Well, I started my real estate career one year ago and it's been a heck of a year to start a career in real estate, or so my friends say. I have a positive take on the whole real estate situation. I think this is the best environment to learn our craft right. When it's tough you learn more. I've seen around 125 properties this year and it's such a pleasure to see so many home staged well. I think it's been great for the condition of the housing stock on Cleveland's east side. Of course for sellers prices today are a hard pill to swallow compared to what they were 2 years ago. The flip side of that is that seller's moving on to bigger houses are enjoyind reduced prices, so for them it's a wash. This whole drastic reduction in home prices reminds us of one basic truth-- A house or condo is primarily A PLACE TO MAKE YOUR HOME, and secondarily an investment. Like stocks, the prices of homes go up and down, and they will go back up when the market corrects.
During all this turmoil I've learned a great deal and I've had the great fortune of having very supportive and helpful colleagues at Realty One. The Shaker office is great. I've had a ball learning about properties, people, law, finance, neighborhoods, blogging, and everything else that goes into being a real estate agent. The people are what I enjoy most! Aside from a few uptight rude agents, most of them are very collegial and I'M HAVING FUN!
I hope you weekend was great and stay tuned for more......
Scott
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