Decline in Real Estate

[Carolann R]

Makes me a little anxious. The gal that just delivered our Closing Documents for our home in Hawaii asked me if we were selling our house here...I said yes and she said "it's a bad time to sell isn't it?" I sure hope she's wrong. We've worked very hard to just get a fair price to make the transition...we can speculate all we like but we really won't know what happens in the market until it happens. World events, war, oil, terrorism...unemployment up or down...if one has interest in the housing market because they are selling or buying, well the outcome will be what it is...

I feel personally like prices are inflated and that is good for people who could afford to own several properties and hang onto them. Maybe not so good for people who are less fortunate. Then there are other avenues available oftentimes. I don't feel that because we own a home we are putting someone else out. We've worked very hard and no old money here to be sure. We are still not "comfortable" just working with what we have.

You can tell people to not have kids because they can't afford it...if they had to wait until they could afford kids, it might never happen for some people. Babies will happen whether we think it's a wise time or not. That's life. You do your best and work with what you have and if a little one comes then you do what you have to. We can educate people on the importance of better family planning...then it's up to them. I don't feel like I was given any more opportunity than many of the local people...I was raised in a blue collar family - dad worked in a steel mill. I didn't go to a fabulous college and even fought my own demons. There is a point where we are adults and it comes down to our decisions - whether to ride the system, whether to trudge through school, whether to create a career path of your own. Commerce will continue whether I am here or not. It IS our responsibility to do our best to share what we have with people who are less fortunate for many reasons. Whether to donate goods and money if we have it or to make ourselves available to help someone else on their trudge through life. (I know I'm a bleeding heart...that's not gonna change anytime soon. I won't apologize for it. I just feel like if I don't get in this life that it's about "how can I serve you?" then I have missed the big picture.)

Mahalo

Carrie

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