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Why some are failing and some are thriving in this market.
There is nothing more depressing and at the same time reassuring as going to a local meeting of realtors only to hear all about the gloom and doom of the market and how bad we are all suffering and how bad the market is.  I have been hearing that for the past 18 months, and they can continure to stay at home adn pout about it.  That is fine with me.  Run yourself out of the business and increase my market share.  I do not understand the inability to adapt. 
I do no REO work (thought I wanted to and quickly changed my mind), do not specialize in short sales (see previous comment on REO work), and I am very busy and looking for an assistant to help me keep up with what is going on.  I am not far at all from the Fort Bragg, and Fayetteville area, and also about teh same distance from the Raleigh and Triangle area, and when the market throws you a curve ball you do just like all great batters do, you adjust!  There is so much potential in these markets and so many sellers and builders looking for motivated Realtors that I do not ... more

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