homeownership: 1 Spoonful Of Unpleasant Today or 3 Spoonfuls Of Nasty Tomorrow
- 07/10/23 03:58 PM
The Real State of Real Estate Take A Spoonful Of Nasty Today or Take 3 Spoonfuls Of Nasty Tomorrow. What I mean is don't wait for rates to drop! You can buy the house today with still somewhat negotiable sellers, manageable prices and good rates today; or wait and pay 3x's as much for the same house tomorrow, or not be able to afford the house tomorrow and have to buy a condo and deal with multiple offers, escalating fees and non-negotiable buyers. Either way you're dealing with a tough situation, but you can rent the rate, buy the house and dump the (5 comments)
homeownership: Claiming Your Independence From Rent
- 07/03/22 08:44 AM
Today Could be Your Independence Day; the Day Claiming Your Independence From Rent Date The Rate, Marry The House & Divorce The Rent! In San Diego, CA the majority of people are paying as much or more monthly in rents as home owners do on their mortgage. So, it doesn't make sense to rent when you can afford to own. It doesn't make sense to assume you can't afford to own, when you can find out for FREE with me and my #1 Lender Jason E. Gordon. Here's a simple calculation to prove that Buying Becomes Cheaper than Renting after 5 years of ownership (8 comments)
"Try not to become a man *(person) of success but rather try to become a man *(person) of value." ~ Albert Einstein
*modified for my 2020 audience 😉
Your action for today is to contact one of your clients or customers regarding something unrelated to your product or service that would add value to their lives.
This has been the single most effective "secret to my success". Less than 20% of your competition stays in touch! Staying in touch between transactions, remaining a helpful resource and being a voice of value. In many cases, becomming friends or at least friendly-familiar in the process with my SOLD clients.
This post was inspired by: Lee Davenport's post: ARE WE STILL DREAMING ABOUT HOMEOWNERSHIP?
"We as real estate practitioners likely do not openly focus enough on the importance of homeownership. We exclaim verbally and post socially why we love our favorite restaurants, sports team, luxury brands and other objects of our affection. Yet, often we are mum on WHY homeownership matters, such as its wealth creation and generational transferable power. " - Lee Davenport