My Belief
I believe purchasing a home is the best and biggest financial decision someone can make. I believe going above and beyond in my service to ensure the experience is excellent. I have worked with professionals in the past that have done the bare minimum and it left me with the bare minimum feeling. I don't want that for my clients. I want them be left with reflections of how much care I took, and had their best interests at heart.
Why am I passionate about real estate?
Real estate is a people business. So much of life is fast paced and being a Realtor you have to take the time to connect with people. I've always felt awkward wanting to connect with people but not being able to because I've had to focus my time and energy elsewhere. Real estate gives me that intentional purpose of connecting with people that I truly value. Part of connecting with people for me is that from a young age I've always had a core value to be of service to others. Sometimes that's something simple, other times it's been using my skills to help them with a car repair.
My Real Estate Journey
I started my real estate journey at the age of 22 when I learned that real estate can be a great form of retirement. I had heard about family members and friends who used rental income as their form of retirement. I thought wow that's such a great way to have a consistent income in my later years and not be tied into rules of stock accounts, retirement accounts, or social security. This was a way I could be in control of my own destiny. Since my first property I've been able to buy and sell more to grow my retirement and have additional income that has absolutely helped pay for a couple trips to Hawaii; one of my favorite places!
The Power of Real Estate
I want to teach others how to do build an investment portfolio. Time and time again I see someone purchase a home and a few years later have equity in the home. Equity is really under valued and can provide opportunity for so many next steps. You can use it as a down payment for the following home/rental, use it to make improvements in the home and so much more. Equity is no different than a balance transfer option at a low rate, or a way to use money to make more money. I've used equity from one home to add solar panels to another home. The increase of the mortgage payment is so much cheaper than the power bill. Examples like this and so many more become available to you when you take that first step of buying a home.
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