Having been in New Home Sales most of my little Real Estate life, I had a very high standard of what one's new home should be....new paint, new floor, new walls, new smell, absolutely flawless. Along with this would come new occurances, "a new beginning," new stories. But after making the transition to sell new homes to the not-so-new, I found not only a shift in the selling process, but a shift in thought.
With all the news media, articles, commentary, etc. we see and hear how the market seems to have shifted into this downward spiral. This would include homes which are less desireable; homes that are left behind and uncared for by the homeowner/banks.....most left dirty, vandalized, some down-right uninhabitable. So I find myself filled with questions: "what happened here?" what was once brand new drywall, new paint, new everything, including a new family happy to be here was no longer - what went wrong? We can all speculate and try to put all the pieces back together as to the story behind the madness. But does it really matter? No. What matters is the new stories this home is about to encounter. The young couple who can now actually afford to buy this "less than perfect" home can do so; the investor who is only looking for these major fixers to make beautiful again and make a profit; or the divorcee who is now starting life over and is now ready to qualify and/or possiblly pay cash at a more desireable price.
So with all this said......note to self: "one man's loss is another man's gain" and "a house is made of walls and beams, but a home is built with love and dreams."
(I know, kinda corny, but that's me)!
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