That's impossible!!
John Kennedy said “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.
It is for these reasons that I regard the decision last year to shift our efforts in space from low to high gear as among the most important decisions that will be made during my incumbency in the office of the Presidency.”
And that began what is arguably the single greatest achievement of mankind and launched us into a new era. I have had a thought today that I think could be the next greatest achievement if we want to take it and it looks like we already know enough to get it done in the same sort of time frame as going to the moon. That took 8 years from those words.
It is not a new thought that I had but one I have had for years. Maybe even before John Kennedy spoke those words. One of the things that we dream about is low cost energy. Abundant, low cost and safe. When I was in school we talked about nuclear energy and being able to run our cars on it. To run our cars on something other than gasoline. I mean, gasoline was expensive. It cost almost $0.25 cents per gallon!!
Ok, here is the thought. We need to perfect a way to run our cars on water. Water. It contains hydrogen and oxygen and I have been doing a little looking on the web about HHO or Browns gas. There is enough anecdotal evidence that would show we already know how to do this on the inventor scale. I have seen what looks like a dune buggy running on this gas. I have seen small engines running on it too. At least it looks like that is the case. Now it appears there are lots of scams out there too but that is to be expected but it appears that we have something that works.
What we need now is unfettered entrepreneurial and engineering expertise to make it a reality. I think it should be possible to make a device that retrofits to vehicles for less than $500 each and allows us to fill our tanks with water and run it for hundreds of miles. I certainly don’t carry the same weight with my words that JFK carried with his but there might be someone out there that does and just maybe they read this and make a statement and we are off to the races.
Can you imagine how strong we would be if we had that sort of technology? Oil prices would be irrelevant and everything would change overnight. Water?! Maybe that is what God intended for us to use anyway. That might explain why our world is 70% water.
Well, that’s the thought and I would love to hear what some of you think. Have a great weekend.
It’s a good life,
Jerry Robertson
Don't be surprised.
I get to talk to people everyday about real estate. The conversation can start up about anything but almost everyone gets around to asking ‘how’s the market?’. Most of the time I get a surprised reaction when I tell them that it is doing great and that I may be having the best year I have had so far. It’s too soon to tell if it is going to be my best year ever but the truth is that the market is doing great.
Now, are all of my listings getting record showing and multiple offers? No, they are not. We are not talking about the record market of 2005 where houses sold in 45 days and the sellers had multiple offers to contend with. We are saying that I am getting a consistent number of showings with an ebb and flow that coincides with vacation schedules, etc. We are saying that good houses are getting offers and that buyers are seeing some of the best deals they ever have. This is clearly a buyers market and it is up to the sellers to be ready when the buyers come to see their offering.
If you are a buyer in one of the three top categories (first time, move up or investor) then this is YOUR market. I have been able to help some people get some great deals and there are more to be found. I see that the listings that are selling are about 10% lower in price than the seller thought he would get (based on listing price) and the ones that sell are in top condition.
It feels bad in the Atlanta market for two reasons. We have LOTS more on the market than we would like (almost 3 times the inventory) and the ‘drive by’ media reports the news with a negative slant. (i.e. Foreclosures have doubled vs. Foreclosures are at 2%, both of which are true) When I talk about this stuff I get a lot of surprised looks but the data does not lie. Remember that the news people are trying to capture eyes and ears so they can sell the attention to advertisers and bad news sells better than good news. They are not lying but they might spin it differently than you and I would.
The truth is we are not in a recession yet and we may not get into one but we are battling inflation. Gas prices are up mostly because the dollar is down (inflation again) and the Atlanta real estate market is doing pretty well compared to itself over the last few years and to other parts of the country. People are moving here everyday and most of them want to live indoors. Home prices have fallen about 7% in the Atlanta area over the last year but good houses are still selling and this is a great time to buy. If you don’t have to sell this may not be the best of times to be on the market but don’t be afraid to investigate the situation if you are trying to move up in home. It can be a great time to get a great deal.
Let me know if I can help you with some facts and we’ll cut through the hype and get to the truth.
It’s a good life.
Jerry Robertson
Welcome
