There are jaw-dropping, bargain basement buys out there, and we agents are asking each other:

WHY AREN'T BUYERS JUMPING ALL OVER THESE DEALS??!!

Of course we all know that for many people, job insecurity and overall fear of the future has them frozen in place.

But for the few, the brave, the buyers who can buy:  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  Prices have been in a

downward spiral, but many gurus are saying that we are at or very close to the bottom, and soon prices will begin to slowly climb back up.

In my humble opinion, NOW couldn't possibly be a better time to grab up a bargain.  And there are so many great choices, today's buyers have more leverage and buying power than I've seen in my 20 years of selling real estate.

The word IS getting out, and I've noticed an increase in traffic on our Team's listings.  The savvy buyer

who has been sitting on the fence, waiting to see just how low prices will go, is beginning to see that his window of opportunity just may be closing.

Short sales and bank-owned homes are dotting the landscape in record numbers, and they are slowly but surely getting grabbed up.

The only thing sitting on the fence is going to do is give you splinters in your backside, so jump down and go find your bargain!

Jacki and Jerry Shafer are full-time professionals with The Shafer Team and Keller Williams Realty, specializing in Louisville, Oldham, Henry, Shelby and surrounding counties in Kentucky.