I read something online the other day that said the way to avoid negative crap in an agent's life is to stop reading the newspaper. The article went on to say that newspapers only report bad news to sell newspapers. It went so far as to repeat, and offered up as proof: "If it bleeds, it leads." Which was never said about newspapers in the first place -- that phrase is in reference to television news.
Are people really this naive?
Newspapers report the news. That's what a newspaper journalist does. A journalist is fair and objective. and does not take sides. There is no "point" to make. The days of hawking newspapers on the street are pretty much over, except for maybe rush hour traffic in Chicago. Most people these days subscribe to the newspaper, so publishers aren't going to sell more newspapers because of a headline.
This is what we need in this country, more people who don't read the news. Because if you're a real estate agent talking to clients, you can bet your clients are reading the news. If you want to come across an uninformed or ignorant, why, you can get all of your news from FOX-TV. Yeah, that's the ticket.
I've got news for ya. The way to avoid negative crap in your life is to step over it or go around it.
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Elizabeth Weintraub is an author, home buying columnist for The New York Times-owned About.com, a Land Park resident, and a Land Park real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento. Weintraub is also a Sacramento Short Sale agent who lists and successfully sells short sales throughout the four-county Sacramento area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 35 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate. DRE License # 00697006.
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