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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.

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.

Going to Vegas for the NAR Convention

I am getting ready to go to my first NAR Convention. The NAR is the National Association of REALTORS(R).

I haven’t been to one of the national conventions, but I am looking forward to it. I was able to schedule it at the VERY last minute. I do plan on posting each day, even though I know I will be very busy. I doubt if I’ll even have time to squeeze in a hand or three of Blackjack, as I am scheduled to hit info sessions all day, every day.

Sorry for not having a normal post today, but I promise to make up for it… maybe I’ll come up with something on the plane… or I’ll watch “The 300” instead… we’ll see.

Client Gateway for Buyers… a cool bonus.

One of the great features I offer to buyers is the Client Gateway. If you aren’t familiar, it is a custom private webpage that lists all of the properties that meet the criteria we decide on. As new listings are entered into the MLS, they show up in the Client Gateway the next morning.

The example shown is a Gateway that I have set up to keep an eye on new listings of homes with 4 or more car garages in Gwinnett County, GA.

A great feature of the Client Gateway is the ability to organize the properties. While reviewing the properties in the Gateway, one can select “Like”, “Possibility” or “Dislike”. Properties that are shuffled

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