[ArmoRealtor]

I’d think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I actually read a really good book the other day called “a million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller (I think). Anyways, he mentions a study through which someone concluded that the happiest nation in the world is Denmark. The reason being, that they have the lowest expectations.

Now I’m not saying that you should “aim low” per se, but I do think that some people could be more reasonable with regards to what they expect. The book was well written by an author and I would recommend reading what he said because he’s better at it, but I’ll give it a stab anyhow.

I woke up yesterday and all weather reports said that it was going to be rainy and windy. We’ll… since my morning off was yesterday and I had’nt been surfing in a while I went for a paddle anyways. To my surprise it was a great morning. The visibility was amazing at about 20 feet (which is good for SD) and there were some clean albeit little waves coming through. It was just me and one other older dude on his long board trading waves for about 3 hours having a blast.

Somehow, I just dont think it would have been as good if we had expected it to be a nice day with good waves…not to mention the fact that it would have been much more crowded.

I wish you luck jstoesz. I would say that you should’nt expect too much though. If your not happy here now you probably wont be there then either. I do hope I’m wrong.

[ArmoRealtor]

I’d think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I actually read a really good book the other day called “a million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller (I think). Anyways, he mentions a study through which someone concluded that the happiest nation in the world is Denmark. The reason being, that they have the lowest expectations.

Now I’m not saying that you should “aim low” per se, but I do think that some people could be more reasonable with regards to what they expect. The book was well written by an author and I would recommend reading what he said because he’s better at it, but I’ll give it a stab anyhow.

I woke up yesterday and all weather reports said that it was going to be rainy and windy. We’ll… since my morning off was yesterday and I had’nt been surfing in a while I went for a paddle anyways. To my surprise it was a great morning. The visibility was amazing at about 20 feet (which is good for SD) and there were some clean albeit little waves coming through. It was just me and one other older dude on his long board trading waves for about 3 hours having a blast.

Somehow, I just dont think it would have been as good if we had expected it to be a nice day with good waves…not to mention the fact that it would have been much more crowded.

I wish you luck jstoesz. I would say that you should’nt expect too much though. If your not happy here now you probably wont be there then either. I do hope I’m wrong.

[ArmoRealtor]

I’d think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I actually read a really good book the other day called “a million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller (I think). Anyways, he mentions a study through which someone concluded that the happiest nation in the world is Denmark. The reason being, that they have the lowest expectations.

Now I’m not saying that you should “aim low” per se, but I do think that some people could be more reasonable with regards to what they expect. The book was well written by an author and I would recommend reading what he said because he’s better at it, but I’ll give it a stab anyhow.

I woke up yesterday and all weather reports said that it was going to be rainy and windy. We’ll… since my morning off was yesterday and I had’nt been surfing in a while I went for a paddle anyways. To my surprise it was a great morning. The visibility was amazing at about 20 feet (which is good for SD) and there were some clean albeit little waves coming through. It was just me and one other older dude on his long board trading waves for about 3 hours having a blast.

Somehow, I just dont think it would have been as good if we had expected it to be a nice day with good waves…not to mention the fact that it would have been much more crowded.

I wish you luck jstoesz. I would say that you should’nt expect too much though. If your not happy here now you probably wont be there then either. I do hope I’m wrong.

[ArmoRealtor]

I’d think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I actually read a really good book the other day called “a million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller (I think). Anyways, he mentions a study through which someone concluded that the happiest nation in the world is Denmark. The reason being, that they have the lowest expectations.

Now I’m not saying that you should “aim low” per se, but I do think that some people could be more reasonable with regards to what they expect. The book was well written by an author and I would recommend reading what he said because he’s better at it, but I’ll give it a stab anyhow.

I woke up yesterday and all weather reports said that it was going to be rainy and windy. We’ll… since my morning off was yesterday and I had’nt been surfing in a while I went for a paddle anyways. To my surprise it was a great morning. The visibility was amazing at about 20 feet (which is good for SD) and there were some clean albeit little waves coming through. It was just me and one other older dude on his long board trading waves for about 3 hours having a blast.

Somehow, I just dont think it would have been as good if we had expected it to be a nice day with good waves…not to mention the fact that it would have been much more crowded.

