But is the market quite so? Can anyone make quick money by investing in real estate? Unfortunately, it is not quite so, although we rarely, if ever, hear people loosing money in real estate investment. Every one of you, like I, must have thought real estate is where quick money is. The agent should be flexible in managing time. Take a scenario, for example.* Lower interest rates have compelled the money to be diverted somewhere else for higher returns. All is fine when market booms but tough gets the going when things go awry. Due to lack of proper funding source, many deals can be lost. Wealthy brokers can wait till turn around of the market and still make a profit but they are still tied down by the blocked money. Why The Rush To Invest In Real Estate?* Falling stock market has generated fear psychosis among the investment community reminding them of the Great Depression. The quicker the deal is closed the more the seller will be at advantage. Sure it is time to enter the market when it is low but if the turn around time is predictable or if you can wait for longish periods. They should value their own time and energy as well as their clients. Another common problem both for brokers as well as sellers is delayed or non-receipt of payments. Yet the worried sellers get carried away and may falter in pricing it right which may turn away the buyers.* Improvement of the locality will in turn increase the value of the

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City of Raleigh
Flag Seal
Nickname: City of Oaks
Motto: You Can See the Whole State from Here
Map of Wake County, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°49′8″N 78°38′41″W / 35.81889, -78.64472
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Wake, Durham
Founded	1792
Government
- Mayor	Charles Meeker (D)
Area
- Total	115.6 sq mi (299.3 km²)
- Land	114.6 sq mi (296.8 km²)
- Water	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Population (2008)
- Total	374,320
- Density	3,183.4/sq mi (930.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	37-55000
GNIS feature ID	1024242
Website: City of Raleigh

Raleigh (pronounced IPA: /ˈrɔːliː/ raw-lee or IPA: /ˈrɑːliː/ rah-lee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. It has a 2006 estimated population of approximately 356,321, making it the second most populous in North Carolina, after Charlotte. The estimated population on January 1, 2008 was 374,320 making Raleigh the 15th fastest growing city in the United States.

Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill make up the three primary cities of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary in the central Piedmont. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,635,974 as of July 1, 2007, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion estimated at 994,551 residents.

While almost all of Raleigh is located within Wake County, a small portion of the city extends into neighboring Durham County. The towns of Cary, Garner, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Clayton, and Knightdale are some of Raleigh's nearby suburbs.

In 2008, Forbes magazine named Raleigh no. 1 out of the "Top 200 Best Places For Business And Careers."

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