Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

I’ve been away from blogging for awhile for several reasons. All of a sudden I started posting every day. I began reading other blogs. Lots of them. Sometimes 500 or more posts a day. My google reading list grew exponentially, and I realized I couldn’t continue on the same way.

I stepped back in an attempt to gain some perspective. I realized many of the posts I was reading added little to my knowledge. I found many blog discussions digressed into cat fights… they were really just a battle of egos. But I couldn’t not read everything lest I miss some tidbit of knowledge.

When I started posting a series about real estate negotiating, I began to realize I might not be acting in the best interest of my clients. If I continued I would be posting a treatise on real estate negotiating… something at which I consider myself adept. While I initially thought it would great benefit to consumers, it could also easily disadvantage my clients – now and in the future. It reminded me of the scene in the movie Patton where George C. Scott is ready to ambush a tank column and says talking to himself out loud “Rommel, you magnificent SOB, I read your book.”

Of course, none of my potential bargaining counterparts probably read my blog or would take the time to do the research to find out. But I do, and therefore someone else might. So, I’m not going to proceed with that blog thread. I’ll just post it privately for client use.

I’m whittling and reorganizing my reader subscription list into prioritized categories. I skip what doesn’t appear important. If I miss something or don’t get to all posts, that’s OK. I figure if it’s that important it will show up again on multiple blogs.