A note to those who have only recently stumbled upon my blog. Sometimes I write things that not everyone will agree with. These items are opinion, and they are my opinion only. If I am no longer allowed to have an opinion and make light of that opinion, perhaps this whole free speech thing isn’t really as advertised. Sometimes I’ll write things that involve satire, which is something that apparently not everyone can pick up on. For instance, when I write about my open house schedule and describe it as herculean, this is an example of hyperbole. Hyperbole is an intentional exaggeration to prove a point. Sometimes, things may be ironic. Sometimes hyperbolic. Sometimes satirical. Other times, I’ll write about my love of my daughter, or how proud I am of my son, those times, I’m writing with sincerity. Sometimes I’ll spell words wrong, but for that I blame my blogging program, in the absence of a spell check, we’ll all make mistakes. I wrote about George Will and his jeans last week, but I truly don’t care about George Will’s jeans. When I write about the real estate market, I’m writing factual information, infused with what is hopefully a bit of humor, and a load of candor. When I joke about how cheesy Realtors can be, that is a joke, and that is trying to be funny. I am a Realtor, and I know how cheesy we can be, yet that doesn’t mean that I don’t love Realtors and the various, sometimes funny ways that we all present ourselves to the public. If you want to know how funny it is, just take a look at my picture in the “about us” page on my website. Now that’s funny.
Truth is, I love selling real estate. I love providing information. I love providing commentary and opinion in my own unique way. I told Lake Michigan to take its medicine a couple months ago, but I didn’t really mean that Lake Michigan was an animate object capable of ingesting medicine. When I write about unicorns, I know they don’t exist. When I write that something is going to give me an aneurysm some day, I truly understand that nothing can actually give you an aneurysm. I write because I enjoy it. I sell real estate because I enjoy that even more. I do not want to write a boring real estate blog and talk about my own listings, for there are plenty of those blogs already in existence. I do not write for hours on end, in fact, as I’ve written before, I write for only a small part of each day, sometimes more, othertimes less, but never does my writing dictate my schedule. I love what I do, and hope that my readers from now on will not only appreciate my honesty, but perhaps appreciate the literary vehicle in which I deliver my insights and commentary, whether they be hyperbolic, satirical, ironic, or otherwise. I can only hope you’ll read long enough to fully understand which is which. Above all, my goal is to be as truthful and as market savvy as any customer or client could ever expect, and that is a goal that I accomplish on a daily basis. Thanks, David