Golfing Reflects You!

The idea behind my blog was tell people about Real Estate and everything else that randomly goes through my mind. Golf is one on those things that I enjoy going around up there. As addictive as it may be I have learn some things about myself through golf.

Golf is a true reflection of one's personality, traits and character.

Those who know me know I am pretty laid back. I don't get excited much. They also know I can get by with not trying too hard. There are however moments when I get very excited about particular things. So much that I think about them constantly and go through my day or week looking forward to getting the chance to do these things. Golf is one of these things. Particularly driving the ball. Driving is the one thing I get very excited about. I am not sure if it is because it is the longest or first shot or if it is because it is my worst stroke. Driving is the shot that consumes me. The mid range shots with irons are fun and I am okay at them and I do them with little effort, most the time I get by on them. Even the putting is not that exciting to me. I am okay at it and I except that. Putting is about speed, break and reading greens. I guess it is a little out of my control so it does not effect me the same way as Driving the ball. Driving is all about control. All I have to do it hit the ball off the tee and down the middle of the fairway, but because the club is designed for distance and not accuracy it makes it the most difficult to control. The shaft is longer and the point of contact is in front of center and so my control has these factors working against it. This must be why it seems so challenging.

My self realization of this has changed the way I think about control in life thanks to golf. It has shown me I need control and after getting some of it I can be laid back. I have even realized that if I can't get control I will educate myself or adjust to get it. This is especially true of driving the ball. I've read books, watched videos online and looked at tips to give me ideas for control. I know what to do I just can't do it, yet. And like most areas of my life when this happens I give up on wanting control and that is when I get it. My greatest teacher is humility.

If you want to understand yourself pick up a golf club and swing at a ball. Golf will reveal your character, traits and personality and it will do so in an exaggerated way.


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Gloom and Doom

Have you seen the news lately, among the murders and assults, homes are making the headlines. Foreclosures are up, sales prices are down, interest rates and flexing. Gloom and Doom in Real Estate. Real Estate has a legal term called "puffing", and the media is guilty of this on many counts. Salem and the valley have not seen the drastic trends of California or Florida even Vegas. We have always been a little behind times and our RE market is the same way. That is why last year we say some of the best appreciation in the nation. Why, because we began to catch up. It took 2 years to catch up but the market today in Salem is steady. We are seeing fair prices and fair market time. Buyers are commodities. The supply and demand curve is askew with more and more supply but homes are still holding strong to price. New Construction is flooding supply, but they will eventually sell too!

The Gloom and Doom however is mostly driven by financing. Over the last three years ARMs and IO flooded the market. When people lose their homes the banks start raising rates and lending less money with less risk. The short of it is the banks messed up! They lended too much at exotic rates in exotic programs. The beginning of a new age has come. It is time to get back to the old days of Owner Carries. The owner can put up 5 to 10% for down payment.

Gloom and Doom is true for the days of 100% financing and exotic loans, but Salem has it good right now!

My First Post

My intentions for this blogspot is to be as witty and distinguished as my nifty counterparts. I wanted to be like Jason but I didn't have a wedding photo handy. I wanted to be like Jake with the all the cars he owns. I wanted to be like Dwayne, my nemisis, with his posts, but Tim topped it all with him Simpsonization of himself.

Ultimately all I have is myslelf to promote. So my shameless plug is a link to my Real Estate Website. It can make you witty. Use the calculator link to see amoriztions for car loans, for retirement...

http://www.trevorselliott.com/

Should you need my help know that I am always available to help you or your friends and family with their real estate needs.