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Why I am a Realtor

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Check Realty

During the last few weeks I have been really busy. Mostly with Prescott area REO buyers looking for great deals. This one lady I have been working with has given me reason to examine my motivation for doing what I do.

We spent weeks looking for a home for her that would fit her very modest budget. The home also had to fit her very specific financing ability. We finally identified a home that was in much need of cleaning. Not the kind of cleaning you do with a mop and a broom, but rather the kind you do with explosives, dangerous chemicals and high pressure and temperature water while wearing a special suit with a helmet and air tanks.

Anyway this was the home she wanted to buy and we outbid another buyer and went into escrow. The financing she wanted to use was USDA (nearly 100% financing). They are picky about the condition of the homes they lend on. So picky in fact that she was not able to purchase this home with that loan.

When we finally had the discussion where we I told her we had better move on to another home and another type of financing, she asked me it I was going to give up on her. "No" I told her, "I'm going to keep working with you until you move into the house you are dreaming of". She told me that she understood that other Realtors didn't want to work with her because her goal was difficult to achieve and it also didn't pay well. I told her it wasn't for the money, but rather the satisfaction I feel when we reach that goal together and I hand you the key to your new home.

Right about that time I noticed that she was crying. What I had said had really moved her. And it was at that moment that I realized a big part of the reason I love being a Realtor. There are few professions where at the end of the day we can hope to feel that level of satisfaction that exists when we lead our client down the path and through the doorway of their dream home.

I'm still working with that lady and we have yet to find the perfect home for her. But that relationship has already paid me more than any commission I am likely to receive. And I am grateful to be in a position to help this woman with her dreams.

 

Dave Conners enjoys leaning, teaching and playing with Real Estate, relationships and life.

Comments (5)

Michael A. Caruso
Surterre Properties - Laguna Niguel, CA

I love hearing these kinds of stories. It isn't work if you love what you do. It is about the satisfaction for me as well. I hope your client finds her dream home soon

Feb 26, 2010 03:28 PM
Clark Hitchcock
Re/Max Nyda Realty Inc - Chilliwack, BC
Realtor - Fraser Valley

Great to hear this kind of story.

You will find her the home that is best for her, and there will be tears of joy.

Feb 26, 2010 03:56 PM
Matt Grohe
RE/MAX Concepts - Des Moines, IA
Serving the metro since 2003

Dave: awesome story and cheers to you for being a real person. Here's hoping you can find here a home.

Feb 26, 2010 03:56 PM
Marianne Grant, Realtor
Jack White Real Estate - Anchorage, AK
CRS 907-529-6602

Great story, Dave. It sometimes takes a very long time to finally reach the closing table. Just a word of caution borne from experience - is your client serious about finding a hope, or is she  a lonely person who likes the attention she is getting from you? You do sound like a very kind, compassionate person. Hope your other clients find their home more quickly, and all your efforts equal out and come out in a profitable wash.

Feb 26, 2010 03:57 PM
Dan Tabit
Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA

Wonderful story.  Satisfaction from a job well done and a client for life when it all comes together. 

Feb 26, 2010 07:29 PM