Thursday, March 5, 2009

Well it's been a while since we've posted

Frankly the market was so weak in 2008 that it was hard to come up with anything either new or optimistic to post about. But ever since the first of the year we have been busier than at anytime in 2008, and as busy as we ever were in previous years. At first when we got busy we were scared that it was just a temporary bubble that would soon go away. But thank heaven we were wrong. So far this year our sales are up 300% over the same time period in 2008.

The fact is that this is a great market. Especially if you are a buyer. Did you ever notice how people always say they want to buy low and sell high? Well this is now a buy low market. But the "buy low" part of the scenario is a lot more difficult for people to actually execute. Everyone is anxious to sell high, but it takes a particular type of courage to actually make the buying decision to purchase in a down market.

I'd suggest that you talk to some old timers. Ask them what they paid for real estate, especially land that typically can't deteriorate on you and you will be amazed at how much they made over relatively short time spans even as short as 5 years. So if you ever wanted to "buy low" now is the time really consider making the plunge.

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