Man, I’ve missed doing this newsletter. The last one I did was December of 2008. Then, I got busy. Amazingly busy. Happily, enthusiastically, idiotically busy. But let’s back up...
I won’t kid you, 2008 was lousy. Sure the market was flat, but I take most of the blame myself because I used that as an excuse. I chose to whine and gripe about the market instead of taking advantage of it. It sucked. I sucked.
Then, around the first of the year, I decided I’d had enough of self-pity (like Belgian chocolate,
self-pity is delicious, but it’s not exactly the most beneficial thing for you...it rots your spiritual teeth and gives you an unsightly emotional waistline). So I stopped feeling sorry for myself and started working my tail off. And whaddya know? I started getting business from everywhere. Even from places that had nothing to do with the work I was putting in. I began working with a lot of buyers who had decided that they, too, were tired of waiting around. Everywhere I turned, there was business. I’ve never worked so hard or so gladly. And the most rewarding part of all that is the number of folks I’ve been working with who are buying their first home. What a thrill! For them and for me.
But I’m getting listings, too! It’s a fun, strange and wonderful time right now.
Whenever someone would ask Joe Merica (the owner of the last advertising agency I worked at) how things were going, he used to say, ‘Business is great, and we’re looking for more!”
I’m hip, Joe. I’m hip.
But I’ve missed doing the newsletter. The writing always took a long time, but what was really killing me was finding the time to have the things folded, tabbed and bulk mailed.
That’s when someone a lot smarter than me said, “Kenny, don’t go through all that...just email the things.”
So here is the first of the new Shorelines. I’ll keep you posted on what’s happening in the market and what to keep your eyes out for.
It’s great to be back in touch with everyone.
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