I was recently reading Joel Osteen's new book It's Your Time and came across a page that I thought might inspire everyone, Realtors, buyers and sellers. If you've never heard of Joel Osteen, he is the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, one of the largest churches in America. He has a tv show and has written many great books. The ones I've read are Live Your Best Life and Become a Better You. They are very encouraging and inspiring and I highly recommend reading them. Here's the selection from the book.
A young couple from our church told me about the challenges they had while trying to sell their house. They had only a few prospects in the first few weeks. They weren't having much luck.
The market was tough. Realtors told them it may take six months, a year, maybe even two years to sell. But this couple had an attitude of faith. They were prisoners of hope. And even though it didn't look good, they kept reminding themselves, "We are closer than we think. It could happen any day."
This one couple came back to look at the house a second time. They wanted to spend a couple of hours studying it to see if it was right for their family. The owners were okay with that. But they debated whether they should take down their personal pictures of themselves and their children, just so they could remain more private. After they thought about it, they felt good about leaving those pictures where they were.
The potential buyers came to look at the house, and the owners left so they could take their time. A few hours later, they received a call from the real estate agent saying the couple definitely wanted to purchase the house. The buyers told my friends that they had been torn between their house and another one. But during that last visit, they'd seen something that convinced them to buy my friends' house.
" We saw a picture of you and your pastor, and we thought: "These people love God. They go to Lakewood. This must be the house for us!"
My friend told me: "Joel, you helped me sell my house."
I told him that was great: "Now let's talk about my commission."
That story encouraged me to stay in the real estate game. I hope it has inspired you too.
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