Thriving in a Crazy Year
Today I was happy to accompany buyers to a closing. It was a closing that almost didn't happen, but not for anything in this particular deal. It was my clients' home sale that was troubled because of a buyer having underwriting issues with her loan. Six weeks delay in total and four extensions and many leaps of faith later, it closed. My buyers were able to close on time.
This year has been a barn burner for my business and I could not be happier. Work keeps me focusing on the positive. I can help people through uncertain times with calm and confidence at a time when emotions are charged. Honestly, the psychological damage being down by shut downs, quarantine and masks will studied for years after we are past this pandemic. I have struggled with my own issues at a time when what seems to be the best parts of humanity are just gone.
Having to hear that one of our first fur babies, about to turn seventeen, had a cancerous growth impeding his ability to eat over the phone with an emergency vet was one of those moments over two months ago. An impersonal call from an unknown vet, told me that I needed to make arrangements to say goodbye. That's not how life should be, at least in my world. Virus or no, I should be able to look someone in the eye giving me that kind of news. That makes me angry. However, that's tempered when I think of the veterinary cardiologist who walked my cat to the car himself to give me the good news that my cat is not in any danger of heart failure. His heart issue is a genetic defect that hasn't changed in a year. He is fine! That's how to handle veterinary medicine in a pandemic...if you have a heart. You can be face to face and still socially distant.
What does all of this have to do with real estate? Well, my clients gave me a wonderful card at closing to express their thanks. The husband handed it to me and hightailed it away as fast as he could. The card itself teared me up. Feeling appreciated is not unusual, but is especially important this year. I think he was overwhelmed too. Even the highs are feeling overly emotional these days. Everyone misses the things that make us human. Being able to smile at each other. Give or receive a hug.
I am proud to be the kind of agent that hasn't let this pandemic take the ability to show and demonstrate how I care without being so fearful I will only do Zoom calls and not interact in person with my clients. And it is good to know they truly appreciate it.
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