Peace, Baby!
It’s amazing what you can learn about people by the way they handle their real estate transaction. I’m working with a buyer right now to whom I have shown maybe 50 homes. We finally saw one that he fell in love with on Tuesday - a marathon day of looking because he wants to get in on the 1st time homebuyer credit. He has been contemplating this move for quite some time - but we are getting down to D Day and H Hour - and we’re running out of time.
We submitted an offer on the property. However, we ran into a bit of snag on his financing and the whole thing has now given him pause. Of course he’s been talking to friends. My experience is that friends and family will often discourage any positive decision to do something - because they can never be wrong if they tell you NOT to do something. And if things don’t work out quite as expected (and when do they ever?), they can say, “See! I TOLD you so!”
Now, I am not saying he SHOULD buy the house. But I am surprised that this young man is willing to give up so easily on his dream. It makes me wonder - what else has he given up on too easily? To stand up for your dream and fight for it takes the courage of your convictions and commitment to see it through.
I sometimes wonder about the younger generation. Are we aging Baby Boomers just overgrown spoiled brats insisting on getting things our way? We grew up in an era that questioned the status quo - that refused to ”settle”. We realized that there ARE some things worth fighting for - and that fighting for them took courage and commitment - but that Viet Nam was not one of them. And is Iran? You gotta ask…
Or am I just letting my ex-hippy attitudes take over?
“All Things With Exuberance!”
mary!
