It turns out the bidding wars in Winnipeg are not as sinister as I thought. Today I met witha fresh from school Realtor. 21 and six months in, but over 15 (or 50 but I guess it is probably 15, seeing as how I can't hear properly) home sales and he passed the course in 3 months. Good country boy from around Brandon. But he was very helpful. I did feel a little guilty after. He spent an hour and a bit with us and then asked if we could see us working together, adn I hit him with the I still need a job. The look he gave was priceless, but he soldiered on and helped us set up the property searches that will inevitably find their way into my Inbox. That was great of him and you know it impressed me that he wanted to keep going. I am glad that he did cause he straightened out the bidding wars. Turns out that when they post a ne whome and then have a showing 5 days later only for 5 days and then take offers... breathe... they actually post a lower than market value price in the hopes of bringing in more buyers and then getting more than market value in a bidding war. How nice of them... kind of. it still sucks, but at least it is not a bidding war above and beyond an already ridiculous price. It is still not perfect, but I am now in Winnipeg and that is how real estate home purchases are done here.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
A Dream is a Dream
The wonderful part of dreaming is that it is a perfect scenario. You win the lottery, you get the perfect job, your credit card company's mainframe self-implodes and your bank gives you some Y2K goodness (remember that?). Always though it is a dream and it should be perfect. So no matter what keep it alive. Disregard the fact that you will only get minimum wage to it. Disregard the fact that it won't get you a home, tuition for your kids, or a ring for your wife. Or accept those facts and postpone it for a more opportune time. Because when is it the right time?... When you are ready you say? Wrong. Trick question. It is NEVER going to be the right time. The right time is now and no other. So for me, I just went to look for a dream job today. Found out I would get 50 cents over minimum wage. So do I say forget it? No. For now the right time is never. But never may not be far away anymore. That is how I am going to convince myself. Ah sweet distraction. So wrong but so necessary. The right time is coming, I just need to say now. Then I will have my dream job. Then I will start studying my brewing text. Then I will start apprenticing under some smart and fun brewmaster. Then I will write those exams. Then I will again be a resident of Earth. That is a dream worth waiting for. Because they do come true. Just read last years blog.
