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Author Archives: Lane Bailey

So, he’s hit the But that’s the way I want it to be stage…

Many of you might know that I have a three (and a half) year old son. He has graced a variety of my posts, and is one of the primary inspirations for me being in real estate… but I digress… Often.

Gotta SleepSo, while it isn’t the first time, I wanted to relay a little story involving the “Boy Wonder.”

Upon my return from the NAR Convention, my wife promptly left town… to do a little scrap-booking with her mother. She left Mini-Me in my care for the weekend. During one of our dinners, he became impatient. It went something like this…

“Daddy, is dinner ready yet?”

“No buddy, I just started it… give me a few minutes.”

“But, Daddy, I’m hungry nooowwwww.”

“Well, a few minutes ago when I asked if you were getting hungry, you said that you weren’t.”

“Is it ready yet?”

“No.”

“Yes it is!”

“No, it isn’t… no matter how much you want to change it… it won’t be ready until it is ready.”

Seems simple enough, right?

So, Lane… why are you writing this on a real estate blog?

Simple. He isn’t the only one that is prone to statements like that. I’ve been seeing a lot more of them in the last few months. Sometimes it is from those that lobby on our behalf. Other times it is from those inside the industry.

“Real estate sales are off by 15%”

“That isn’t bad.”

“The trends aren’t pointing to a recovery yet. It could happen, but we can’t know.”

“Yes they are! Everything is hunky-dory. We are already seeing the recovery.”

“No, it isn’t… no matter how much you want to change it… it won’t be ready until it is ready.”

Let me make this clear. I believe that real estate will see a large scale recovery in the next year or so… but it might not. Then again, it could be sooner. Where I have the problem is when we are faced with a difficult market, some in the NAR, and many agents simply say that everything is great. One might almost think that they feel if they say it enough, it will be so. But, just as with the media talking of values “tumbling” when they drop a few percent, saying that there is “nothing to see here” when there clearly is… doesn’t help make us look honest and transparent.

There are incredible opportunities. But, as investors know, there have to be risks. Those that get in BEFORE the recovery is piling away at full steam will get the best returns… and, as in the last cycle change, the last ones to the party just get to clean up and don’t get to play in the fun.

Can we ease the water shortage?

It looks like there is an idea to do just that.

If the US Fish and Wildlife Service signs off, the water coming off Lake Lanier could be dramatically cut. Right now, we have about 79 days left. If this plan goes through, there would be a reduction in the Apalachicola River of about 10%, but the outflow from Lanier could be cut more than that… maybe even more than a year.

So, we’ll see what this does for the drought situation. Of course part of the problem is that the USFWS hasn’t decided when they’ll decide… Of course, it isn’t like there is some sort of clock dripping… I mean ticking in the background.

Here is a great blog with sources and further info regarding our wonderful water situation here. I’ll also keep posting as I get new info.

Blog Anthology, Posts 124-133

It is time once again for more updating of my historical posts. I said I would try to get in here every couple of weeks… and it has been a couple of weeks. So, off we go. If you noticed the skip on 116-123, those are the previous anthologies.

For Halloween, I mentioned that the roads in Atlanta go NUTS every year. The traffic is truly scary on Halloween. So, Abandon all hope, Ye who enter Atlanta’s roads on Halloween…

Dump Spam. I don’t know about you, but I get too much. I have adopted a lot of measures to limit the spam that comes my way, but because I NEED to keep my identity out there in front of people, I will alwaya have some to deal with. This post was about how I deal with it.

Just a little insight into the real estate business and the internet. Web Progressions.

Market Update for Gwinnett County, September 2007 was the next post. I try to jazz them up… but a lot of it is still pretty dry. The predictions are fun, though. I will be revamping the way I present these in the next few weeks.

I managed to get 5 other real estate agents to agree on a time for a community open house for one of my listings. We also did a one day sale. While the property didn’t get an offer that day, we did have a LOT more traffic than normal open houses bring. One Day Sale!!! For a condo… and an Uber Open House!

Just a quick question, What do you want?

I think that the Client Gateway for Buyers… a cool bonus, is a great tool for buyers in any market, but especially in a market where there are lots of houses for sale. It helps buyers sort through the chaff to find the jewels they really need to see.

The appointment was canceled, but I am going to try to get it rescheduled for this coming week. I really want to do this. I’m giving away $1000… Read for details.

With the costs for energy climbing, and more people staying put in their homes for a little while longer, I thought I would mention a way to save money and improve air quality. Crawlspaces? Same money…

Since mine looks terrible (you’ll have to follow the links to see how terrible), Loan me your “too cool” garage… ok, just tell me about it. I’d love to have some great garages profiled on my site.

That catches me up to 11/9/07. That is a week ago. Look for another anthology in a couple of weeks.

New pricing model

I’m still out here at the National Association of REALTORS(R) Convention in Las Vegas. So far, it has been a pretty cool experience. Sorry I don’t have any pictures, I actually have carried my digital camera with me everywhere… but I haven’t even seen the strip.

So, what interesting stuff is here for consumers?

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I’m in Vegas

I promise to do better than this later, but for now… I’m in Vegas.

What can I pass along?

If you are flying with a laptop, take it out of the bag and run it through the X-ray machine by itself. I didn’t know that.

I will try to get back on later today and post up some pictures as well as anything else that looks interesting.

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