I have been so busy with buyers lately that I have decided to make a conscious effort to increase my listings. Buyers have been good to me lately so honestly I have shied away from the darker side of the market right now, with too many homes on the market, prices down slightly, and the media blitz about California or some other fiasco far away it is just not worth the trouble sometimes. Still, you can't ignore half of your market and the listings that I do take are prepared, staged, and marketed aggressively so I enjoy helping frustrated sellers when I can. The problem with most homes today in the Douglasville area is that they are simply overpriced. I thought I would just jump right back in with both feet and call on a few expired listings to see if any were interviewing agents.

Calling expireds is always exciting, kind of like reaching in a big bag of mixed candy, you never know what you are going to get. You may find a new friend and chat for an hour or more often than not just someone who is tired of hearing from real estate agents. Par for the course, I spoke today with several sellers who are frustrated with the current market, some downright angry about it. One lady tells me that she has used four agents who were unable to sell her home, she was not looking for another today. The price on this home had been decreased 10K from the original listing price last year and was still overpriced, these agents weren't miracle workers apparently, I see a common denominator in the equation there.

One lady was standing by her niece who had listed the home and hadn't sold it yet, many people stick to friends and family to represent them instead of making a business decision based on facts and I have to admire their loyalty. Another listing was going to take their home off the market until it 'picks back up again'. One gentleman was so fed up with agents that he decided not to sell his home at all and stay here in Georgia. He was instead going to sell his property in Florida, he did brighten my day a bit when he mentioned that he thought the Florida agents were bigger sharks than us Georgia agents.