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Intergrity, The Whole Meaning, Long Beach

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Integrity, The Whole Meaning, Long Beach

Integrity has many connotations yet it is just plain common sense, most of which is sorely lacking in politics and big corporation leadership.  The basic definition of integrity is; wholeness, completeness, hermetic, that which holds everything within. A whole person can focus their energies in one direction and achieves their life’s purpose without dissipation.  A great book I picked up by Dr. Henry Cloud is rightly called: "Integrity".  It is a great book to read and I highly recommend it to anyone, virtually anyone.

Guilt and fear lead to a state of separateness, sexes, races, colors, religions, etc. Another contributing factor are competing sports teams, separation of nations through battles and war.  As much as I would like France to win the World Soccer Cup, I am not a fan of soccer.  I find Rugby much more of a gentleman’s sport played intelligently and with far less show business drama.  That bis because I was raised watching the French rugby team in the eighties playing very fair with any other teams.  It was refreshing to see them play against the Scotts or Welch.

The article which I am basing this post found on Infinite Being says Integrity is the ability to say "and" instead of "or."  This is especially true in the context of societies.  We are not one party over another but people who share ideologies from both parties.  And according to the last two elections, the people in our nations are pretty much half and half of both ideologies.

There is a great need for a paradigm shift in our society and reading news about a new generation of students more interested in achievements than power makes me feel we are reaching this crucial point.  The old values are straining everyone and everything and rarely fit our changing society.  How many politicians do not represent the people who voted them and only represent their own private and limited beliefs, blantantly disregarding the voiced opinions of their voters?

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Price It Right In Long Beach

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Tip Of Last Week, Long Beach

According to the Detroit Free Press, last week’s real estate tip was the following:

"Price it right

"If you decide to sell, don’t get greedy and grossly overprice your house. You may be tempted to do so in hopes that an uneducated buyer may pay you more than the property is really worth. The danger in this strategy is that you won’t find a fool who will part with all that money for your overpriced property, and no one else will bid on it. Then, as you lower the price closer to what the house is really worth, prospective buyers may be wary of buying your property because of the extended length of time it’s been on the market."

Source: Eric Tyson, coauthor of numerous "Dummies" personal finance books, including "Home Buying For Dummies" and "Real Estate Investing For Dummies."

Of course, more than ever, price your home right is the name of game.  Buyers are more than aware of the surplus of homes for sale and pickier than ever.  But how do you price your home right?  Normally I would look at the last six months, have  comparable homes and price it within plus or minus five to ten percent depending on the uniqueness of your home.  Yet in a market that changes constantly, it is hard as prices fluctuate.  Ideally, you must be aggressive and look for last month’s prices.  Depending on how motivated you are, price it five to ten percent lower.  Remember, there is nothing worse than a home on the market too long with a "reduced price".

Here is another article that talks about the latest strategies. However I must say that lowering your price every week is a poor one at that.  It clearly sends out a downward bidding war for your home.  It finds that home prices are growing at the slowest pace in two years, up 12.5% the first quarter from a year ago, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.

Better yet, if you were a buyer, how would you feel about the market right now?  What would you expect?  How would you react to the prices, the fluctuations in prices and reviews?  This is probably the best advice anyone can give you.