Friday, March 20, 2009

What business are you in?

You may be surprised at your answer when you stop to think about it. I know that the knee-jerk answer is "real estate," but I beg to differ. No matter what industry you are a part of you can't get around the fact that you have to deal with people. So if you think you are in the real estate business, think again!

You see, people are infinitely more exciting than properties. They have issues and concerns that change daily. The needs of our clients and colleagues makes real estate a fascinating industry. There are so many techniques, properties, challenges and opportunities that it is an extremely dynamic industry.

If this wasn't an exciting enough industry, with all of the ups and downs and government bail-outs and regulations, it becomes thrilling when you throw the human element into it. There are no two scenarios that are exactly the same. Just when you think you have seen it all, you get thrown a curve ball that mucks-up a deal or at least throws a wrench in it.

If you take the human element out of our great industry, it begins to feel like a commodity...that is to say...BORING! Nope, I don't care what anyone else says, this is a people business in all of its gory and glory, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

I could be wrong though...I often am...Let me know your thoughts.


Robert D. Cass

http://www.LocalRealEstateDeals.com

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Welcome to Local Real Estate Deals Media

Magazines aren't what they used to be...at least not the new ones. While magazines will probably never go away entirely, they are losing their grip on the market and readers. The truth is that ideas are omni-present, so media outlets need to keep the pace.

Local Real Estate Deals media is working to address the issues that real estate investors face every day. Let's be clear about a few things...we are not the experts of all things real estate. In fact, I take pride in the fact that I am a student of the industry. You see, every time you refer to yourself as a GURU, there is someone who just can't wait to knock you off your post. The reality is that there is so much to know about real estate is is tough, if not impossible, to be an expert at all things. So, to be clear, I am a student of the industry and jump at the opportunity to learn something new.

I love the fact that we interact with our subscribers and our advertisers for that matter. Our content is alive and well and generated by anyone and everyone who as a passion for real estate. I would like to think that we all want to help others succeed, but that is not always the case. In any case, if you have ideas, thoughts or any kind of content that relates to the real estate investor population, then we have the media for you, whether it is our dot com, dot tv, magazine, blog or youtube....we want to hear from you.

We like to think of ourselves as the National Forum for Local Investors, in fact, that is our tag line. We have an online magazine at the following link http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/54d27127#/54d27127/1
as well as a deal listing engine that you can find at www.LocalRealEstateDeals.com
and a "Dot TV" site that is on the way as well...that will be located at www.LocalRealEstateDeals.tv

In addition to this blog, we have a presence on YouTube...yep, you guessed it...our user name is LocalRealEstateDeals...we like to keep it consistent.

Well, thank you for your interest, we look forward to hearing from you.

Respectfully,


Robert D. Cass
http://www.LocalRealEstateDeals.com