Getting By at the Carnival With a Little Help From My Friends

What would you do if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key.Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

“A Little Help From My Friends” is a great tune originally performed by the Beatles and by Joe Cocker and used as the theme song for the classic show “Wonder Years“.

Cocker has an amazing voice and his performance of this song at Woodstock is legendary, however it was lost for years to a younger audience that knew his voice as the “Wonder Years” guy. But a search on YouTube and you’ll find his performance re-emerging.

So what does this have to do with the Consumer-Oriented Real Estate Carnival?

When Toby entered into the real estate world it was one of the toughest markets anyone had seen in 15-20 years. He knew he couldn’t do it alone. He counted on his broker to help and he did. However, Toby wanted to be a little different and he found Active Rain and the network of amazing agents and brokers changed how he viewed real estate, and via the consumer-focused real estate carnival he is hoping to provide consumers insight into the minds of these amazing agents.

Don’t settle for mediocrity when you are paying for the best.

We had a lot of great entries for this edition, considering it had been a couple of weeks, so I’m limiting it to the top five submissions.

1. Larry Cragun’s Real Estate Undressed provided us with this edition’s winner “Should You Lock Today? Usually Yes. Maybe No. It’s a Crapshoot.” Why is this the winner? If you are buying a house you need to read it, study it, and read it, yet one more time. Mr. Cragun has captured the roller-coaster ride that is interest rates.
2. Dan Melson’s Searchlight Crusade offers the consumer a great-view into the world of real estate and the value a true professional can – and will – provide you and that the cost of this can be invaluable in his article “The Best Ways to Create Problems in Real Estate“
3. “6 Questions to Ask At An Auction on Lake Martin” is a focused post to the Lake Martin community, but the rules that John Coley, of Lake Martin Voice, outlines can – and should – be used everywhere. Luck is very rarely truly luck, but rather where education meets opportunity and an auction is a great opportunity to find a nice piece of property, or over-pay, just like any other transaction.
4. “Shoot What Buyers Want to See” is the 11th part in a series on good real estate photographs being published on REagent in Connecticut by Athol Kay. On the surface this post doesn’t seem to fit the “consumer-oriented” model of the carnival, however it is a special submission from Cecilia Hutchings that really takes this entry to the next level. And I’m sure there are a lot of consumers out there that agree with Cecilia.
5. Zillow Blog’s Matt Johnson takes on the idea of paying down your mortgage in “To Pay, Or Not To Pay“. The idea is interesting, basically according to outside research, the idea is that you can make more money by having your money in other areas than paying down the debt on your home. I was dissapointed that Matt didn’t advance the discussion but rather filled the post with caveats — however the concept warrants inclusion.

Thanks for visiting this edition of the Carnival and be sure to submit your entry to the next issue of the Consumer-Oriented Blog Carnival. If you are interested in hosting an issue, please drop us a line.

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