Shelter...gimmee shelter.  A safe place, a place your would defend. Caught a verse of the Rolling Stones song this morning and you realize a home is more than just four walls. It is a shelter..like a cave, an igloo, a yurt.  We peddle all kinds of real estate but homes, houses, shelters are the main stay for most real estate brokers. That's our job. We locate them, list them, sell them. All prices, types, locations. And we need one too. You go home at night, rake some leaves this time of year, enjoy a supper with loved ones, catch some tube, head to bed. Tomorrow do it again. When you think of the word shelter do you think vacation home, condo or timeshare? No..you probably think basic home.  One you would defend, one you have the right to have arms to protect.  Safe, clean, warm, yours.  A home is security and a financial savings bank too.  Many have equity in their homes as all there is for "savings" or equity.  As REALTORS,  we all see families grow up in homes we sell, older folks downsizing and others investing in multi unit shelters to provide housing for renters.  We are in a pretty awesome, important industry.  As a group, we all need to with one voice give direction to our leaders to get this country back on solid footing and to protect the right for everyone to have their own special shelter to be proud of, to raise families in, to retire and enjoy life in.  A home or shelter is a source of pride, an investment in the community and by paying taxes, we have a say, a stake by setting roots down in an area. Now that the hoopla of our first black president is history, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work, heading in one direction to fulfill the American Dream of home ownership! This is a good forum to do that.  What do our leaders need to do to preserve this institution? Throw your two cents in here....

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Home Ownership Of All Kinds, Prices, Locations In "Vacationland"