Real Estate News You Can Use!

To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See if they  Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom.. Don't Disguise Your Voice!

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Marijuana".

6. Skip down the hall Rather Than Walk and see how many looks you get.

7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

8. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go'.

9. Sing Along At The Opera.

10. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.

11. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'

12. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'

13. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'

And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity

14. PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS..

Gotta have a sense of humor these days! Enjoy your weekend! :)

You Are Never Too Old To Start A New Career

I just had a conversation with a long time friend of over 30 years and she wants to start a new career as an Esthetician. She has been wanting to do this for so long and when you work 40+ hours a week it's difficult to be able to go to school.

She is unemployed due to an eye condition she has that makes her see double so driving is not an option for her right now. She found a new doctor that specializes in this condition and it seems like he might be able to help her.

We had a conversation about that she could get financial aid from the government and she is looking into that. She told me since she can't drive, how does she get there? Our Long Island transportation system is awesome and I'm sure there is a bus stop by her house and even if she has to change buses once, it shouldn't be a problem. She is going to research this as well.

Then she started talking that maybe she's too old to start this new career now? I told her the only person that can stop you from this, is you. She's in her early forties. I said to her it's better to do this than to do nothing. It's like that person who wants to go to college then thinks to themselves, "I'll be 50 by the time I get my degree". Isn't it better to be 50 with a degree than without one? Absolutely!

By having these "I don't know" conversations with yourself, you are holding yourself back. It doesn't matter how old we are, if you want to and are able to do it, then do it. If money is an issue, look into financial aid. Look at all available options before you throw in the towel.

We are never too old to pursue our dreams.

Long Island, Manhattan and New York State Job Resources

I complied a short list of job resources to assist you in your job search. I hope you find it helpful!

Companies on Long Island, Manhattan and New York State

New York Job Source

Long Island's Fastest Growing Careers

Long Island Jobs

New York State Department of Labor

Long Island's Top 50 Private Companies

Make It A Great Day!

Lindenhurst Real Estate Market Report Sold Homes For January 2010

Sold Homes in Lindenhurst, New York: 9
It was 19 and that included REO's and Short Sales. Can't include those because that will would make the prices lower than they really are and that would be inaccurate.

Average Listing Price: $299,041
Sold Price: $283,944
% Difference: 5.28
Days On The Market: 125
Average Taxes: $6,527

Low Listing Price: $189,900
Sold Price: $175,00
% Difference: 2.5
Days On The Market: 17
Property Taxes: $1,614

High Listing Price: $489,000
Sold Price: $455,000
% Difference: 10.9
Days On The Market: 238
Property Taxes: $8,831

The chart below represents the style of homes:

Make It A Great Day!

Lindenhurst Real Estate Market Report New Homes Listed For January 2010

Newly Listed Homes in Lindenhurst, New York: 26
Average Listing Price: $403,263
Average Taxes: $8,874.00

Please note that 39 homes were newly listed but 26 of them are regular listings. The other 13 are REO's (Bank Owned) and Short Sales. If I included those, the average listing price would have been lower and that wouldn't be accurate.

Low Listing Price: $210,000.00
Property Taxes: $2,097.00

High Listing Price: $1,175,000
Property Taxes: $15,796.00

The chart below represents the style of homes that are currently on the market:

Babylon Real Estate Market Report Sold Homes For January 2010

This real estate market report for Babylon, New York is being compared to 2008 & 2009:

There were 2 homes that sold in January of 2008
There were 4 homes that sold in January of 2009

This month, there are 8 homes that sold in Babylon, New York. That is quadrupled compared to January 2008 and doubled compared to January of 2009. These numbers will continue to increase in the next few months since the spring selling season is now.

The Average Listing Price for January 2010: $492,109
The Average Sold Price for January 2010:    $475,063
% Difference: 2.93% <-----this is what happens when you price at market value. The lower that percentage is, the better, and the quicker your home will sell.
Average Days On The Market: 97
Average Taxes: $10,417.00

Babylon Real Estate Market Report New Homes Listed For January 2010

This real estate market report for Babylon, New York is being compared to 2008 & 2009:

There were no homes listed in January of 2008 and 2009. That is not uncommon for Babylon, New York. Babylon does not have a high turnover of homes like other towns and villages

Babylon Newly Listed Homes for January 2010: 24
The Average Listing Price for January 2010: $586,040
Average Taxes: $12,211.00

Homeowners that can sell now are taking advantage of the massive amounts of buyers that are out there NOW that want the $8,000.00 tax credit being offered. The spring selling season is now, not in March because of the home buyer tax credit.

West Babylon Real Estate Market Report Sold Homes For January 2010

This real estate market report for West Babylon, New York is being compared to 2008 & 2009:

There were 8 homes that sold in January of 2008 and 11 homes sold in January of 2009

This month, there are 15 homes that sold in West Babylon, New York. Almost double compared to January 2008. These numbers will continue to increase in the next few months since spring selling season is now.

The Average Listing Price for January 2010: $306,105
The Average Sold Price for January 2010:    $282,540
% Difference: 6.57%
Average Days On The Market: 71
Average Taxes: $9,151.00

The percentage difference would be less when a home is priced at market value to begin with. Higher than market value, then you end up getting less for your home then if you priced it right the first time.

Homeowners that can sell now are taking advantage of the massive amounts of buyers that are out there NOW that want the $8,000.00 tax credit being offered.

Not sure what the market value of your home is? Pricing at market value is key.

You may contact me anytime. It only takes about 20 minutes to explain the real estate market to you.

West Babylon Real Estate Market Report New Homes Listed For January 2010

This real estate market report for West Babylon, New York is being compared to 2008 & 2009:

There were 20 homes newly listed in January of 2008 and 22 homes newly listed in January of 2009

This month, there are 48 newly listed homes in West Babylon, New York. That is just over 50% compared to 2008 & 2009.

The Average Listing Price for January 2010: $331,995
Average Taxes: $7,985.00

Homeowners that can sell now are taking advantage of the massive amounts of buyers that are out there NOW that want the $8,000.00 tax credit being offered. The spring selling season is now, not in March because of the home buyer tax credit.

Not sure what the market value of your home is? Pricing at market value is key.

You may contact me anytime. It only takes about 20 minutes to explain the real estate market to you.

What Are You Grateful For Today?

As I'm getting ready to start my day, I realize that not everyone feels grateful for what they have. Maybe it's because they lost their job, are having financial difficulties because of that, and maybe they are facing the possibility of losing their home.

I'm not saying it's easy to see the glass half full, but maybe try and find the things that are good in your life.

Are you healthy? Be grateful for that.

Is your marriage for the most part good? Be grateful for that.

Are your children happy and healthy? Be grateful for that.

Does your dog at the end of the day wag their tail and is happy to see you? Be grateful for that.

Try to find the little things in life that make you happy and be grateful for them. Once you do this every day, you will find you will be a happier person because of it.

Zig Ziglar Motivational Quotes

Read these motivational quotes. There are a lot of them but they ring true.

I get doors slammed in my face from time to time but I keep going because I know not all people will do that. Most people are nice. If they weren't, the world would be in much worse shape then it is now.

Create a Grateful shadow box like this one I found:

Make one for yourself and put in in a place where you will see it first thing in the morning and the last thing before you go to sleep.

I know it's hard to keep a positive attitude in the face of adversity, but take it one baby step at a time and things will change. The people around you will be happier for it and so will you!

Make It A Great Day!