I`m the first to tell you the Real Estate market has indeed slowed down from the past.

We used to complete 12-22 transaction per month. We had buyers in 3 conference rooms at one time, we were always busy and it was fun!

The lenders were ready, willing and able to get us a loan approval and closings actually happened on time,the buyers and sellers were happy and at the end of the day we knew we did our job!Working 12-14 hours a day was the norm.Ask anyone if they believed the "Good Times" would end and they would respond NO!

Today, is another time and many of our compadres are out of the business. Some of the biggest "Producers" are gone! Many Real Estate office are closed and forgotten. Hard to believe but true.

I`m always asked how we remain busy in a "Bad Market", it's hard to tell someone that we work long and hard hours, and we work smart!

Business is still out there for those who know how to find it! Part of our success in this type of market is the fact we continue to follow up with potential buyers and renters which creates a nice "pipeline" of business. The same holds true with our sellers who we speak to every 3-4 days a week to let them know what`s happening in their neighborhood.

We assist other Realtors more than ever before to get the deal done! It doesn't matter, if we have a transaction we're going to use our experience and work to get the job done! We're doing things so differently than we did 5 years ago, but, as I've always mentioned in many of our posts "The Real Estate Market Changes Every 6 months!". Our philosophy has changed so much from a year ago it's hard to believe.

Whether it's dealing with a renter,investor,buyer or seller, we're going to make sure that we're accommodating to them, if it means writing a "Lease Agreement" at 10:00pm on a Saturday night or going to a listing appointment in Coral Springs at 4:30 AM on a Tuesday morning, we're there!

I know many will tell you that our industry is dried up and maybe it's true, but again, I'm here to tell you the business is definitely out there.