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Slippery Slopes Are Really Slippery...!!!

By
Title Insurance with Patriot Land Transfer, Inc.

Remember all those warnings we wrote about in the last two years about how our real estate economy was in danger of entering onto a slippery slope...  

Now we know how hard it is to turn around or stop on a 'SLIPPERY SLOPE'...  

Momentum will carry you very far...and when you're going downhill...it will appear that you are going even faster...thus the 'slippery slope' reference...  

In this day when serious investors are buying gold, silver, and other precious commodities, those of us who are at or near retirement age can simply rededicate our lives to our Creator, trust in Him, and keep our eyes on the future...  

For I am convinced that the sum total of the knowledge of all the EXPERT economists amounts to a hill of beans...!!!  

Liquidity is when you look at your retirement funds and wet your pants!

So, keep your focus on the mountains, trust in Him who takes care of the sparrow, and remember even Solomon's gold is not arrayed as splendid as God's finest piece of creation...HUMANS...!!!

Oh, and stay off those slippery slopes...!!!

Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life

Fran - "keep our eyes on the future..."  True that, true that.  

Feb 26, 2009 02:12 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Jason,

Did you like my definition of liquidity...??? :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 02:21 AM
Kat DeLong
Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ
REALTOR

Fran;  Those 3 little words, HILL OF BEANS pretty much summed it up.

Feb 26, 2009 02:23 AM
Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life

Yes Fran.  That was classic:)  At the moment, my pants are pretty dry;)

Feb 26, 2009 02:29 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Kat: Thank God I'm not an expert...!!! :)

Jason: I hear you...!!! Pockets, too...!!! :)

Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 02:34 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

You've got a great perspective! I like the 'hill of beans' graphics. It's all a SWAG afterall.

Feb 26, 2009 04:19 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Lyn,

You gotta always look on the lighter side...!!! :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 04:23 AM
Greg Cavaiani
Response Realtors - Eagle, WI

You said it exactly right again!  Greg Cavaiani

Feb 26, 2009 04:44 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Greg,

Thanks for thinking so...! :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 05:46 AM
Diane Daley
Caron's Gateway Real Estate - Northumberland, NH

Retirement funds what retirement funds...  They disappeared must be osmosis... 

Feb 26, 2009 08:24 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Diane,

I used to worry about having enough savings to retire on...Now I don't worry about retiring...!!! :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 09:06 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

On Christ the Solid Rock I stand all others are sinking sand. Means more to me today than ever.

Feb 26, 2009 10:55 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Missy,

Our faith is the only brake we need on a slippery slope...!!! :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 26, 2009 12:42 PM
Peggy Wester
Realty Executives Integrity - Grafton, WI
Real Estate Agent Ozaukee & Washington County

"...trust in Him who takes care of the sparrow." These are the best words I could hear today. It's been a tough couple of weeks, but it all really is a whole lot easier when you just trust, isn't it? Thanks, Fran.

Feb 26, 2009 01:56 PM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Peggy,

It is a whole lot easier when you trust, but it isn't always easy to trust...That's where we need support of friends and family...and bloggers!!! :) Thanks,   Fran 

Feb 26, 2009 02:32 PM
Cheryl Powell - The Powell Team
Southern Homes of The Carolinas - The Powell Team - Harrisburg, NC
Concord,Harrisburg & Charlotte NC Area Real Estate

Cash 4 Gold took my gold, and Bernie Madhoff took my retirement money. All I've got left is my hill of beans!

Feb 27, 2009 01:12 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Cheryl,

Plenty of protein in them thar beans...!!! :) Thanks,   Fran

Feb 27, 2009 01:24 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

I think we have officially went from slippery slope to bungy jumping and I'm really hoping the bungy catches before we hit the ground!

 

Todd Clark - Broker (GRI) Beaverton, Oregon www.IFoundYourNewHome.come (503)524-9494

Feb 28, 2009 06:12 PM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

TC,

I think you're right...as usual...!!! Thanks,   Fran

Feb 28, 2009 10:51 PM