Good News Report # 17

Hello,




Last night I was watching the classic movie The Titanic. It seems one of the main reasons that the ship smashed into the ice burg was that the rudder was too small for the size of the ship. There was too much speed and too little rudder size to make a difference. A collision was going to happen no matter how much they tried to avoid it. Just before bed last night I continued to read another chapter or See you at the top by Zig Zigler. On page 148 Zig talks about “ A man or woman without a goal is like a ship without a rudder”. Each will drift and not drive. Each will end up on the beach of despair, defeat or despondency.” In the case of the Titanic they ended up on the side of an Ice Burg. Many of us in life confuse activity with accomplishment. In many cases our rudder only guides us slightly in the right direction and as a result we reap only a small fraction of the harvest life has to offer. We must have a bigger rudder in our life, or in other words…

“ Goals, dreams and aspirations!” I want to encourage you to increase the size of your goals this week and share this with someone close to you.



The real estate market is still moving ahead strong. There are many buyers out there who are motivated and looking for the perfect home. There needs to be a good fit between the seller and the buyer. Sellers need to be realistic in their thinking. Price the home right. Get all of your inspections done prior to going on the market and offer out a fair and realistic commission to both the listing and buyers agent. Buyers need to be prepared to offer market value and in many cases a bit higher. I have been part of multiple offers in the past few weeks ( I was one of 5 offers on 1 home ). You’ll need to be completely loan approved, you’ll need your good faith deposit in the bank ( 3% at least ) and a good down payment ( 10-20% ) and be prepared to do some work on the home if needed. There are always exceptions out there, but if you want to win, be in it to win it.



Feel free to contact me if any real estate related questions or needs arise. I can be reached at 408-482-0992.



James E. (Jim) Mauldwin

"Real Estate Sales By Referral"

Intero Real Estate Services

12900 Saratoga Avenue.

Saratoga, CA 95070

DRE# 01125380 since 1991.

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