07/07/2022
Don’t marry your real estate.
Yup, I’ve heard this but this little house was truly my first love in real estate. It wasn’t my first home, but it was my move up home and the first home I found, offered on and negotiated all on my own.
I was a new REALTOR only in my first year. I had shown this home to clients and fell head over heels for it… they did not. I confirmed with them that they had zero interest in the little beauty and then made my move.
I was fairly happy with my current property, it was my frist home an adorable townhouse that my brother and sister-in-law had helped me renovate. I didn’t really plan on leaving it… but then I saw my blue beauty.
The nerves set in… would I actually be able to get financing? How would I do this?? I knew the steps, I walked people through them regularly but when it was me it felt different.
So, I made a plan. The offer was written and I physically met with the listing agent and his seller’s to present my offer in person at their diningroom table.
I was nervous…. More nervous than I’ve ever been to present an offer. After a short negotiation period, the home was mine!
Possession day was special, this home became the symbol of my independence. It was the place that was the hub of my business and personal growth unlike any other home I have owned.
After I married Don, this became a rental property. It was hard I had to detach myself, but in a turn of events I got to move back in. After the boys were born, we settled back into the little blue house during our transition of our family to Calgary full time.
So to say the emotional ties to this home are huge would be an understatement. The little blue home was also one of the best real estate decisions I have ever made.
I was reminded of all of this when I popped by to check out the completed paint job today. I was reminded of how much I love this home - I was reminded of how this home has served me and my family.
Do you have a property that evokes this for you?
