December 2023

Hello everyone,

As always, I am happy to write to you in hopes that I will inspire you to think and possibly to move forward toward accomplishing your dreams. Whatever dreams you may have, “Everyday is a good day to buy and sell real estate”. Transactions happen everyday, regardless of what we hear is going on in the world. We all should continue to live our life without fear of what might happen in the future. Don’t hold yourself back. Mortgage companies and banks will decide whether you own real estate, so if you sell your existing property and move into a newly bought home, just take it one step at a time. Call a realtor. It’s a process. I always say, you never know unless you try. I am here to help you walk through that journey.

A little story about our family blessing to move to Florida:

The real estate bubble actually burst in 2009, which is when my wife and I decided to move to Florida in five years. “The Five Year Plan”. Unfortunately, my employer downsized the company office in Memphis, TN, just three years after we made that decision. Over 100 people received severance packages at lay off time. Now, this lay off was a tragedy for our family. We realized that hiring a realtor was the best idea for what we had to do, which was to list our house as a short sale. Long story short, we also realized that the LORD was turning our five year plan to move to Florida into a three year plan, because we were actually able to move to Florida in only three years instead.

Isn’t GOD amazing…. We were blessed again with two brand new vehicles which we leased with one trade-in vehicle and zero down payments on each. A couple months before, my wife and I had decided to quit smoking, yes both of us decided. Guess what, the money we use to spend on tobacco was now paying for our two new cars.  If you were to ask me at the time, if it were possible, I would say it was unbelievable, but we stepped out on faith, moved to Florida with two new cars and the rest remains to be told. But hey, just remember, I am here to help you also.

Conclusion, a few words to sum up the year of 2023:

There is a lot of talk about things all around us being so bad that we all should just wait and see what happens next, right? Is there a bubble? Is the bubble going to burst? It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Inflation, gas prices, grocery prices, etc. The negativity just went on and on while most people waited to see what was going to happen next, but some people actually sold their starter home and upsized to a bigger and better home in a better neighborhood for their family to grow and prosper.

My opinion for 2024:

The more you wait, the more you wait, that’s all. February 2024 will be a real estate boomer, so let’s get this party started. If you buy a home with solar panels, the only way they will benefit you, is that the seller pay them off at the time of closing with the proceeds from the sale.

Remember my moto, “work to live, don’t live to work”…….I think I was the first to say this, maybe or maybe not, who knows.

I wish you the best and I am always committed to helping you get what you want!

Happy New Year!