Should you change your strategy in this crazy environment? - Ed Pluchar

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JUST LIKE YOU i WANT TO TRY AND GET A HANDLE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN SO THAT i AM BEST SITUATED TO BOTH MAKE SOME MONEY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND HOPEFULLY HELP OTHERS ALONG THE ROAD.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I AM TALKING WITH EVERYONE IN THE INDUSTRY FROM COACHES TO THE GUYS THAT ARE DOING 500+ DEALS AND EVERYONE'S PREDICTIONS ARE WILDLY DIFFERENT</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER 2008?  DOUBTFUL---THE BANKS BALANCE SHEETS ARE MUCH STRONGER TODAY AND THE FED, LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND BUSINESS ALL ALLOWING PEOPLE SOME TIME TO READJUST </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">WHEN IT COMES TO REAL ESTATE---i THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MONEY ON THE SIDELINES THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY.  i ALSO THINK THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR ON MAIN STREET-------THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SECOND HOMES THAT WILL SELL--THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE FENCE ABOUT SELLING THEIR PRIMARY HOMES HTAT WILL TRY AND BEAT THEIR NEIGHBORS TO MARKET.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AT THE END OF THE DAY-----WHENEVER THERE IS FEAR IN A MARKET PEOPLE ARE GOING TO REACT INSTEAD OF RESPOND.  THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN A THOUGHTFUL RESPONSE AND A KNEE JERK REACTION. i WILL TELL YOU THAT FEAR IN A MARKET PROVIDES A TON OF OPPORTUNITY</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I ALREADY SEE TOP PRODUCING AGENTS PULLING AD SPEND BECAUSE THAT THEY WERE FEARFUL----INSTEAD OF WAITING AND RESPONDING TO ACTUAL DATA------THEIR FEAR OF AN UNKNOWN FUTURE IS LITERALLY DRIVING THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY OTHERWISE MAY NOT</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I SEE OTHER PEOPLE TAKING A WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE.  THEY ARE WAITING ON THE ACTUAL DATA BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY DECISIONS.  THESE ARE THE ACTUAL BUSINESS PEOPLE-----LARGE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON DATA AND MODELS </span></p> <p> </p> <