Trust: Can It Be Blind And Do We Take It For Granted?

Recently I had the fortunate opportunity to help the most inspiring couple I have ever worked with in my 20 years in the Real Estate industry purchase a home. Bill and Kristi, last name withheld upon request, are two people who live life to its fullest everyday and when problems arise and they are dealt lemons they make lemonade and keep on living life. Something you should know about Bill & Kristi is the fact they are blind.

At 8:05 on a Saturday morning my phone rang at the office and the caller wanted some Real Estate questions answered so I did my best to answer them and then Kristi told me she & her husband Bill had made a deposit on a yet to be built 2 story townhouse and the builder had told her it was the best price in our area and everything would be fine. I confirmed that this builder had good prices and delivered a nice product and that's when Kristi told me she and Bill are blind but they were told their were no homes cheaper than these townhouses and was that the truth because that was more than they wanted to spend and it was a 2 story home that posed danger to them. I made a appointment to meet them at their apartment so they could show me their likes and dis-likes about their current home and after talking with them for 3 hours I left on a mission to find them a home that met their unique needs praying the whole time as these folks were placing more trust in me than anyone had ever done in the past.

Bill & Kristi have been in their single story home within a 55+ senior community for six months now and they could not be happier since it is not only safer for them they paid $78,000 dollars less than the townhouse and they have made many new friends myself included. This lovely blind couple taught me to see with my eyes closed and I will be eternally grateful to them for that and showing homes to them was unique butthat will be saved for another day as that is not the point of this blog.

We all place trust in others in our lives and others place their trust in us at times not only in the Real Estate industry but with Doctors, Lawyers, Friends, Family and the list goes on and on but the question I pose to all of us is do we take that trust seriously and treat it with honor and respect or do we take it for granted because thats what we do?

TRUST: May we not take it for granted.

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