Comments on: How Not to Sell Your Home in a Tough Market http://www.topcharlotteagent.com/2008/09/30/how-not-to-sell-your-own-home-in-a-tough-market/ Top Charlotte Agent . . . for a reason! Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: irv http://www.topcharlotteagent.com/2008/09/30/how-not-to-sell-your-own-home-in-a-tough-market/comment-page-1/#comment-641 irv Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:21:11 +0000 http://www.topcharlotteagent.com/?p=285#comment-641 Steve, Thanks for your positive comments as well. I have always believed that it's far easier to fail than succeed. So I guess that's why some of us are more successful than others. The Observer continues to go outside Charlotte for articles and stories when all the have to do is call us. This is a wonderful city that may feel and deal with some of the issues that many other cities have endured for a while. I'm very confident that we will rise above the issues and continue to provide opportunities in both housing and lending. The difference now is that purchasing a home and borrowing money is more of a privilege than a right. Irv Steve,
Thanks for your positive comments as well. I have always believed that it’s far easier to fail than succeed. So I guess that’s why some of us are more successful than others. The Observer continues to go outside Charlotte for articles and stories when all the have to do is call us. This is a wonderful city that may feel and deal with some of the issues that many other cities have endured for a while. I’m very confident that we will rise above the issues and continue to provide opportunities in both housing and lending. The difference now is that purchasing a home and borrowing money is more of a privilege than a right. Irv

]]> By: Stephen McCabe http://www.topcharlotteagent.com/2008/09/30/how-not-to-sell-your-own-home-in-a-tough-market/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Stephen McCabe Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.topcharlotteagent.com/?p=285#comment-642 Irv, I just wanted to say thank you for your comments in the Charlotte Observer today regarding the opportunities that may be created with the Wachovia buy-out. Almost without exception what seems like terrible news can have an upside and create unique opportunities. When listening to the news or reading an article in the paper one needs to remember that people don't tune in or buy papers to hear about how great things are. Gloom, doom, and fear sell papers. Particularly in my industry, mortgage lending, one would think that there is no money to buy a home. The truth however is far from that. If you are credit worthy then you can buy a home. In fact, it is a great time to do just that. Interest rates at some of the lowest historical levels, home prices are very reasonable, financing is abundant, and the qualifications are still very reasonable. The only difference these days is that if you can not afford to buy a house then you won't be able to buy. Imagine that. This correction in the lending and real estate market will, in time, make us all stronger, smarter and better prepared to meet our obligations. Thanks Irv for being a ray of light and your positive attitude in a forest kept dark by those that just want to sell newspapers! Steve McCabe McCabe Mortgage & Financial Services Irv, I just wanted to say thank you for your comments in the Charlotte Observer today regarding the opportunities that may be created with the Wachovia buy-out. Almost without exception what seems like terrible news can have an upside and create unique opportunities. When listening to the news or reading an article in the paper one needs to remember that people don’t tune in or buy papers to hear about how great things are. Gloom, doom, and fear sell papers. Particularly in my industry, mortgage lending, one would think that there is no money to buy a home. The truth however is far from that. If you are credit worthy then you can buy a home. In fact, it is a great time to do just that. Interest rates at some of the lowest historical levels, home prices are very reasonable, financing is abundant, and the qualifications are still very reasonable. The only difference these days is that if you can not afford to buy a house then you won’t be able to buy. Imagine that. This correction in the lending and real estate market will, in time, make us all stronger, smarter and better prepared to meet our obligations.

Thanks Irv for being a ray of light and your positive attitude in a forest kept dark by those that just want to sell newspapers!

Steve McCabe
McCabe Mortgage & Financial Services

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