05/20/2025
Dreams are placed in our hearts for a reason. Ive always loved real estate and for the longest time, I had the dream of owning 5 duplexes. #1 is now in the books. Homeownership is not as cute as it looks on IG. It has been a haaassllleeee my God. But there is a reason behind the struggle, and it’s bigger than gaining assets. Last week, the long time tenant of the home who is sadly moving out, met my husband and I to hand over keys and say goodbyes. As we’ve become close to him in the short time that we knew him, the goodbye was a bit hard. On round 3-4 of the goodbye,as he was about to walk away for real this time, a robin flies out from a shrub in front of the house. The tenant says ‘that’s my wife’ This was the last place his wife lived before she passed away. She loved robins and he said whenever he sees one, he knows it’s her. As much as the gurus say to not bring emotion into real estate, I disagree. It’s more than an asset on a spreadsheet or a deed (or a mortgage 😑) it’s a place where people eat, watch tv, talk , argue, live and love. These homes hold stories. These neighborhoods house history. I hope to steward it well, for as long as I (and my pockets) are meant to. And with that, ya girl is a girl once again.
