12/16/2025
That one time I asked Gary Vaynerchuk about ChatGPT .... nearly ๐ฏ years ago. (๐ฅ๐ช:๐ค๐ง ๐ช๐ง ๐ช๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ)
It's interesting to look back at what we were saying about Ai just a few years ago.
And just for funsies...here's THE post he suggested in the video (unedited - sorry it's long, but that ChatGPT ๐)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Right now, the Colorado Springs mortgage market feels like a fight in the later rounds.
Everybody came in with a plan.
Rates were supposed to come down.
Inventory was supposed to open up.
Affordability was supposed to get easier.
And thenโ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎโreality hit us in the mouth.
Thatโs the thing about markets. They donโt care about your expectations. They only respect discipline, adaptability, and whoโs still standing when the bell rings.
๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ
Colorado Springs is different. Always has been.
Weโre not a hype-driven market. Weโre a fundamentals market. Military installations. Defense contractors. Healthcare. Aerospace. People with steady jobs, long-term plans, and a reason to stay.
So while headlines scream chaos, what weโre actually seeing here is ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ.
- Inventory is tight, but not frozen
- Buyers are cautious, not gone
- Sellers are realisticโor theyโre sitting on the sidelines
This isnโt panic. Itโs patience.
๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
In ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, order breaks down when leadership disappears. Fear takes over. Noise replaces logic. The loudest voices get the most attentionโeven when theyโre wrong.
Thatโs what parts of the housing conversation feel like right now.
Youโve got:
- TikTok economists yelling about crashes
- Rate-watchers obsessing over every Fed whisper
- Buyers paralyzed by โwhat ifโ
Meanwhile, the real leadersโthe ones with experience, data, and calmโare quietly keeping people housed and deals moving forward.
In Colorado Springs, the buyers who are winning are the ones who:
- Understand their numbers
- Use rate strategies instead of rate fear
- Focus on ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ-๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ, not headlines
Thatโs leadership. Thatโs how you keep the fire lit without burning the whole island down.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐
Letโs be honest. Rates are heavy right now. They sit on your chest. They make every decision feel more serious.
But heavy doesnโt mean unbeatable.
Weโre seeing:
- Temporary buydowns used strategically
- VA buyers leveraging benefits others canโt touch
- Buyers refinancing later instead of waiting forever
The worst move in a tough round is dropping your hands and hoping the fight ends.
This market rewards education, not hesitation.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐
Colorado Springs doesnโt need hype men. It needs corner coaches.
People who can:
- Tell the truth without fear
- Slow things down when emotions spike
- Help buyers and sellers make ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ decisions
Because markets donโt fall apart when things get hard.
They fall apart when people stop listening to the right voices.
And right now, the strong ones are still here. Still buying. Still selling. Still building futuresโone disciplined move at a time.
The market isnโt savage.
Itโs selective.
And in Colorado Springs, the ones who respect the fight are the ones who win it.
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