Saline Real Estate and Homes for Sale

A lament about the best of intentions.

I was greatly looking forward to a "tweetup" tomorrow in Ohio.  For those who aren't on Twitter, a tweetup is meeting of followers of each other on Twitter.

On Wednesday, October 22, there was to be a tweetup of MidWest bloggers in Ohio.  The origination of this tweetup was a simple lunch meeting between myself and a fellow blogger/agent from Dayton, Ohio - Teri Lussier.  The lunch grew with invitations to fellow real estate bloggers from the MidWest/Great Lakes region.  One by one, they fell away.

Alas, the tweetup is not to be.

The reason to cancel the tweetup is a good thing - too much business to break away from for those still committed to attend.  In such an economy, this is a good thing, especially for our clients.

But in the long run, is it really a good thing for our client's agent?  I wonder.

A meeting of MidWest bloggers is a unique gathering.  The MidWest is unique.  Those who live here - Michigan, Ohio, Indiana - we know this.  No other region of the country has suffered as we have - automotive job losses, the loss of our manufacturing capacity, the decline of our home values.  No other region of the country has the assets we offer - primarily water (wink, wink, @Bawldguy) and recreational activities.  Oh, and some (former) college football powerhouses.

The MidWest led the country into this recession beginning in 2005.  The MidWest will lead the country out of it.

I had great hopes that this tweetup would have been a genesis of shared ideas which would result in greater service to our respective clients.  It may yet be, but at a later date.  More importantly, I'll miss the comraderie of some great agents, and great people.

Alas, the best of intentions.

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