The Inauguration of Bob Schmalz!!!!!!

Well I waited a day after President Obama’s inauguration address to give mine so I wouldn’t upstage our incoming President. He has enough on his plate with what he has inherited, he shouldn’t have to worry that there is a staff of stronger speech writers here at West Los Angeles Real Estate Group. Since this is a mouth full I will refer to my company as WLRE.

There are other areas on our website (www.wlaregroup.com) that gives you my biography, the company’s history and affiliations so I will not bother you here on my blog. I will also not bore you with mission statements, what I can do for you and why you need me. I just know that you know the mission, know what I can do for you and really know you need me.

For those of you that are familiar with me, a few years ago I started an investment Newsletter called “Schmalz on the Street” or lovingly referred to as SOTS!! It was fun, informative, participatory and had many investment links my readers and I submitted. Unfortunately with the market crash, dishonesty of Wall Street and the Economy in shatters!!!!!!!; it wasn’t fun, no one wanted to participate, no one wanted to know any more information they already had and the last place they wanted to go to was an investment site.

So why in the world would I start a Blog on Real Estate during these turbulent times? Here are 5 reasons off the top of my head. Please write if you would like more, I can give 10 a day if needed.

1. Unlike stocks Real Estate can be a great investment, especially at times like these.

2. Maybe in a group atmosphere we can make some sense of the economy, housing and the banking mess.

3. We all like to be into something together, to bounce ideas off of people who have like interests.

4. The old expression what goes up must go down also holds true of the reverse, we want to be ready.

5. Let’s see… “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Kind of catchy if I say so myself). We are all kind of scared doing anything with money these days. We are like deer in the headlights of a car. Hopefully we can shed some light on the economy and Real Estate to get us moving again.

I know that at this point you are getting the message that I want a light atmosphere none of us needs the heavy news and information we are receiving daily. I want to start a blog that will give us a place to share disasters and successes, where this community will understand the daily stresses we are faced with. There are no boundaries and no subject is off limits. What is important is that we talk!!!! You really do not want to hear the Sermon on the Mount once a week!

I do plan to write once a week for the blog, but we will have daily conversations. I hope these will be; funny and sad, contain great ideas and let’s say less than great, have friendly banter and angry retorts, use polite conversations and rude insinuations.

However the most important thing is that we will want to be here, we will try to make it a place that we can lean on friends, get information and have fun. Who doesn’t need fun!!!!!!!!!!

So in toasting myself to my first 4 year term, I toast my friends, clients, future friends and future clients to a healthy, prosperous and fun experience by reading and participating in this forum in the upcoming days, months, and years ahead.

Bob Schmalz

The Brentwood House

2009