Detroit Real Estate

I read a blog on another site this morning about a realtor that had been called about listing a house.  The caller wanted a price on what the house was worth.  So he did up a nice brochure and drove out to the guy's house.  Right before he got there the guy cancelled.  He never called back or returned calls.  The guy wanted a "free value",  he never wanted to list the house.  He wasted this agents time, gas, and money.  Of course nobody wants to work for free.  You don't go in, do work, and then let your boss not pay you for the day.  Well it is the same way with real estate agents.

Real estate agents don't want to drive clients around showing houses if the person really isn't interested in buying a home.

Real estate agents don't want to be one of the many real estate agents trying to find a client a home.  They don't want to spend time with a client if they have another agent.  Why invest time in somebody if they aren't committed to you?  Why invest time with somebody if it is a small chance of being the one that closes the deal.  Showing houses takes a lot of time.  The real estate agent take times to set up the route and the appointments.  It's gas money.  It's wear and tear on a car.  It's time an agent could be spending with a client that is working exclusively with them.

Real estate agents don't want to research a house to give out a free price.  That's not what they are in business for.  I'm sorry they are in it for commission.  To be paid for their work.  Just like you.  Just like everybody, we all want to be paid.  Real estate agents don't want to spend a couple of hours finding comps and putting together a pretty brochure just to give a free price of what the house is worth.  The agents don't want to waste their time driving to a house and spending time explaining what the house is worth if the client is just "using the agent".

The bottom line is that none of us like to be "used" or lied to.  Most people use a white lie to get out of something at one time or another in their life.  But think about the other person's time and investment when you "want" something.  Whatever type of salesmen their time is important.  Don't lead them on, or waste their time if you are not interested or if you are using them.

We all know "users" in our life.  People who only call when they need something.  The ones that come to your party but you have never been to their house.  The person that eats and drinks a lot but never puts in their fair share when the bill comes.  The person who will call you for help, but is always "busy" when you need a little help.  

Life is about what you leave behind, not what you take.

Here are my positive quotes for the day!

Light tomorrow with today!

                                Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

                                                              John Lennon

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Never look back unless you are planning to go that way

                                                              Henry David Thoreau

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Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

                                                               Thomas Edison

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Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal"

 

 

 

My family recently went on a trip to Egypt.  For us it was a trip of a lifetime.  My wife is a four time cancer survivor and had another round of cancer in November and December.  I am a work a holic and her latest round of cancer woke me up.  I realized I needed to slow down and really start living life with her.  I don't know if I have five years, fifteen years, or thirty years left with my lovely wife Marianne.  With Cancer you never know.

I turned 50 a year ago, so I'm finally realizing that I am entering the later part of life.  My cousin just died last month of cancer.  He worked two jobs and only had been retired a few years when cancer took him.  All of this has shaken me in the last few months.  So we have to take time to enjoy what we have.  Marianne and I have to take more time to enjoy our son.  So we splurged on the trip even with Michigan's shaky economy.  There is never a good time to enjoy yourself.  As we all know there is always something pressing to do.

But I urge all of my readers to take the time to enjoy your family and friends.  Take the time to plan a getaway.  Even if it is a day it is a day of memories.  A day away from work, a day away from responsibilities.   It was worth it to me.  Next month we are just going to drive to Chicago to just to spend the day with Ryan our son.  Nothing fancy, just to see the sites.  So enjoy your time on this earth.

                                           Just my thoughts

                                                                     Russ Ravary  

Fun Michigan facts and Michigan trivia (edit/delete)

Here is more Michigan trivia and some interesting Michigan facts.

Did you know that:

The first drive in gas station opened in 1910 in Detroit, Michigan

The world's first profession hockey team started in Houghton, MI.  It was started in 1899 and was named the Portage Lake ice hockey team.

The first soda pop made in the United States was Vernor's ginger ale and was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit.

That Henry Ford wrote and published a childrens book in 1914 called "The Little White Slaver".  It was his way of exposing the dangers of smoking known at that time.

The State of Michigan claims to have more tree varieties than all of Europe.

Before Ervin "Magic" Johnson was called "Magic" he was called "June Bug".  He was round and was very energetic like the June Bug so his neighbors called him "June Bug" 

Michigan has the most registered boats (over 1 million) of any state in the Union

I hope you enjoyed these few Michigan fun facts and Michigan trivia. 

Russ Ravary your  Livonia real estate agent serving the Metro Detroit real estate Market

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 Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 1 

Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 2

Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 3

 Here is my third installment of  Michigan trivia and more interesting Michigan fun facts.

Did you know any of these Michigan facts?

1855 - Michigan State University was founded as the nation's first land-grant university and served as the model for 69 land-grant institutions later established under the Morrill Act of 1862. It was the nation's first institution of higher learning to teach scientific agriculture.

Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. 

 The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car in 1939.

That the saying "the real McCoy" originated from a Michigan inventor named Elijah J. McCoy.  Elijah was a black inventor raised in Ypsilanti in 1872, patented the first automatic lubrication system for locomotives and other machinery. The device was so effective it was difficult to sell imitations that were not "the real McCoy"; McCoy's name became synonymous with anything genuine or authentic.

 The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in America to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam.

Indian River is the home of the largest crucifix in the world. It is called the Cross in the Woods.

Michigan is called the Wolverine State, they thought there were no wolverines in Michigan.  However supposedly, one was spotted in 2007, so hopefully there is at least one.

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse of Michigan and all the Michigan Trivia and interesting Michigan fun facts 

Russ Ravary your  Livonia real estate agent serving the Metro Detroit real estate Market

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 Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 1 

Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My quote of the day is:

You can win more friends listening with your ears than speaking with your mouth.