09/05/2026
❤️ Sometimes you sell a house. Sometimes real estate gives you family.
💻 2022 — Vanessa was my BUYER.
Vanessa found me through my website while living in Idaho. She was ready for a change and ready to move her entire life to Florida.
So… her Florida Realtor flew to Idaho.
In December. ✈️❄️😂
🚛 Diesel truck
🏕️ 28-foot trailer
🏔️ Snow-covered mountains
⛓️ Chains on the tires
🧊 Black ice
⚙️ Downshifting and hauling mode
🚫 Closed roads, unsafe passes and detour after detour
🗺️ Google Maps said 39 hours and 2,824 miles.
Reality said… nearly TWO WEEKS. 😂
Somewhere along those 2,824 miles, though, something changed.
❤️ We started as Realtor and client. We arrived in Florida as family.
Over the next four years, Vanessa showed me exactly what family means.
🌀 When hurricanes hit Florida and we had no cell service, Vanessa was at my house before the sun came up—with chainsaws and gas—ready to help.
That’s Vanessa.
She shows up. ❤️
Her loyalty, love and friendship have forever imprinted on my soul. What started with a random click on my real estate website became one of the most meaningful relationships this career has ever given me.
🏡 2026 — Vanessa became my SELLER.
Last month, I had the privilege of selling the Florida home that represented this chapter of her life.
And this time… she went back home. ❤️
Talk about full circle.
🔑 2022 — I helped my BUYER leave Idaho and come home to Florida.
🏡 2026 — I helped my SELLER close her Florida chapter and go back home.
That closing was bittersweet.
As her Realtor, I was so happy to get her where she wanted to be.
As her friend, I wasn’t ready to see her go. 💔❤️
🙏 Vanessa, thank you for trusting me TWICE with two enormous chapters of your life. But more than that, thank you for your loyalty, your friendship, your love and for becoming family when neither of us ever expected it.
Some clients give you a closing.
Some give you a relationship that changes you forever. 💙
The house is SOLD.
The friendship is forever. 💚
And Momma Nessa… if you EVER decide to move across the country again in December… Call me 💛