What’s Important in Your Life

Now is the moment to really understand what is most important in our lives...

In speaking with various people I've found it interesting that for us human beings these moments are going to be a new history in many areas. One of them is changing our idea about pride and what success means. Having to decide between trying to do a Short Sale or lose your house in a foreclosure, many people opt to ignore their situation until it is too late. In their eyes, it is shameful, and their sense of loss of confidence is very high for many of them - ending in depression.

I am not a psychologist, but I can share with you that I am a human being, one that life has taught from a very young age that having pride about the wrong things can lead me to disaster. Over the years, I have understood that the life these things have taught me were not something to be ashamed of. They were to raise me up, learn a lesson, and keep going forward being stronger and smarter. What tough lessons they were....

Two weeks ago, I had an appointment with a young gentleman who wanted to understand his options about Short Sales.

When I met with him in my office, he apologized for not speaking well... At first, I did not understand, it seemed to me that he spoke perfectly (he does not have a thick accent like mine... ? ). After a few minutes more, I understood - that because of the level of stress that he was living with the economic problems and with the thought of losing his house, half his face was paralyzed.

We spoke for several hours, and after a couple of days he called me. He said that he was ready to begin the Short Sale process. When we met again, several days later, he was another person. His face was much better, and he was very optimistic about the future.

For me, it is an honor when a person allows me to walk with them during these difficult times, and show them that there is hope and a new beginning at the end of the Short Sale process. I have no doubt that I will meet all my clients again in a couple of years, and they will be strong again - in their mind, their spirit, and their family.

Once again, I come back to the fact that while these transactions are harder and sometimes less financially rewarding, the personal reward that I get out of helping people more than makes up for it. Share your stories with us about helping people, or about people who could use this kind of help.