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Sub-Prime Pain

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Gateway BRE# 01238257

17 Years LAPD has left me institutionalized beyond my own understanding.  There was a certain routine that I had when working the DUI watch.  Get ready at 1530hrs, uniform up, practice drawing from my holster, make sure I was all together, put on my helmet, turn on my blue-tooth, and mount up and leave home to do the 23 mile drive to VTD in Van Nuys.

Along the way keeping constant watch around me to make sure, 1. I was not being followed, 2.  Make sure I was not being staged upon, 3, Make sure I did not look around too much so I would not slam into a vehicle in-front of me that had Motor-cop fever.  While on shift, swivel time, I figured by 55 years old, my neck would be worn out from all of the turning.  At 0400hrs I would start my trek home, again, easier to watch traffic and to see if people are following me home, but I had to be careful not to out run my headlight.  Another motor, very good friend, slammed into a full sized video arcade game that had just fallen off of a truck in front of him, lying in the darkness, he still won't play asteroids to this day.  So where does the institutionalization come in, besides me loosing bowel control every time my wife turns on the microwave remnant of my first motorcycle T/C August 12, 1995? Bowel control jesting, (first t/c true)FYI

Its like this, whether or not people become timid when it comes to buying homes, there will still be business for those of us that keep our focus on our front sight.  When we do not become distracted by news, trauma, pessimists, doom-sayers, and even friends and family, we can truly do what we do best.  Work in a 100% commission business without a net.  So, how do I see the market, whether buyers, sellers, hard, soft, wishy-washy?  It is all good and workable, I just have to be green, bend a little, and never forget to be grateful for everything each and every moment of each and every day.

Comments (2)

John Evarts
Classic Property Management of Santa Clarita - Santa Clarita, CA
Connor, nice post! I agree 100% In fact, I think there are going to be more deals per agent this year than last. Do you agree?
Mar 22, 2007 10:52 AM
Connor T. MacIvor
RE/MAX Gateway - Santa Clarita, CA
661.400.1720

Absolutely,  after the buyers see that the market will not dump, and the sellers see that they do have value in their properties and that they should hold steady on price, we should start to move fast. 

 John, as you have already seen, it is picking up, the last two offers we have written since Tuesday of this week, have been multiple counter-offer responses.  So, it is coming around.  I am sure all of the other agents are experiencing the same things.  It did not seem to bother the buying public at all of the sub-prime lender falling down.

If this is the view of the buying and selling public from this event forward, then we are truly in for a busy year.

Mar 29, 2007 08:31 AM