So a few days ago it was my birthday. I turned fifty six and took a moment to stop and take stock of my life so far. I only took a moment because, as I said, I’m now fifty six years old and didn’t want to waste too many moments.
In fact, while I’m on the subject of moments, a couple of years ago I read a book about living in the moment. It pointed out that we are always thinking about the past and planning for the future but forget to enjoy the present and precious moment. I’m sure I do that very thing to some degree but I don’t feel too bad because I am in a lot of good company. One tip the book gave to get started in recognizing and focusing on living in the moment was to enjoy even little things like washing your hands. It said we should enjoy the feeling of the warm water and the slick soap against our skin. It is a small thing but has the effect of anchoring us in the present moment. Hey, it is at least someplace to start.
Anyway, I digress. I was talking about sliding into third base of life and marveling at the fact that I’ve even made it this far. Think of all the near misses we have all had in a lifetime of driving in crazy traffic, balancing on tippy ladders and dodging flaming arrows of one kind or another. My good fortune so far almost starts to make me feel a little bit invincible. Maybe I am indeed bullet proof. Yeah, maybe superman has nothing on me. Yeah, and maybe I’m starting to ask for it with such a smug position on my fate. I am after all fifty six now.
One thing I am a little surprised about is that I’ve been at this job for so many years, over twenty seven now. Where oh where has the time gone. They have been great years in business. I watched the beginning, middle and end of the recession of 1981.
The recession didn’t look at all like what the press is wanting to call a recession right now. Back then unemployment was pretty high, inflation was double digit, the federal reserve cut off the supply of money available for banks to borrow, interest rates for home loans was as high as twenty four percent but leveled off at a comfortable and steady eighteen percent. I thought if I ever saw interest rates at a low low ten percent that happy days would definitely be here again.
Now of course the fed is loaning banks money as low as 2.25 percent, there is over two hundred billion new money available to banks just for the purpose of making home loans, unemployment is still near an all time low, and inflation is still in low, single digits.
All in all, things are looking pretty good. It looks more and more like right now might be the very best time to make investments, especially in real estate. Prices here in the Leavenworth area have not rolled back much overall but they haven’t gone up overall in the past year either. There are some excellent homes and properties to choose from right now. If you are considering a getaway cabin or retirement home you might want to come and take a look at what the market has to offer before summer gets here and heats the market up. Now that I’m old I might be napping when you get here or may have misplaced my car keys. Fear not though, I have a dozen or so young, smart and professional agents who can find you your perfect property. Give us a call. www.leavenworthleavenworth.com or www.prudentialmikewest.com.
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