BABIES vs BUYERS

It's amazing how your personal life mirrors your work!

We are expecting our first baby boy in a couple weeks, and I was thinking how much this "baby process" is like the "buyer process." (OK, go with me here...)

BABIES vs BUYERS
Before you come up with that comment (cry-baby buyers!) there is actually much more!
-- Both are exciting processes with a great reward at the end!
-- Both require lots of supportive people to increase success and enjoyment!
-- Both results can be expensive, but are TOTALLY worth it!

DUE DATE
Hopefully the Buyer will meet their baby house sooner than the 9 months it will take us to meet our baby (but there have been those very particular buyers, right?)

PREPARATION
Are we preparing our Buyers for this process properly? There are lots of people to get to know (me, lender, inspector, etc) and lots of NEW things (PITI, interest rates, HOA, escrow, unacceptable conditions, blah blah blah).

Seems like when I was a new dad: Desitin does WHAT??, receiving blanket, mushy peas in a jar, etc. Hopefully we have been good counselors to our clients to prepare them for what they are getting themselves into!

THE LAST FEW WEEKS
It's the waiting. And waiting. And doing that one thing over and over again. (Am I talking addendums or stocking the diaper holder??)

"Oh, honey... the nursery looks so cute! You finally got the changing table put together! Wow, that car seat DOES fit into the car that way!".... 

"What was the measurement of the living room wall? Does that thing in the garage actually stay with the home? When does the trash pickup happen?"....

THE FINAL PUSH
Yes, pun intended. This is where we dads/agents earn our stripes. Seems that Mr. God likes to throw a curveball at our births/deals just to see how we will react to it. Do you have plans that are flexible? Have you thought through what COULD happen? Stay aware, stay energized and finish strong!

WELCOME HOME!
This is what we've been waiting for and working toward all these weeks! Despite the bumps, the struggles, the challenges and unpredictabiliy of it all, WE ARE HERE! Take those hugs and high fives.

But most importantly, take a minute and just take it in. It will be a memory before you know it. Good job, well done, see you next time.

Baby Boy is due March 5, 2012 but dad is hoping for a leap-year baby. Here we go!!