I had always wanted to sell real estate, but traveled, living in Europe and the Middle East en route from the U.K. to the U.S. When my American husband had the opportunity to settle down in Seattle, I immediately took out my license. That was 1990.
My first Broker taught me this: Take care of your clients and the money will take care of itself. That philosophy has stood me in good stead, allowing me to be in the Top 10% of John L Scott company-wide and to attain the Diamond and/or Sterling Societies of Coldwell Banker, where I moved to about 1998. I love selling real estate.
Since acquiring some of my own investment properties, I’ve become very interested in helping people build a real estate portfolio. Like many others, I lost a good chunk of my market investments some 3 years ago, and promised myself I would never again invest in anything that didn’t have a door I could walk through. During this pricing downturn, the rents keep coming in and I keep paying the mortgages. Works for me.
Many of us work from a home office now and it’s so easy to extend those hours, stay at your desk, make one more call. So what for relaxation? I confess redoing houses is a hobby! Given reasonable weather, I’m out hiking; I always look forward to a great dinner on my way home. My latest passion is my garden, growing enough of those summer veggies to last me through the dark days of winter. Curling up with a mystery novel is another favorite and I can now add playing with my grandson, born at the end of 2009.
Serving the real estate needs of you, your friends and family is a great pleasure. The pundits always tell us to make a living doing what we love to do. I am very fortunate to be able to do just that.
