"Get Back in the Saddle, Get Back in the Game"

Grant Simon, nationally known motivational speaker and owner of First Florida Mortgage in Orlando was guest speaker at the monthly career building session of Amerivest Realty of Central Florida in Winter Park. Mr. Simon’s one hour, humor based approach to building your business, talked about today’s exciting opportunity for buyers to purchase a home and for agents to be aware of those opportunities and take advantage of it while they last. Mr. Simon compares today’s buyer’s market to the day after “Black Monday” back in the 80’s when stock prices sharply fell on Monday, and how most investors back then failed to seize the opportunity to buy those low priced stocks on the days following. His comparison to today’s real estate buying opportunity is no different as long as buyers understand that real estate should be viewed as a long term investment and only a part of their overall investment portfolio. It should also be something the buyer can afford. Monthly payment should equal around ¼ of monthly gross, and home price should be around 3 years of pay.
Getting back in the saddle and back in the game is the approach agents should take to become the experts in their field by choosing a niche price point, knowing what is available in that price range, in the area they choose to market. This makes them the preferred experts for today’s serious buyer.
All indications show that the market in Central Florida has begun the turn around so agents who are serious about their Real Estate careers should be willing to
“Get Back in the Saddle, Get Back in the Game”.