06/18/2026
Congratulations Megan on your first closing as a Realtor! 🎉🎉🎉 Megan Jankowsky - Real Estate Agent
Everyone remembers closing their first sale as a Realtor. But today, I got to celebrate with her by cutting her tie! Watching her journey from receptionist to Realtor to closing her first sale has been incredible to see! This is a big milestone and we can’t wait for your many more closings! ✂️👔
Tie Cutting Tradition:
There are a number of rites of passage that mark the graduation from “newbie” to “professional.” The tradition of cutting someone’s tie or scarf is said to have originated when military pilots completed their first mission. On training flights, the instructor would sit behind the trainee, and yank on their scarf as deemed necessary to get the trainee’s attention, or scold them for making a mistake. Ties (or scarves in this case) were typically cut after a pilot’s first solo flight - signifying that the instructor no longer possessed power over the pilot.
Fast forward to present day and you may find this fun tradition happening with anyone from car salesman getting their first sale to realtors closing their first transaction. 🏡✨
