From Our Home to Yours...

   Wishing You & Your Families  a

Happy, Healthy & Safe

Thanksgiving Holiday

filled with

God's Blessings!

Sincerely,

The Safrin's

Jeff & Grace Safrin - REAL Estate Brokers - F.C.Tucker Advantage Realty

Serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper & Newton Counties in NW Indiana

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- the Housing Market

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I am so very thankful to God for the Blessings of Children and living in this Free land.

Every year since the girls were small, we have given back to children less fortunate in various philanthropic endeavors.

Last year, I blogged about one very special organization :Your Old Shoe Boxes can Bring a Smile to a Child this Holiday-Operation Christmas Child National Collection week November

Samaritan's Purse  -  is an International Relief organization that provides Spiritual

and Physical aid to people in need around the  world based on the parable of the Good Samaritan.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 

delivers millions of shoe boxes to underprivileged children in hundreds of countries all over the world!

They ask for things like Hygiene Items, School Supplies, Personal Notes-not your typical Santa's List!

These are children in need who most likely won't get anything for Christmas!

Just watch this video and see---> xxxx

If you have an empty shoe box laying around- won't you consider wrapping and filling one with items suggested on their website - they have drop off points at many places- just enter your zipcode.

This years 2008 Collection dates are this week and next November 17th -24th

I'm sure many of you here on AR already do something similar for the needy in your communities or churches...but, if you did not know about this wonderful organization and the video moves your heart then that's one more child who will not feel forgotten :)

God Bless You &  Your Family this Thanks+giving!

Sincerely,

Grace Safrin

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November 11th

marks the Day we remember our

Veteran's in this great nation!

This note is to thank them for their service and sacrifice, so that we may enjoy FREEDOM.

   God Bless You & God Bless the U.S.A.

Jeff & Grace Safrin - REAL Estate Brokers

F.C.Tucker Advantage Realty

Serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper & Newton Counties in NW Indiana

Visit our website for properties for sale.

Looking to find out more about Life in Northwest Indiana ?

- the Housing Market

- Local Community Information, Events and Sports .....  check out our Local BLOG...>

www.NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.Com

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 photo courtesy of  Veteran's Day Poster Gallery

In this Challenging Real Estate Market - there are Positive happenings - although you won't see these reported on the News....  When asked this frequent question: How is the Real Estate Market?  We do not hesitate for one moment to turn it around and ask right back " Why? Are you thinking of Buying or Selling?

Attitude..is a personal choice.

Here are what a few experts have to say :)

Warren Buffet  said just a few days ago ...

" A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. "

Donald Trump said recently about Critics:

" To me it's a negative approach that doesn't serve any purpose! "

An old sayng that applies to attitude goes like this:

If you think you can, You Can!  If you think you can't, you probably can't. Either way, you are right!

 A more personal story I have witnessed myself involves an 80 year old Italian grandmother who was being told THE statistics about her chances of recovery from open heart surgery bypass pre-operatively by her Famous and Well Educated and Very Experienced Cardiac Surgeon.

Stopping him mid stream in his explanation of THE FACTS, she waived her finger at him and said "Listen here sonny.....I have my grandson's wedding to go to in 6 weeks! Now, I don't care about these numbers. Are you gonna do Your best ? If you do, God will fix the rest if he is willing!   But, I need to know that YOU have a POSITIVE attitude, despite how things look!

Needless to say...Her Attitude influenced her RECOVERY !

She was up in a chair sipping soup 24 hours after surgery. Out of ICU in 4 days, out of the hospital in 8 and came back to show us photos from the wedding a few months later:)

 Professional REALTORS do their best to be part of the Solution, despite how things look, despite consumer fears and critical media.  We persevere to get the job done and then months later, we come back and show you our photos...  of Homes Sold, even in a market that's not supposed to be good:)

Attitude Determines Recovery !

 Video of Jeff Safrin - Positive Real Estate News Update. Now is a Great Time to BUY Property!

xx xx

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 Real Estate Brokers serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Jasper & Newton Counties in NW IN. 

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 NW INDIANA remains a Great REAL ESTATE MARKET check our past---> SOLD HOMES !

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When we List a Property that has Exposure to High Traffic Count areas according to INDOT our usual 3 foot tall REAL ESTATE sign doesn't capture much commuter attention!

That's when we call Ted from Signs By Design in Valparaiso, Indiana and have a custom large sign made for the Location.

The next trip to complete the sign is to have Jeff from Valparaiso's Timber Shop custom cut the signposts so that the large sign fits perfectly in the anchoring grooves.

Usually, we have a handyman/installer pick up the seperate pieces, put them together and take them to the property and install them level into the ground.

As prices of gas, signs, wood and installation have gone up...recently my Jeff said " I can do this myself and save MONEY."

He not only did a fine job ( I checked with the leveler - it is straight:)

but impressed the sellers, talked to several neighbors and handed out his business cards, and since it was a busy road - several old clients and acquaintences who noticed driving by called us within the next few days to ask if that was him? These conversations, of course, led him to answer questions about this Listing and....ask leading questions :)

RESULTS :

The $$$ Saving's realized from putting up the sign    =    HUNDRED"S

The REFERRAL BUSINESS  we gained directly from doing this task      =    PRICELESS  !!

Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS - "Spouses Selling Houses"TM

 F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty

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NW INDIANA remains a Great REAL ESTATE MARKET check our past---> SOLD HOMES

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While writing out Happy Anniversary greetings the other day for past CLOSINGS, I came across a Multiple Listing Data Sheet in which we were the LISTING AGENTS and the BUYER was a REALTOR !

I remember the transaction well. She was relatively new in the field, and Jeff was kind & patient enough to explain tax pro-ration ( Indiana Pays Property Taxes in Arrears ) and many other First Time HOME Buyer Questions that she had....remembering....we were all NEW once :)

I did an MLS Search and found she is no longer an active REALTOR.

This question came to mind......

WHO WILL SERVICE THE FUTURE REAL ESTATE NEEDS OF THOSE PROFESSIONALS in The Real Estate Industry who are Leaving the Profession?

A Post by Dave Woodson a Local Mortgage Consultant here in Northwest Indiana - talked of a similar exodus from a Field that goes hand in hand with REAL ESTATE - The Mortgage Industry!

So, I wrote the Happy Anniversary Card with a personalized note, and plan to contact a few others that we know, to stay in touch, in an attempt to ADOPT Future Business!  From a group of former competitors and peers, who all have family and friends and NEW co-workers, comes a source for the generation of new found Referrals! 

HAS YOUR REALTOR left the FIELD of PRACTICE of REAL ESTATE ?

If so, and you are in need of the Services of a FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL TEAM....

Please feel free to Contact us @ 219-405-1232

or,

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Thanks for Visiting our Blog! To read more about local NW Indiana events, sports, and more, click our blog link below. For more homes for sale view our Other Listings @ www.safrin.net and client testimonials!

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    Call or email us for a RELOCATION Package Today !

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Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS - "Spouses Selling Houses' TM

F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty

  Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County, Jasper County and Newton County in NW Indiana.