My Random Thoughts

YIKES - I don’t know where I’ve been. Yes, I do. I’ve been working or doing other things.

The diet is doing well so far - 9lbs gone in May. It would be nice to see that happen every month. I’d be at my goal in no time!  But one month at a time, heck, one week at a time. I was out of town last week, so that played a little havoc with my diet and my exercise. I’m going out of town this week, I hope its not as crazy and I won’t be as tired so I can get a day in.

Work is work, even with today being a holiday, I’ve got a lot of stuff to get through so I’m going to put some time in. Its hot, I’d rather be by the pool, but I don’t think I’ll get to spend much time there. Gotta do some grocery shopping, got to hit the gym, got to sweep the house and put the laundry away. There is always something to do.

Guess on that note I will stop playing around and get to one of the many things to do today!

….after reading an article in today’s Palm Beach Post, i think I’m glad I’m not. The article irritated me on a couple of different levels. First was the subject matter (PBC real estate market) and then it was the tone, or rather, the constant flipping of tone.

It started out as a Bash the Seller piece in the business sections….the market has fallen, but some people refuse to lower their price. Oh but the way they state it, some people refuse to face reality and lower their prices.

Guess what, I see reality and I also see knee jerk reactions. I’m going to set it at a price that I think is fair. Not everyone is going to agree.

Just because I want to sell my house does not mean I want to give it away. A seller who doesn’t lower his prices isn’t hurting anyone but himself if the house doesn’t sell. That is unless you want that house, but you want it for less than he’s willing to accept and suddenly he’s the bad guy in this deal?

One of the people interviewed for the article was a palm beach county teacher. He’s still waiting for the prices to fall (as if they haven’t already fallen). His perception is that people aren’t satisfied until they make double, triple or more of what they bought it for. While that might be nice, most people would be happy with respectable return on their investment. And by respectable I mean a 20%-30% increase over my sales price.  Yeah, Mr. Buyer, this is MY investment and I’m not going to sell it until I can get the return I want on it.

I’m selling it to finance my dreams, not yours. If that makes me one of those unreasonable sellers who isn’t in touch with reality, that’s okay. The sky is pretty nice in my world. Why don’t you go look for a home you can afford. And don’t tell me there are no affordable homes around here. Your income level would put you into a nice condo in a fairly decent area. What? A condo isn’t acceptable, you want a single family home on a lot with a yard. Then save your money.

I guess it takes all kinds.