It's a sad day when you get the call:
We are moving, come help us sell our home. Sad you say, how can that be? Well, 3 years ago when Robert and Maryam were referred to me as Robert had just started his job at that software company in Redmond, these folks were 'homeless'. The search began, with highs and lows, mostly lows, as Maryam remembers it, we saw close to 45 or 50 homes. Scary times when you're at a new job, a new State, not knowing anyone, not knowing really where to live, with prices escalating daily. Anyway, during that time there is a bond that develops, a lot of anxiety and much joy as well, when after all the struggles, the perfect home is found, the offer accepted (after competing with 2 or 3 other buyers), the structural inspection stuff is negotiated and resolved, then closing and moving day (the photo above is from in front of their new home on closing day, we just got the keys). Smiles all around. Time flies, we delve into our busy lives, some of us 'blogging', (which up until a year ago I had never heard the term), raising children, commuting, doing whatever we do and 'fast forward' all of a sudden 3 years have passed and the call I mentioned happens. How is it sad? Well, the main regret I have in this profession I have chosen to work, is, I bond with folks, think of them often over the years, however the time never seems to work out where we see each other. They are busy, I am busy, you know the story, so when the call comes in it is a sad time as I realize the folks I've helped and bonded with are leaving, which produces the guilt for not staying in contact while they were here. On the happier note, Robert and Maryam have a great opportunity, both going to work for Podtech a Podcasting startup and on that note, I am pleased for them. What they leave behind are pleasant memories for those of us that have had the privilege to know them. They will be missed. Today we proudly but sadly put their home on the market.
It can be viewed at the following link.
The Virtual Tour
4 comments:
so, thank you. i work in this stuff myself. you just shared one of the sorrows that most people never know. the sorrow you share is the truest public measures of why folks in your neighborhood should be seeking you out. you care.
Jmac...thank you, I know that you feel the same way!!
Stan -
Well said! As a fellow Realtor, I know exactly how you're feeling.
But it's those feelings that seperate the exceptional Realtor from the average. Customer service seems to be a lost art in this business.
Stan,
Those of us who've been doing this for a long time have had highs and lows! The highs of watching that first-time home buyer start a family; the lows of helping to sell their deceased parent's home.
But, that's life. And, we're intimately involved, aren't we?
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