Lynne Pope

Jitters…first time home buyers and that magic word…Confidence!

The US Government is the headless horseman in charge of home ownership.

Did you ever jump rope at school? The 2 people holding the rope swing it around and around and you jump in. It takes practice. The first few times you get hit by the rope.
You watch others and it looks so easy. They show you that it is possible. But you think, how do I learn to do this without really hurting myself and embarrassment?

All this is to say -the neophyte is aware of the danger. The jitters of the bridegroom! It takes a lot of partying to slip on the collar…married.

Is the Realtor your party planner? “Trust us” and the purchase will work smoothly. The lender walks the bride down the aisle. A technical give away but we own your DNA. Escrow and Title are the legal entity - preacher - judge- just tying the knot! Feeling confident?

Is using a full service Realtor like going to the best schools, being in the best places, meeting the best people? Is using the discount company like going to Vegas- getting drunk and finding yourself married? It was so quick, you saved 2000 dollars but you felt it was not that special planned wedding, with the photo album and all the lovely memories.

Then, there is the investor. The guy who has been around a few times. This one only wants a good deal. He or she wants the house, that has been around. How long has it been on the market? Give me the old gal over there in the corner- she looks like some good bones! Yep- she is bank owned now, way past the short sale. Nobody wants her on the books anymore. The investor takes and rents it out. Where is the love?

What in the world is going to happen to the good old days? Those days when the plantation was humming along smoothly. The slaves worked for food and the landowner -was, is currently the USA. Financial crisis, world power, POWER = energy, influence whatever, is making some corrections. The Global war-ning. We are all working for food. Getting back to basics, leaving baby formula, leaving beef, leaving lead based paint, leaving carbon fuels, leaving DDT.

Remember the line in Joni Mitchell’s song..Give me spots on my apples…and they put up a parking lot!

Jitters…first time home buyers and that magic word…Confidence!