Do You Remember Your First Experience In Your Real Estate Career???

Things that we experience for the “First” time tend to be everlasting memories.  The first birthday that we are able to remember, first day of school, first best friend, first fight, first date, first kiss, first car, first accident, first speeding ticket, first house, birth of your first child, well I think you get the picture.  But there is one “First” that I did not mention that I will also never forget, and that is my first loan.

I remember that right after I became a Loan Officer, and before I came out of training, a friend of mine approached me and told me that once I was out of training that he wanted to refinance his house.  I asked him if he was planning to do some additional work to the house, consolidate some bills, or was he just simply looking to lower his interest rate?  He told me NO to all of these questions. 

So my next question was why do you want to refinance?  His response was one that I will never forget.  He stated that we had been friends since he was a teenager, I watched him grow up, and was there for his father when he needed someone to encourage him.  But these were not the only reasons, he wanted to be my “First” loan.  I did not know what to say except thank you.

The whole time I was going through training, I looked forward to doing the loan, and wanted to do the very best job that I could at putting it together.  Luckily for me it was not only my “First” loan, but it was probably the smoothest loan I have ever done.  It was a great start to a career that I truly have enjoyed doing each and everyday since then.

I have done many more loans since this then, but there is none that I remember more clearly, or that was more satisfying then this Loan.  I am sure that I am not the only one on ActiveRain that has a memory such as this, and who also vividly remembers their first loan, or the first house that you sold or listed.  We also have several Stagers and Appraisers on ActiceRain who probably still remember the first house that you staged or appraised.  I hope that you take the time to share that experience with us as part of this Post or in one of your own.  I look forward to reading them, and please let me know if you post one.

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Info about the author:

George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com