Touched Deeply During a Showing Today

TOUCHED DEEPLY DURING A SHOWING TODAY

It's been an intensive three days of area and home searching in North and South Carolina for the Sunset Beach husband and wife team and their new clients from New Jersey but the area and community has been narrowed down.

Patience is a trait that comes naturally to us when working with our clients. In and out of the car, in and out of the homes, discussing locations, discussing specifics within each home, discussing communities and writing notes pertaining to each home ~ all in the day of showing homes.

Today was a breakthrough for our clients. They announced they really liked the area and were ready to move forward with their relocation from New Jersey. The cost of living in New Jersey was a major concern for them. "Taxes are just too high"
"We can't afford to live in New Jersey any more"  Now the decision has been made and on the long drive home, plans to put the home on the market and what needs to be done will be discussed.

On a different note, one of the homes we viewed really touched all of us in a special way. We were greeted unexpectedly by the homeowner, an elderly gentleman, who apologized for being home during the showing but we immediately relayed to him that it was absolutely fine with us. He again apologized because his wife had Alzheimer's and wouldn't be able to show their home, so he graciously proceeded to show us their home.

As we walked around their home he proudly showed us family portraits, describing everyone in the portraits and told us their plans to move back to Kentucky with their son. I walked over to say hello to his wife, and he quickly explained she doesn't talk much, and I said, "That's okay", and continued over to say hello. She beamed and smiled the biggest smile at me and whispered, "You're beautiful".  I smiled in return, thanked her, and pulled her coverlet up on her and asked her if everything was okay. She only smiled in return.

During the tour of the home he would explain different areas of the home, "This is where we sit and have breakfast together" "We watch the squirrels and birds here" We could hear the pride in his voice as he showed us around.

As we continued to walk around the home, I would return to tell her what a lovely home she had, and she would again tell me "You're beautiful" with a big smile on her face.  I wondered to myself what she was really feeling and if she understood what was going on.  I thought about this wonderful husband caring for his wife, with love, day in and day out, and suddenly I felt very emotional as the tears filled my eyes. 

We all said our goodbyes, thanked both of them, and walked to the car. I was so choked up, I couldn't speak for a few moments. Our client, Dave looked at me and said, "I know how you are feeling, because I am feeling the same way".  We walked together silently to the car and nodded to each other with an understanding and smiled.