melissa Grant

A Serendipity World - Greenbackville, VA

The Law of Attraction In Life & Business

Ken, we have all had our ups and downs this year, no doubt...like you , I also try to find a laugh in things. It will get better, it will get easier,..you just have to believe that...I often times have to remind myself of this as well...but it was when I changed my attitude about the things that I just couldn't control or change...that's when it all did start to change ! I am busy than ever and things are just...well, falling into place !

May 10, 2008 02:50 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Liz and Melissa. Thanks for stopping by an older post. I appreciate you sentiment. My wife has begun looking for jobs. I will sell homes. Soon.

Thanks,

Ken

May 10, 2008 03:01 PM

Jesse Barron, REALTOR® - Real Estate Made Easy™ in Anne Arundel County, MD

Keats & Co. Real Estate, LLC - Annapolis, MD

Ever since I truly started believing and realizing that "it always works out," it has.

You have to have faith in yourself before anyone else will.

It was one of the hardest and most expensive life lessons I have learned.

Another was "the grass is never greener on the other side."

I have hit rock bottom twice in my life. One time involved losing everything to my name except for three outfits.

I was, am and always will be the same person, whether I am sitting at the bottom or the top of the totem pole.

Hang in there -- keep looking up and that's where you'll end up.

May 10, 2008 08:06 PM

Kate Elim

Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA

Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Ken...The one thing we all seem to have is hope. Hope that tomorrow will be better than today or at least not worse. Often we find that it is better. And, once it turns around it just keeps getting better and better.

There is definitely a risk in doing what we do but there is also joy when things work out.

Hoping things are on the upswing for you before you know it.

Good luck to your wife. May she find something she enjoys doing. This may be the beginning of something exciting for her.

Kathleen

May 13, 2008 06:18 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Kathleen and Jesse. Thanks for the very thoughtful comments. Very nice of both of you.

Ken

May 13, 2008 06:21 AM