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The slow market... is a good thing!

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Real Estate Agent with Gary Mann Real Estate

HAH!  Got you with that title, you are probably thinking, what is wrong with her??  Nothing!  I am just taking a positive look at this slow and crazy market.  While our sales are down, our phones only ringing 50 times a day instead of 100- I am taking this opportunity to better myself as a Real Estate Agent.  What a great opportunity this is to begin taking more classes, earn designations, reading up on area statistics, and enjoying those wonderful books out there!  ( I just finished Outliers - loved it, everyone needs to read that one.)  Once our market rebounds- I will be happy to say that I am a better Realtor.  A little tattered and torn from dealing with this weird market (who isn't?) but I am making this work for me and I am sincerely enjoying this opportunity.  So to those who are down and out and really struggling - look at it in a different light and take advantage of this time!

Comments (5)

Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Rebekah- Slow? We are so busy that our heads are spinning! We just received 6 more offers today. Our  fax machine rings constantly. It is ALL GOOD! Katerina

Jun 04, 2009 12:08 PM
Anne Hensel
South Beaches Real Estate Professionals - Saint Petersburg, FL
Realtor - Broker - St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island

What slow market? Florida is finally taking off again. My phone is ringing off the hook.

Jun 04, 2009 12:13 PM
TIM MONCRIEF
Tim Monciref - Austin, TX
Over 2,000 homes sold…..

Try a new mindset.  The market is improving in most parts of the country.  Throw out everything prior to July 1st and start over.  As of now you are in a good market.  With that attitude activity will happen.  DO NOT get caught in the negative attitude that is out there as it will slow you down.  Wake up tomorrow and kick yourself in the rear and roll on.  Note the other replies!!

Sell on.........

Jun 04, 2009 01:16 PM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

I have taken care of a lot of items in the slow market...  My thoughts?  Get used to it...this is the new "Normal!"

Jun 04, 2009 01:48 PM
Rebekah Littlefield
Gary Mann Real Estate - Moses Lake, WA

I appreciate all the comments and I am VERY happy to hear that some areas are really starting to pick up!  Our market  in Moses Lake has been slower than normal- but we are getting better!  Our buyers got scared with all this media attention to the "housing market crash" and the "economic meltdown"- so they are on the fence, and it has been so hard to get them off.  We are getting better- but my phone isn't ringing as much as it used to!  So- like I said- instead of hiding my head in the sand and saying "I quit"- I am working very hard to hone my skills and become a better agent!  I'm enjoying it and still managing to sell!

Thanks Everyone!

Jun 04, 2009 03:12 PM