I was driving home from my brothers in PA on Fathers Day Night and had the best Lightening Bug experience. If you are lucky enough to live east of Kansas you know summer is here when its gets humid enough for the Lightening Bugs to come out. I was passing large areas of farmland and the fields looked like they were strung with tiny flashing lights. It was amazing.
For the record the Lightening Bugs are also called Fireflies.
As a child some of my fondest memories are filling an empty mayonnaise jar with Fireflies. We would polish the glass so it was clear as could and then punch holes in the lid. If you caught enough of the little glowing bugs you could read by the light they produced! 
How does this relate to real estate?
I have a client who relocated from the West Coast. This past winter she saw snow falling for the first time. Of course she had seen snow before but to see it falling and catch flakes in your mouth is quite an experience. Keeping that in mind, I waited patiently for the Fireflies to come. When the flower beds at my park started glowing I called my client and explained the whole lightening bug thing. She gathered her kids, some blankets and empty mayonnaise jars. They caught a handful then laid in the dark watching their first Lightening Bugs. I was so excited that I could introduce her to those little bugs that brought so much joy to my childhood and still amaze me.
When people move to my area, I become their lifetime concierge. Whether it's sharing my passion for my city, telling them about the great places they would not know about unless they lived here, the place where the locals go for steamed crabs, recommending the best place for guests to stay when they visit, , things for kids, a great dry cleaner in their neighborhood, what movies are showing in the park , the cheapest happy hour or where to go to see the Lightening Bugs!
As Realtors and experts in our areas we have the perfect opportunity to stay in touch by sharing information and introducing people to the "great stuff and places they would not know about unless they lived here". I love playing concierge. Every once in a while my phone will ring or buzz with a text from a client asking "We have friends coming in town and want to eat Indian, where's the best place to go?" I love it and part of my blog will now focus on "great stuff and places you would not know about unless you lived here".
What are some the great things and places in your area that you only know about if you live there? Tell me just in case I visit your town!
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