I wish you luck jstoesz. I would say that you should’nt expect too much though. If your not happy here now you probably wont be there then either. I do hope I’m wrong.

[ArmoRealtor]

I’d think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I actually read a really good book the other day called “a million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller (I think). Anyways, he mentions a study through which someone concluded that the happiest nation in the world is Denmark. The reason being, that they have the lowest expectations.

Now I’m not saying that you should “aim low” per se, but I do think that some people could be more reasonable with regards to what they expect. The book was well written by an author and I would recommend reading what he said because he’s better at it, but I’ll give it a stab anyhow.

I woke up yesterday and all weather reports said that it was going to be rainy and windy. We’ll… since my morning off was yesterday and I had’nt been surfing in a while I went for a paddle anyways. To my surprise it was a great morning. The visibility was amazing at about 20 feet (which is good for SD) and there were some clean albeit little waves coming through. It was just me and one other older dude on his long board trading waves for about 3 hours having a blast.

Somehow, I just dont think it would have been as good if we had expected it to be a nice day with good waves…not to mention the fact that it would have been much more crowded.

I wish you luck jstoesz. I would say that you should’nt expect too much though. If your not happy here now you probably wont be there then either. I do hope I’m wrong.

[ArmoRealtor]

There are all types of agents and all kinds of reasons they would act one way or another.

If I were you…I would ask your agent why they did not express the urgency to you to have a look at the home in less than 4 days or call you when they received an offer. They most likely have some sort of reason and if they don’t or if their answer does not live up to your expectations you may want to find another one.

There are plenty of good agents and plenty that are not as good…just like any profession.

[ArmoRealtor]

There are all types of agents and all kinds of reasons they would act one way or another.

If I were you…I would ask your agent why they did not express the urgency to you to have a look at the home in less than 4 days or call you when they received an offer. They most likely have some sort of reason and if they don’t or if their answer does not live up to your expectations you may want to find another one.

There are plenty of good agents and plenty that are not as good…just like any profession.

[ArmoRealtor]

There are all types of agents and all kinds of reasons they would act one way or another.

If I were you…I would ask your agent why they did not express the urgency to you to have a look at the home in less than 4 days or call you when they received an offer. They most likely have some sort of reason and if they don’t or if their answer does not live up to your expectations you may want to find another one.

There are plenty of good agents and plenty that are not as good…just like any profession.

[ArmoRealtor]

There are all types of agents and all kinds of reasons they would act one way or another.

If I were you…I would ask your agent why they did not express the urgency to you to have a look at the home in less than 4 days or call you when they received an offer. They most likely have some sort of reason and if they don’t or if their answer does not live up to your expectations you may want to find another one.

There are plenty of good agents and plenty that are not as good…just like any profession.

[ArmoRealtor]

There are all types of agents and all kinds of reasons they would act one way or another.

If I were you…I would ask your agent why they did not express the urgency to you to have a look at the home in less than 4 days or call you when they received an offer. They most likely have some sort of reason and if they don’t or if their answer does not live up to your expectations you may want to find another one.

There are plenty of good agents and plenty that are not as good…just like any profession.

[ArmoRealtor]

My gut say’s go for it. You can always come back.

I do however have a really good friend from high school that did the same thing about 3 years ago and is in the process of coming back. I thought that everything was going great for him out there and was amazed when I heard he had put his house on the market that he purchased just over a year ago.

When I asked him why he’s coming back his response to me was that he really misses being able to sit on the beach with his family and friends on the weekends. I do think that part of it is the aspect that we grew up surfing together and while many may try to say it is, the mountains are not the same. The second part of what he said was his family. He just had a baby girl and whether or not he admits it, in my mind that is why he is coming back. He came out for a couple weeks when she was born, but it was’nt enough and it never will be. I believe some people can live somewhere else and talk to family and others want their family to be more involved and vice versa. I would say that is a huge question you need to ask yourself. Is a few days a year with your family and friends enough? Sure you’ll make new friends yada yada, but it will not be the same as the people that you grew up with and that people that watched you grow up.

Maybe that is some off topic rambling, but I hope it helps and wish you the best of luck either way. If your looking for a home in the bloomington area I know someone thats selling one!

[ArmoRealtor]

My gut say’s go for it. You can always come back.

