As a former "Trekkie", I came to embrace this Vulcan greeting from Mr. Spock. What better way for everyone involved in the real estate market to look at our current market situation. I firmly believe you have to be an eternal optimist to make it in this business. Having been through good times and bad over the past 20 years, I just want to encourage my fellow real estate practioners to hang in there. Make 2008 a year you meet your goals-financial and otherwise.
On a personal note, my now grown son was introduced to the potential upside of real estate investing when he was a teenager. I laid out a blueprint of how to make money on a real estate deal with very little out of pocket costs. This young man now lives in southern Florida, a market that saw upsurges of value in the 25%-30% range just a few years ago. That rampant growth has leveled out lately. Thankfully my offspring bought into 2 condo conversion projects at the right time. He's holding on and stands to benefit nicely once the market starts heading north again. ( Forgive me for bragging but the 'kid' will be earning a Masters in Real Estate from the University of Florida this spring.) Who knows, maybe we'll partner on some real estate deals in the near future.
Going back to the Vulcan greeting: Live Long & Prosper - I've been trying to do just that. I've seen more doctors than I could shake a stick at over the past year. Thankfully they tell me my health is pretty good for an old geezer. ( I graduated from Cass Tech High School in Detroit way back in 1966). My definition of prosperity has changed to include loving relationships with family and friends and good health as well as money in the bank.
Jan W Bond
Associate Broker
Bond Realty LLC
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