Through the Appraiser's Eyes

Today I am going to talk about the ups and downs of having your own business. I thought of this topic today because I am feeling a bit under the weather. When you have your own business that does not matter. You still have a business to run and how you feel is irrelevant. That may be one of the downs sides of course if you are lucky enough to have a full staff maybe you can take a day hear or there, they the staff handle things in the office.

With these challenging times we have had to go back to basics. You see, I have an appraisal company and as you can imagine I have been affected with the economy and real estate downturn just as almost anyone associated with real estate, or any other business for that matter. So I went from a secretary and 5 appraisers to just my wife and I and my mother-in-law, the founder of this company. I don't mind though we are holding our own and look forward to the great days and opportunities ahead.

Lets talk about the upside for a moment. I personally love having a business. I love the  challenges of bringing in more business, marketing, flexible hours,well in the appraisal business anyway. I love the rewards and the challenges of of making my business grow.

I guess what I am trying to say is that even though I feel so bad physically today I still feel so good mentally because I think there is nothing like having your own business.