10/08/2022
75% of millennials avoid phone calls, saying they’re too time-consuming, or someone will want a favor, or they're avoiding an upcoming event. But what if a lifelong friendship could begin with a phone call out of the blue? That’s the story of Linda and me! I’m so glad that Linda chose to answer the phone. I called her one day and we actually spent a long time chatting. As it turns out, she had a rental property to sell but she told me “you’re so sweet, I don’t know if you can negotiate.” (Funny enough, I had a situation once where someone complained that I was “too brutal” in the negotiations, but that’s a story for another time!)
Fast forward a few months and we were able to put her property under contract before it even officially hit the market! To celebrate, Linda made a blueberry pie and brought it to me so we could have a blueberry pie breakfast together while I finalized the details of the contract.
And that’s just the type of person she is, always going the extra mile to show people that she cares. She always has a good story to share and we laughed together a lot!
At the end of the day, she is the reason I’m in real estate.
Of course, I enjoy all the parts of my job, and selling homes is fun and challenging work. But at the end of the day, my favorite part isn’t negotiations or paperwork or driving to the next open house.
My favorite part about real estate is spending time with people, truly getting to know them, and in many cases becoming friends. I’ve been invited to dog birthdays, Halloween parties, and even weddings by different clients. That’s the best part of my job!
I could design the perfect house, have it staged just so, stock the fridge with the best food, give it the greenest grass you’ve ever seen, and at the end of the day, it would only be a building. It only becomes a home when everyone's portraits go up on the walls and there’s a dog wagging his tail, excited to see his new bed and holiday traditions being decided around the dining room table.
People are what transform that place from a house to a home.
I loved getting dinner with Linda the other night, catching up on what’s happening in her life now, and reminiscing on how much has happened for her in the past several months.
So maybe take a page out of Linda’s book and next time someone calls, assume the best of them and pick up the phone 🙂 You never know who you could meet!
- Molly
