The birth control pill, also known as an oral contraceptive or simply referred to as ?The Pill,? is hailed as one of the most important innovations in women's health. Before the advent of the Pill, many women were forced to endure multiple pregnancies because there were no reliable or convenient means of preventing conception. During the twentieth century, two women named Margaret Sanger and Katherine McCormick resolved to change this and funded the work of Gregory Pincus, a doctor who had been studying the role that hormones played in conception. A partnership with the pharmaceutical company Searle later resulted in Enovid, the first birth control pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States. Five years later, the Comstock Law, which was passed in 1873 deeming contraception as illegal, was repealed, and millions of women began to exercise more control over their wombs. As the decades passed, continuous research and development has been carried out to improve the quality of these birth control pills.
There are currently three different kinds of birth control pills: progestin-only pills (POP), combination pills, and emergency contraceptive pills (ECP). Progestin-only pills, also known as ?mini-pills,? must be taken at a certain time every 24 hours. They contain no estrogen and primarily works by thickening the cervical mucus to prevent sperm from entering the uterus. This is ideal for women who cannot take estrogen or are currently breastfeeding. The second type of birth control pill is called the combination pill, because it contains both estrogen and progestin. This type of oral contraceptive comes in three variants: monophasic pills, which have 21 tablets containing equal amounts of both hormones and seven placebos that will be taken during menstruation; multiphasic pills, which contain varied amounts of the two hormones to be taken with a specific dosing schedule mirroring the menstrual cycle; and continuous use pills, which are designed to be taken successively without stopping between packets, thereby totally stopping the menstrual period.
The last type of oral contraception, called emergency contraceptive pills, is not to be taken regularly unlike other birth control pills. This latest innovation in pregnancy prevention is selling under the brand name Plan B, a drug which contains a synthetic progestin called levonorgestrel. Also known as ?the morning after pill,? Plan B was designed specifically for emergencies when a woman missed a dose of the pill before sex, a failure in other birth control methods such as a broken condom or displaced intrauterine device or after being sexually assaulted.
Plan B acts primarily to prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary), fertilization (the union of a sperm and egg cell), or implantation (attachment of the fertilized egg) in the woman's womb. This is possible because conception rarely occurs immediately after intercourse, and is more likely to happen within several days after the sperm is released inside a woman's body. Plan B uses a two-dose regimen taken within 72 hours of the sexual intercourse to ensure that this does not happen, and is successful in about eighty percent (80%) of cases. Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue and headache. This drug is currently only available with a doctor's prescription, although the FDA plans to make it widely available over the counter soon.
Plan B Side Affects
The market trend puts the advantage in the buyer's favor, not the seller's. Prices are sideways or falling dramatically. Foreclosures are at an all time high. More and more people are finding less value in retaining agents to sell their homes, preferring to do it themselves and save the commissions. The Internet has made it incredibly easy for buyers and sellers to do their own research and minimizing your value to the transaction.
Not to mention the competition. It is as fierce as it is formidable. At last count, 1 in 55 adults in California have a real estate license.
The fact of the matter is that only the strong and savvy will survive.
Are you strong? Are you savvy?
Maybe you are and maybe you aren't. Maybe you have been struggling since the bubble burst. Maybe you are new. Or, maybe you are experienced and found the market too challenging to deal with.
Only you and your bank account really know.
But, for the sake of discussion, let's say you are struggling to make a go of it.
The question is: Is it worth the frustration and aggravation?
Let's think about this for a moment.
Here you are with a reservoir of knowledge and expertise in the industry, the market and the local area. Maybe nobody else appreciates your skill and expertise, but I'll bet YOU do.
Let me ask you a sincere question: What's keeping you from being a real estate investor? What's keeping you from working on your own account and doing your own deals?
You know where the deals are. You know what a good deal is. You and I know the market is ripe with them right now. You've got the inside track on all sorts of opportunities.
Just a couple of deals would probably bring a smile to your face and some money in your bank account rather quickly. With seller financing or hard money loans, most times you don't even need your own money or credit to make the deal happen and then be able to turn it for a nice quick profit.
Does that sound doable?
Be honest with yourself. Couldn't you do that rather easily and quickly?
I am not trying to talk you out of being a real estate agent. I am just trying to say, despite what current circumstances suggest, you have options - real, viable options.
Maybe you've already thought about being a real estate investor and discarded the idea. Maybe you don't want the risk, or responsibility, or it just seems too daunting.
Do you have other options?
Absolutely.
For instance, did you know investors will pay you to just find properties and prescreen them?
Yep, they love it. Some investors call these people birddogs or property scouts or property locators. Maybe in your real estate job, you've had people call you up looking for deals that meet a certain criteria. A fair percentage of them were probably working with investors trying to find deals.
This type of work has all the advantages of being a real estate agent and none of the disadvantages. Plus, it's far more lucrative.
With what you know, with who you know, with the knowledge you have of the local market, you could make a heck of a birddog for some well-heeled investor willing to give you a hefty percentage of deal not bound by industry norms or association standards.
It happens everyday.
All I am saying is if you're a real estate agent right now and things aren't looking so good, you have other options and alternatives. You have a wealth of expertise and experience, which could be put to use in ways other than helping someone buy or sell their house.
When it comes to options and alternatives, I could go on and on.
So if you're a real estate agent, there's really no need to get discouraged. In fact the current market may in fact, have a wonderful silver lining.
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