I do however have a really good friend from high school that did the same thing about 3 years ago and is in the process of coming back. I thought that everything was going great for him out there and was amazed when I heard he had put his house on the market that he purchased just over a year ago.

When I asked him why he’s coming back his response to me was that he really misses being able to sit on the beach with his family and friends on the weekends. I do think that part of it is the aspect that we grew up surfing together and while many may try to say it is, the mountains are not the same. The second part of what he said was his family. He just had a baby girl and whether or not he admits it, in my mind that is why he is coming back. He came out for a couple weeks when she was born, but it was’nt enough and it never will be. I believe some people can live somewhere else and talk to family and others want their family to be more involved and vice versa. I would say that is a huge question you need to ask yourself. Is a few days a year with your family and friends enough? Sure you’ll make new friends yada yada, but it will not be the same as the people that you grew up with and that people that watched you grow up.

Maybe that is some off topic rambling, but I hope it helps and wish you the best of luck either way. If your looking for a home in the bloomington area I know someone thats selling one!

[ArmoRealtor]

My gut say’s go for it. You can always come back.

I do however have a really good friend from high school that did the same thing about 3 years ago and is in the process of coming back. I thought that everything was going great for him out there and was amazed when I heard he had put his house on the market that he purchased just over a year ago.

When I asked him why he’s coming back his response to me was that he really misses being able to sit on the beach with his family and friends on the weekends. I do think that part of it is the aspect that we grew up surfing together and while many may try to say it is, the mountains are not the same. The second part of what he said was his family. He just had a baby girl and whether or not he admits it, in my mind that is why he is coming back. He came out for a couple weeks when she was born, but it was’nt enough and it never will be. I believe some people can live somewhere else and talk to family and others want their family to be more involved and vice versa. I would say that is a huge question you need to ask yourself. Is a few days a year with your family and friends enough? Sure you’ll make new friends yada yada, but it will not be the same as the people that you grew up with and that people that watched you grow up.

Maybe that is some off topic rambling, but I hope it helps and wish you the best of luck either way. If your looking for a home in the bloomington area I know someone thats selling one!

[ArmoRealtor]

My gut say’s go for it. You can always come back.

I do however have a really good friend from high school that did the same thing about 3 years ago and is in the process of coming back. I thought that everything was going great for him out there and was amazed when I heard he had put his house on the market that he purchased just over a year ago.

When I asked him why he’s coming back his response to me was that he really misses being able to sit on the beach with his family and friends on the weekends. I do think that part of it is the aspect that we grew up surfing together and while many may try to say it is, the mountains are not the same. The second part of what he said was his family. He just had a baby girl and whether or not he admits it, in my mind that is why he is coming back. He came out for a couple weeks when she was born, but it was’nt enough and it never will be. I believe some people can live somewhere else and talk to family and others want their family to be more involved and vice versa. I would say that is a huge question you need to ask yourself. Is a few days a year with your family and friends enough? Sure you’ll make new friends yada yada, but it will not be the same as the people that you grew up with and that people that watched you grow up.

Maybe that is some off topic rambling, but I hope it helps and wish you the best of luck either way. If your looking for a home in the bloomington area I know someone thats selling one!

[ArmoRealtor]

My gut say’s go for it. You can always come back.

I do however have a really good friend from high school that did the same thing about 3 years ago and is in the process of coming back. I thought that everything was going great for him out there and was amazed when I heard he had put his house on the market that he purchased just over a year ago.

When I asked him why he’s coming back his response to me was that he really misses being able to sit on the beach with his family and friends on the weekends. I do think that part of it is the aspect that we grew up surfing together and while many may try to say it is, the mountains are not the same. The second part of what he said was his family. He just had a baby girl and whether or not he admits it, in my mind that is why he is coming back. He came out for a couple weeks when she was born, but it was’nt enough and it never will be. I believe some people can live somewhere else and talk to family and others want their family to be more involved and vice versa. I would say that is a huge question you need to ask yourself. Is a few days a year with your family and friends enough? Sure you’ll make new friends yada yada, but it will not be the same as the people that you grew up with and that people that watched you grow up.

Maybe that is some off topic rambling, but I hope it helps and wish you the best of luck either way. If your looking for a home in the bloomington area I know someone thats selling one!

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