MY PERSPECTIVE AS A SELLER 

Today I had the second of three open houses at my newest listing. What made this listing unique was that it was my own home. 

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A home I have lived in for over 22 years. That my wife has lived in for the last 13+ years. It’s also the only home my soon to be 8-year-old son has ever known in his lifetime. Clearly we have many emotional ties to the property. Our son is aware of the fact that we’re selling our home and planning to move to another home nearby that we’re under contract to buy. We decided to tell him about a month ago when we went under contract. 

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But having these open houses has allowed it to really sink in for me, that we’re actually going to be moving and this will no longer be our home, it will be a home to someone else. As excited as I am about what lies ahead, I’d be less than genuine If I didn’t admit to having feelings of nostalgia and even a little sadness. My son took his first steps in this home. I have clear memories of sitting on my couch the night he was born, talking to my mother and my mother-in-law about their new grandson. Trying to explain the experience to them. And how amazing Paola did in delivery. What made all this even more memorable is the fact that my mother-in-law only speaks Spanish and my mother only spoke English. So I was going back-and-forth English to Spanish Spanish to English trying to explain to each of them about the experience. Obviously, I was exhausted. Obviously , I was emotional. And obviously my mind was a blur with all that had just gone on. So I would find myself speaking Spanish to my mother and English to my mother-in-law and they would just look at me and laugh. 

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That all took place at 1299 Wickapecko Dr. that will never change. That’s forever. That memory will be part of me forever, as well so many other memories.

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From a professional perspective, I have no doubt that this experience, selling and buying a home, will be invaluable to me as a realtor. It already has been. Having personally experienced buying and selling a home for the first time in over 20 years allows me an opportunity to better understand what my clients are going through. I have always tried to be empathetic in my role as a realtor. Buying and selling a home is a very personal experience and I’ve always tried to be respectful of that. I’ve spoken to this many times before with clients. Now I will be even more understanding of that moving forward as a result of this experience.”