Just got back from National Assoc of Realtors Convention

We just got back from the National Association of Realtors Convention in Lost Wages (oops, I meant Las Vegas!)

It was a great convention but to tell you the truth I like the convention in a different city like San Francisco. There were 3 other conventions, the political debate was there, and there were just too many people around all the time. Everywhere you went you bumped into somebody and it was just not fun.

The classes were great and I learned a lot of new ways to use my camera in marketing and sat in on a MLS round table and talked to agents around the country to see how their market was and it made me very thankful that our market is not near as bad as some of those.

Short sales were the name of the game in Florida and some in Nevada and good old El Paso, Tx real estate looked even better .

Sales are definitely picking up-had 2 offers on my listings since I got back on Monday and 2 closing this week so that is wonderful.

The walking for the half marathon is coming along great and we walked almost everyday in Las Vegas. The weather was sunny and warm and it was so good to get outdoors.

We walked almost 3 miles every day and this Sunday it will back to 7 miles and then we will start building up to more miles each Sunday.

Closings are good

I had a closing today that took over a week to get closed because we had to get some utility waivers as the garage sat on top of the utility easement. Selling real estate in EL Paso, Tx can definitely be challenging.

The market is starting to pick back up a little bit but remember El Paso is not like the rest of the country. We have alot of positive things about to happen here that will definitely drive our market right back up and hopefully very soon.

Back to the half marathon, Dan and I will walk 4 miles tomorrow and 7 miles on Sunday.

Walked 7 miles on Nov. 4, 2008

I still can't believe that I am doing this but I am committed now and there is nothing that will change my mind. Dan (my husband) is training with me but says the race is my thing. I wish he would walk with me but he will be there to cheer me on. All of my family are behind me too so that is very helpful.

For any of you that want to be brave and join me please follow the link to The El Paso Marathon and you can get all the information there or at the Up and Running Store.

On off days(I don't know what an off day is ) I am still selling real estate in El Paso, TX and we are seeing the market getting a little stronger especially on homes under $200,000. New homes always sell quickly and I have sold 3 of them recently and in the low $100,000 range.

We are getting ready to go the the National Association of Realtors Convention in Las Vegas in a week so while fun they are very tiring.

I will keep you posted as to my walking progress