Sean Purcell's (spurcell) Blog

We have all read the headlines predicting doom and gloom. We have all encountered clients that are holding off on their largest (and safest) investment due to the fears these headlines create. Wouldn't it be nice if the people who wrote the headlines understood even a little economics? Copy write...

We have all heard many times that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. But how many of us really make use of this powerful concept? More importantly, how many of us realize that while the sum may be greater than the parts, the quality of that sum is only as good as the quality of the p...

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet we are given one of the Bard's great lines: "To thine own self be true." It is profound and timeless (originating with Socrates' "Know thyself"). But how do we maintain our self, our goals and our sense of value in such a busy world? To continue with the Shakespear...

Want to be more successful? Start having less success. That is the basic tenet followed by successful people from all walks of life. Michael Jordan said: "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning...

In Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People there is an overriding principle shared by successful people in all walks of life.  They believe that “Everything happens for a reason… and it benefits me.”  When your one big deal for the month falls out of escrow, your car breaks d...

What is a Bridge Loan and when is it appropriate?  In a nutshell, our Bridge Loan is a way to get past a current, but temporary problem.  Right now we are seeing lots of homeowners who have put their home on the market and are not getting the response they expected.  For most this is inconvenient...

Sir Winston Churchill is one of history’s all time great sources for words of wit and wisdom.  One particular quote, a favorite of mine, occurred during the course of a high society function (at which Sir Churchill had enjoyed a few drinks).  Lady Astor approached him and said: “Sir, if you were ...

Did you know that time slows down as speeds increase?  As a matter of fact, at the speed of light time comes to a complete stop.  This was first made famous by Albert Einstein with his Theory of Relativity and it has since been tested by scientists.  There is a measurable slowing of time for astr...

In a lot of my discussions with Realtors lately the same theme comes up over and over: “the market has really changed”, “the market is changing”, and “it is difficult to make a living with this market change”. It seems that each person I talk with has a different theory on why the market has chan...

   A couple of evenings ago I was saying goodnight to my two boys. I asked my six year old son if he was ready for a good night’s sleep and he replied: “No daddy, I wish I was staying up. I like to do my work at night and sleep all morning.” I asked him why and he told me: “Because I am nocturnal...