Chicken Little No More

I am happy to report I did NOT fall off the face of the blogdom world because I gave up.  I’m actually ecstatic that it’s because I’ve been so very busy that I haven’t updated.  (Although I will consider it another reason to utilize Virtual Assistants and create more time!)

I have no facts or charts or productivity reports.  Alas, I have no time for it now.  Don’t worry! I am keeping it updated, I just haven’t paid any attention to it.

I can assure you that I have been EXTREMELY productive this month.  In fact, I’m making a baby!  Baby #3 is the temporary name for this precious little one, although I hope to pick something later that has a better ring to it. 

The due date is January 27, 2011, and seeing as how no one (well, almost no one) who reads this blog has any idea of who I am In Real Life (and how hard it was for me after little Emma was born), you might not understand that the very first thought I had when we found out was: Okay, that leaves almost 8 months to create the money in our budget for domestic help! 

It’s amazing what true motivation (should we capitalize that?  Yes…True Motivation.) can do for you.  I have the ball rolling, and I do not feel at all like Sisyphus now.  I feel confident from the fact of necessity.  I must and will and can accomplish our goals.  (Did I mention I have a Superwoman/Megalomaniac complex during pregnancy?  It’s not exactly a complex if it’s real, though, right?)

With that said, my first deal came along!  And it wasn’t at all what I was expecting.  It wasn’t a wholesale deal, it was a short sale, and I have improved my knowledge of REI drastically with this experience.  I just submitted the short sale packet to the lender, which means that I’m only just beginning, eh?  I’m excited at what will happen with this one!

I also bought my first property, through the tax sale.  It was glorious, because Pregnant Super Kelly was able to receive the last-minue call on Thursday evening, work up all the paperwork for the sale late that night, have a mobile notary do the signing, record the deed and pay the back taxes on Friday morning (Yes! He did all that!) – all to stop the sale that would have happened on Monday.

And did I mention I did it all over the phone and computer while I was out of town!?!  How’s that for outsourcing and having a portable business?    I was so overjoyed I forgot to stuff myself with chocolate that day.

Now we need to do a bit of clean up to the property and get that thing sold.  Since I already have the deed and paid so little for it, I’m not in the typical wholesale rush (and thankful for it!).

I have other deals in the pipeline (are newbies allowed to use club lingo?), but my biggest focus is to sell this property so that I can have the $$ to start getting the entire system (namely, VA’s) up and going again. 

Here’s to shedding that Chicken Little feeling I have loathed!

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