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A Slightly Broken Leg and a Likely New Client

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Capital Properties DC AB15253

  On spring break with my 15 year old, I tried to race one of her friends on the slalom course and it ended predictably - My daughter's friend won and I fell and fractured my leg - at least I didn't tear my ACL. Instead, I spent the rest of my spring break recuperating on the sofa in the condo while my daughter and her friend skied all over Vail mountain. I was pretty happy with my computer and time to work without interruptions and grateful for the really superior medical treatment that I received from the Vail doctors. Not surprisingly, they know knee injuries inside and out!

Then I came home and needed to see a doctor here in DC.  The Vail doctors referred me to a doctor who had just moved to DC from Vail.  I had complete confidence in this newly relocated doctor since he is trained by the Vail doctors.

My first doctor's appointment was two weeks ago and somehow the conversation turned to the housing market (I can't imagine how!).  What I didn't consider is that since he just moved to DC he hasn't bought a house yet. You guessed it .... he needs a realtor. He and his wife are looking for a home in Bethesda or Chevy Chase, exactly where I have just created a new website, www.homesinchevychasebethesda.com.   I started telling him about some of the listings I have seen recently since I have another client looking for basically the same type, price, and size home.

Ever welcoming to newcomers to the DC area, I offered to send him links to those listings. Today, I saw him again. My leg is mended and he has been driving around checking out some of the houses I had sent him. I told him about another new listing, will send him the link tonight, and then will take him and his wife to see it. We seem to be getting along and I think there amy be a future here!

You know, sometimes, getting hurt can have its own rewards!

Karina Morgan
CENTURY 21 Regency Realty - Enterprise, AL

"Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it."
- Sakyong Mipham

Great Post Hope your leg heals fast, and you can get back on your feet.

Good Luck to you in 2009

Karina

Apr 16, 2009 02:04 PM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Best of luck -- some times things happen for weird reasons -- all the best.

Apr 16, 2009 03:08 PM
Nate Rowe
Oakstone Properties, Homes in Richmond VA - Richmond, VA
Realtor, Homes in Richmond VA

I hope everything heals up good.  I wish you the best and hope you have a great night.

Apr 16, 2009 03:57 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Lise, I had my most productive two months with my leg in a huge immobilizer and me on crutches!  Enjoy it!  People will buy without looking at too many houses - mine was in winter and they were afraid I'd slip and fall!

Apr 16, 2009 06:27 PM
Nannette Hilliard
Exit Professional Real Estate - Monroe, WI
CDPE, ABR, CRS

I love meeting new clients when you least expect it. Heal fast so you can go roller blading this summer.

Apr 17, 2009 12:31 AM
Sharon Harris
Keller Williams Keystone Realty - Hanover, PA
Realtor

Great story. Sorry about the leg. But had that not happened you would be one less client.

Apr 17, 2009 12:35 AM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

Lise - a slightly broken leg sounds a bit like "slightly pregnant", or maybe like a line from one of my favorite movies "he's only mostly dead". But, it appears that this is having a bit of a happy ending.

Apr 17, 2009 01:16 AM
Christine McInerney
Great Life RE - Knoxville, TN
The McInerney Team, Knoxville TN Homes For Sale

Wow what a great story about turning lemons into lemonaide.

Apr 17, 2009 02:29 AM
John Mayer
Oikos Realty, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach Florida - Cocoa Beach, FL
Your Beach Area Expert

Lise - Way to go! Turning negatives into positives is what we all do best.

Apr 19, 2009 03:36 PM