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2009 

I wonder if squirrelly deals are a part of the "new normal" - the pattern that we have settled into as a consequence of the "Great Recession" of 2008-9? It certainly seems and feels like every deal is a little squirrelly these days, a little more difficult, with a few more issues to resolve. Now...
09/29/2009
"Since nobody's perfect, how good is good enough?"  (Andy Stanley)from the Jack's Winning Words blog. This is a tough one to call. I tend to be fairly hard on myself when I make mistakes and have a hard time letting others off the hook for their mistakes. In real estate there are so many opportun...
09/28/2009
"History never looks like history when you're living through it." (John Gardner), from the Jack's Winning Words Blog. We are certainly living in historic times right now. We have just lived through "the great recession" - the worst recession in America since the Great Depression. In fact, we're s...
09/26/2009
In a conversation with a potential client about what to do with an upside-down home the owner said, "It's not fair. We've worked our butts off to get where we are and we're trying to do the right thing, but I can't afford to make up the difference between what I paid for this place 2 years ago a...
09/22/2009
"No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up." (Gloria Starr, Business Consultant) from my favorite source for these short quotes - Jack's Winning Words. I think I've actually used that same quote before or something close to it, but it is always good to reinforce those thoughts. Last y...
09/21/2009
I created the post below on Monday night, September 7th, after having devoted yet another holiday weekend to the real estate business instead of to family and friends and enjoying the moment. I suppose it was cathartic at the time; but I did not post it then, because I was already down enough abo...
09/08/2009
I believe that the words "I assumed" are probably the most danger-filled words in any contract-based scenario; yet I hear those words all the time in my real estate business. Real estate transactions are based upon the Purchase Agreement CONTRACT. That means that everything that is relevant to th...
09/06/2009
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Posts about things going on in Real Estate in Milford, Michigan; Highland, Michigan; White Lake, Michigan; Commerce Twp, Michigan,; West Bloomfield, Michigan; South Lyon, Michigan; Birghton, Michigan and HArtland, Michigan in Oakland and Livingston Counties of Michigan