Positive Real Estate Professionals

The thought I have for my blog is directed to those who are considering whether the time is right to buy a house or to buy investment property.  The quote comes from the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffet.  “Be afraid when people are greedy, and be greedy when people are afraid.” Now is a great time to buy a [...]

I have spent the slow time for the past couple of days going through the sales data from our MLS.  I had broken itdown into quarters, but this time I went into each listing area (that we work) by month.  Our MLS only goes back to the end of March 2007, so it wasn’t as bad [...]

I found this article in the Deseret News, which they picked up from the Orlando Sentinal .  I found it an interesting reading on the trends that they are seeing in kitchen remodels and designs.  I found it interesting that the trend is going away from overhead cabinetry, but I will let you read the article if you choose.  Here [...]

I just finished pulling statistics for sales in the 2nd quarter here in Iron County.  I was a little suprised at this years numbers and how they compared with 2nd quarter numbers from previous years. April 1 to June 30, 2010: Homes Sold:    173  Highest Sold Price: $475K  Lowest Sold Price: $1  Ave. Sold Price: $156,191 DOM: 187 April 1 to June 30, 2009 Homes Sold:    156  Highest Sold Price: $400K  Lowest Sold [...]

If you’re going to be in Salt Lake City on August 31st there is going to be a Social Media Conference.  It is not Real Estate specific, but it still should have some good ideas.  I would like to attend, but I most likely will not be able to attend.  We have just gotten too busy [...]

I came across this article also in The Deseret News.  This is an important article to remind everyone that if something seems too good to be true, it most likely is.  It is also intended to help everyone see what sort of scams are happening to people in our immediate area.  It is important to let the authorities [...]

Another article that is interesting about the beginnings of economic recovery here in Utah.  The full recovery is still a long ways away, and these gains could be erased with another downturn in the economy.  But Good News is just that, Good News.  Most of the jobs are being created in Northern Utah, which doesn’t do [...]

I came across another quote that I wanted to share today.  It goes well with my first Motivational Monday post.  This quote comes from Samuel Johnson, and I really believe that many of us suffer a little from this.  Here is the quote: “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. “ I believe [...]

I don’t why I have put off writing my post until the past couple of days, but I have.  It is Friday and as the workweek winds down for a lot of people, I wanted to share a gorgeous photo that Darcy took from the car as we were driving South on Interstate 15 just North [...]

I have been reading too much media sources lately, there is still a lot of doom and gloom out there.  The Stock Market has shown some positive signs lately.  Still, in all, there is still a lot of doom in the news.  One of the things that I have found that lifts me up is to [...]

I came across this article that was posted in the Deseret News.   I was astounded that the percentage was still that high (nearly 70%) of the ink and toner cartridges that are ending up in our landfills.  This article points out one of the things that we have been doing, which is taking them back to our [...]

I came across a great thought reading my emails this morning.  It comes from Helen Hayes the star of stage and screen.  I really liked the distinction that her mother gave her.  Here is the quote: “My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and [...]

This is a news article from the Deseret News , it is an article about one of our main local attractions, Cedar Breaks National Monument.  The 77th anniversary of the foundation of the monument.  I honestly didn’t know that it was that old, I thought that it was formed in the 1950′s instead of 1933.  For those that [...]

I mentioned our short sale in both of our blogs this week.  It recorded this morning!  Yeah!  I don’t know if it is a record or not, but just 20 days ago we received the offer, presented to the seller, they accepted and we sent it to the bank, and even with hiccups it still closed, [...]

I wrote yesterday that our short sale deal seemed to be falling apart, but now it looks like it will fund and record tomorrow as we had hoped.  I can’t believe that it went so quickly, 20 calendar days from receiving an offer to recording, (as long as the buyers money wire comes in as scheduled).  [...]

It is Monday, and I have been in a really good mood, considering our short sale closing is working on crashing, not because of the buyer or the seller, the bank may not postpone foreclosure 24 hours to allow a wire to arrive.  I know, if there were such a thing as common sense involved, we wouldn’t [...]

It is the Hall of Fame Weekend for the NFL or pro football.  I wrote about Jerry Rice yesterday, today I wanted to write about an equally amazing player, Emmitt Smith.  I will admit, I have not really been a Cowboys fan since Jerry Jones bought them, but I am an Emmitt Smith fan.  He is [...]

Today is thankful Thursday, and I am thankful that here in the United States we still have the ability to be ourselves, to stand out from the crowd.  We are only limited by decency laws and our own creativity as to how we can distinguish ourselves from everyone else.  It is truly up to us to [...]

These photos were taken along Highway 14, in fact you can see Highway 14 running through some of these photos.  They were taken of the meadows between Cedar Breaks and Duck Creek Village.  These photos were taken on Sunday August First, as you can see we had a storm brewing also. The photo below was actually taken at [...]