I just discovered this site has been down two days. That's fantastic news. Why? Because I thought visitor count dropped to zero because the cyber-gods hated me…well, perhaps they did, because it was an "enhancement" I tried to make to the site that shut it down. Yikes.

Resilience has been identified as the single common factor in determining success rather than failure. That will happen in this real estate market and possible recession, too. Those of us who keep bouncing back will ultimately come out on top.

Like the inflatable clown with the weighted bottom. You punch it in the face, it slowly lowers to the ground, then pops back up with a goofy grin. It's always the same. After a few punches, the grin becomes funny.

So with paying off debt, owning a home, paying the mortgage, keeping the home repaired and all the rest. Bounce-back factor. The strongest characteristic of success!