My MetroList subscriber log-in screen has a message for me this morning. It shows a couple of beaten-up New Years Eve noisemakers and this note: "Have a Fine 2009." I wonder if the marketing crew at MetroList were limited by space requirements for characters or if they simply decided that it's cute to rhyme 2009 with fine, but it makes me scoff. A fine 2009? Is that the best they can do? I'm not going to have a "fine 2009," I'm looking forward to a spectacular 2009. But that doesn't rhyme.
I don't even like the word "fine." For one thing, it could be construed to mean a penalty, as in a traffic fine. It's a word women sometimes use when a significant other asks what's wrong, and the answer is: "Nothing; I'm fine," when in reality, fuming would be closer to the truth. You can appreciate fine wine or fine silk, but when it comes to life experiences and journeys, fine is a lousy adjective. We deserve to enjoy life a cut above fine, don't you think?
You might ask how I know 2009 will be spectacular. Apart from the fact that all of us have the power to create our own reality, I've already been inundated with business (while champagne corks are still rolling around the floor -- amusing my cats to no end). The last 3 Januarys have started out this way, and this year, apparently, is no different.
Yesterday was my first day back from Kauai, yet I've entered two listings into MLS and am gearing up for a busy week setting appointments with other clients. The Sacramento real estate market is starting out the New Year with a bang. Nobody is waiting for us to sweep up the expired noisemakers. We're tromping over them. So, hang on, 2009 is likely to be a bumpy yet spectacular ride.
The Short Sale, by Elizabeth Weintraub, coming from publisher Archer Ellison in January 2009.
Photo: Adam Weintraub: fireworks in Kauai 2009
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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 Sacramento. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 35 years of real estate experience to work for you. DRE License # 00697006.
The Short Sale Savior, by Elizabeth Weintraub, available through bookstores everywhere and at Amazon.com.
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The views expressed herein are Weintraub's personal views and do not reflect the views of Lyon Real Estate.
