“Do we have to go anywhere after school tonight?”
“Are we having pizza again on Friday?”
“Why do we have to take the trash out every Monday?”
“I don’t want to go to piano on Wednesday!”
If you’re a parent, you probably get similar questions from your children. My children would rather go home after school and do nothing but play Minecraft the rest of the night, but they know that certain days mean certain activities: Monday is trash day, Tuesday is soccer practice, Wednesday is piano, etc. They have come to expect this. They aren’t thrilled about it, they will whine about it, but it is expected.
Which brings me to real estate. Real estate is a world full of the unexpected. Our buyers look to us for guidance on the purchasing process, and the advice we give is based on our experience with a common word (and it’s variations) thrown in to each response. That word is: Usually. Continue Reading →
Over the years, some of my clients have mentioned that I wear a lot of hats. Realtors are therapists, counselors, financial advisers, accountants, attorneys, relationship advisers, and life coaches. We don’t enter into our relationships with these thoughts, but it inevitably ends up that way. We don’t mind. It’s part of why we enjoy our job.
A little over a year ago I hired a personal trainer to help whip me into shape. I meet with him about four times a week, and it’s definitely a team effort to fit that time into my schedule when I work full-time, work a lot of evenings and weekends, have a husband that actually enjoys my company and have young kids that still like having their mom around. What I have found is that not only is he getting my body in shape, but everything else in my life has become better, too. Maybe it’s because when someone pushes you further than you think is ever possible, it opens your mind to what other things you are capable of. I read a quote once that said, “Your mind quits long before your body does.” So true. But if I want to relate this quote to real estate, then it should read, “Your client quits long before your Realtor does.”