JULIE GARDNER
  • HOME
  • COMPASS
    • WHY COMPASS?
    • COMPASS CONCIERGE
    • COMPASS BRIDGE LOANS
  • LISTINGS
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT JULIE
    • A DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP
    • CONTACT
    • PROCESS
    • TESTIMONIALS
    • PRESS
  • PROJECTS
    • BEFORE & AFTER
    • GARDENS
    • OUR TEAM
    • VIDEOS
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • UTILITIES
    • SCHOOLS

What's Your Story, Morning Glory?

1/19/2018

0 Comments

 
While sitting with a good friend at Olivetto's last week, we were commiserating about the generation of young workers who have unrealistic expectations as to what a REAL job looks like, and just exactly how hard they are going to have to work to get ahead. (That includes our own naive offspring and yes, that makes us old.)

"Do people really work 9-5 every day?" my younger son had complained last year, after taking on an ambitious summer internship in The City and discovering rather quickly that he'd need to get up even earlier to catch BART, and arrive home much later than he intended. (Life's rough.) Happily, he got up to speed rather quickly. 

My friend's story was much better . . .
"We've taken on a recent college graduate; this is her first real job and she actually asked to leave early for 'yoga time' yesterday. Evidently she was stressed by the 'work load'. Who does that?" 

People unclear on the concept; that's who.

While I'm poking fun of our kids, the simple truth is, they really don't know, what they don't know and it's up to us as parents, teachers, mentors and employers to set them straight. ("No, I'm sorry but I don't even have a parking space, so finding you one certainly won't be high on my list of priorities.") That's true of Buyers and Sellers as well. In spite of the endless parade of real estate web sites extolling everything real-estate related, most people don't have a clue.

Among the long list of Realtor duties is the need to educate, teach and inform our clients as a home sale is likely to cross their paths only once every decade or two, or three, or four . . . . Given how infrequently you're going to call, it's no wonder Buyers and Sellers are, often totally lost when it comes to the process. Why would we expect anything else?

Let's start with the premise that picking up your lives and moving is no easy task and that both sides of the home sales transaction can be incredibly complicated and nuanced, not to mention down right anxiety-provoking, stress-inducing, and let's not forget, life-altering (not to put too fine a point on it), which is where experienced Realtors earn their keep - in spades! 

Here's what I know about stress, anxiety, fear, and future-tripping . . . it never improves the outcome.

So take a breath, walk the dog, work out, and bake some banana bread (wait, that's how I handle stress) and let's cross one bridge at a time. But first things first . . . I need to know the whys, whats, whens and wheres?

So what's your story, morning glory?
  • Why are you selling/buying?
  • What's your motivation?
  • When are you moving?
  • What's your budget?
  • What funds do you have available?
  • Where are you going?
  • What are your expectations?
  • What hurdles do we need to overcome?  
That last question is the doozy, because sometimes the hurdles are very evident as in: the home is in MAJOR disrepair, there are too many stairs to the front door, or the floorplan is hinky. While in other cases, the hurdles come up as ugly and unwelcome truths: the property encroaches on the neighbor's, the siblings are fighting over the estate, OR THE BIG KAHUNA, the client's expectations don't align with reality! (That's okay, we're here to help.) Whatever the roadblock, it's my job to get beyond it, over it, or through it (We do it one step at a time.) and then to set your expectations appropriately based on relevant circumstances - not on pipe dreams. 

So let's discover your story together (Heck, I may even blog about it.) because I don't just understand the dream of homeownership, I understand the process as well (I've lived it over and over) and I'm here to help you write the next chapter. Whatever your story - and no two are ever alike - my role is to create the happy ending; one community, one family at a time. 

How can I help you?
Check out some "before and after" photos on my website at: juliegardner.com

P.S. My new email address is: julie@juliegardner.com
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Subscribe

    Author

    Julie Gardner, has been writing The Perspective for 18 years and has published more than 670 essays on life and real estate. 

    Picture

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009
    July 2009
    June 2009
    May 2009
    April 2009
    March 2009
    February 2009
    January 2009
    December 2008
    November 2008
    October 2008
    September 2008
    August 2008
    July 2008
    June 2008
    May 2008
    April 2008
    March 2008

    Categories

    All
    Business
    Design
    Drought
    Holiday
    Home Maintenance
    Homes For Sale
    Life
    Market
    Politics
    Renovation

    RSS Feed

    View my profile on LinkedIn
Piedmont · Oakland · Berkeley
 510.326.0840
julie@juliegardner.com
DRE# 01431765
​COMPASS

  • HOME
  • COMPASS
    • WHY COMPASS?
    • COMPASS CONCIERGE
    • COMPASS BRIDGE LOANS
  • LISTINGS
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT JULIE
    • A DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP
    • CONTACT
    • PROCESS
    • TESTIMONIALS
    • PRESS
  • PROJECTS
    • BEFORE & AFTER
    • GARDENS
    • OUR TEAM
    • VIDEOS
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • UTILITIES
    • SCHOOLS