I just came across this little story and I must say that I can totally relate to it at times. In parts of South America, and other places in the world as well, people have a method for trapping monkeys that is so easy - it’s scary.
To make the trap, first they hollow out a gourd or a coconut leaving an opening just large enough for a monkey’s hand to go through. Next, they place peanuts inside the gourd, then attach a vine to the gourd and stake the other end of the vine to the ground somewhere out of sight.
The monkey smells the nuts inside the gourd and reaches in to grab it. However, the opening, which was just large enough for their hand to go in, is too small for his closed hand to go back through. No matter how much the monkey pulls, he cannot escape as long as he tries to hang on to his “prize.”
Meanwhile, the hunter who set the trap, comes along and captures the monkey, and all because the monkey wouldn’t let go of the prize. All he had to do was let go and he would be free, but he keeps hanging on.
So how many times have we found in our life that we are trying to hold onto something so hard and if we would just let go of it, we would have our freedom?
Anyways, I could kind of relate to this story in some of the areas of my life and so I wanted to share it with you. The moral of this story is – let go of the “peanuts” and enjoy some freedom.
Now the application for you today is, do you find yourself in the housing market trying to hold on to your so called “prize?”
Maybe you’re renting and you’re afraid to let go of that and go into home ownership. There has never been a better time to buy than right now.
Maybe you bought your house three years ago with 100% financing and because of the housing market crash, the value of your home is not what it was and your find yourself “stuck” so to speak with your hand in the gourd. We want you to know there are answers for those problems.
Give us a call or shoot us a quick email and let us share some options. Please don’t sit there with your hand in the gourd and let yourself get shot at. There are some answers and we want to help you.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Christmas Party Dusting Tip
So the holidays are here and I was doing a little cleaning to get ready for a party. Dusting is not on my list of favorite things to do, but it has to be done. So I did my dusting but noticed that after only three days, the house was dusty again and I was going to have to break out the ole dust rag again.
I did a little research on line and found that if you use these dryer sheets to do your dusting, there’s a chemical in them that helps save you from having to dust as often. Furniture has a static charge which attracts dust. But if you use the dryer sheets, they break the static charge so the dust won’t like your furniture anymore. How cool is that? And as an added bonus, your furniture and your house will smell nice!!
Now how about your credit? Does it need a little dusting off? Well I can help!! Give my office a call and let’s see what we can do to help you get into a home again, or get into a home for the first time! I work with a company that has had great success in helping my clients increase their credit score. There is virtually no category where we have not seen deletions. Judgements, liens, late payments, bankruptcies…you name it, we’ve seen it removed.
So if you think you can’t buy a house because of credit, think again. Whether you’re looking in the next month, 6 months or year, give my office a call or shoot me a quick email. Let us help you pick yourself up and dust yourself off and start all over again.
I did a little research on line and found that if you use these dryer sheets to do your dusting, there’s a chemical in them that helps save you from having to dust as often. Furniture has a static charge which attracts dust. But if you use the dryer sheets, they break the static charge so the dust won’t like your furniture anymore. How cool is that? And as an added bonus, your furniture and your house will smell nice!!
Now how about your credit? Does it need a little dusting off? Well I can help!! Give my office a call and let’s see what we can do to help you get into a home again, or get into a home for the first time! I work with a company that has had great success in helping my clients increase their credit score. There is virtually no category where we have not seen deletions. Judgements, liens, late payments, bankruptcies…you name it, we’ve seen it removed.
So if you think you can’t buy a house because of credit, think again. Whether you’re looking in the next month, 6 months or year, give my office a call or shoot me a quick email. Let us help you pick yourself up and dust yourself off and start all over again.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Top Questions To Ask When Interviewing A Realtor.
1. How Long Have You Been in the Business?
2. What is Your Average List-Price-to-Sales-Price Ratio?
3. What is Your Best Marketing Plan or Strategy for My Needs?
4. Will You Please Provide References?
5. What Are the Top Three Things That Separate You From Your Competition?
6. May I Review Documents Beforehand That I Will Be Asked to Sign?
7. How Will You Help Me Find Other Professionals?
8. How Much Do You Charge?
9. What Kind of Guarantee Do You Offer?
10. What Haven't I Asked You That I Need to Know?
2. What is Your Average List-Price-to-Sales-Price Ratio?
3. What is Your Best Marketing Plan or Strategy for My Needs?
4. Will You Please Provide References?
5. What Are the Top Three Things That Separate You From Your Competition?
6. May I Review Documents Beforehand That I Will Be Asked to Sign?
7. How Will You Help Me Find Other Professionals?
8. How Much Do You Charge?
9. What Kind of Guarantee Do You Offer?
10. What Haven't I Asked You That I Need to Know?
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