Gatlinburg Real Estate Updates & Community News » smokies wildlife http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com in the Realtor-Buzz Network Wed, 26 May 2010 15:00:34 +0000 http://realty-buzz.com/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Waiting For the Bottom http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com/real-estate/waiting-for-the-bottom/ http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com/real-estate/waiting-for-the-bottom/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:59:24 +0000 lheraty http://content.kineticblogsites.com/?p=808 Waiting for the bottom in real estate is similar to grabbing a Yo-Yo at the bottom, you are usually a little early or a little late

Waiting for the bottom in real estate is similar to grabbing a yo-yo at the bottom, you are usually a little early or a little late

There are many people out there waiting for the bottom to hit in many facets of the economy, including real estate.  Perhaps there will be a big announcement one morning across newspaper headlines and across the internet “THE BOTTOM IS HERE: NOW IS THE EXACT MOMENT TO BUY”.  Of course by the time the announcement comes the bottom will have hit and the exact time to buy real estate will have come and gone. A great analogy to the bottom of the real estate market is a yo-yo.  Take a yo-yo in your hand and use it.  Can a person grab the yo-yo at the exact moment it hits bottom every time?  Chances are a person will grab it just before it hits bottom or just after, rarely at the exact bottom.   Real estate is the same game, if it is indeed a game.  If people knew, absolutely knew, the exact time to buy stocks, real estate, or any other investment then no one would ever have a financial worry. For people who believe in investing in real estate now is a great time to buy.  Interest rates won’t be low forever, real estate has either already hit the bottom, is about to, or is already on its way up, we’ll know for certain sometime in the future.  If you want to buy at the bottom, buy now or wait until it’s too late, when you can look back and say, “If only I had bought then.”]]> http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com/real-estate/waiting-for-the-bottom/feed/ 0 Old Sugarlands Trail http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com/hiking-trails/old-sugarlands-trail/ http://blog.gatlinburgexperts.com/hiking-trails/old-sugarlands-trail/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:24:33 +0000 broadway http://broadway.realty-buzz.com/?p=23

All of us here in Gatlinburg know that we live in a special place. Lately, several of us at Century 21 Four Seasons have decided to start a hiking club. No membership roll or dues, just a few enthusiastic hikers from our real estate offices in Gatlinburg.

Last week we hiked Old Sugarlands Trail. It’s a moderate to easy hike that runs right along side the west prong of the Little Pigeon River. Lush wildflowers dot the landscape during the spring and it’s the perfect place to spot trilliums and ladyslippers. In the summer it’s full of dense greenery and as always towering rock formations.

About 1.5 miles into the hike we were lucky enough to come upon a mature female (I think, didn’t close enough to really tell) bear. She was cautious of us and stayed at least 50 feet away as we continued our hike. I always feel it’s a special treat to see a bear while hiking or at my home here in Gatlinburg.

Really, I get excited about seeing all of the large wildlife we have here in the Great Smoky Mountains. Seeing 3 elk, a bull a sow and their fawn, on Sunday coming back from a rafting trip was also a real treat.

Next week I think we’re hiking Injun Creek Trail. Can’t wait to see what that’s like!

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