I’m a realtor. The market is brutal right now. I had a young couple, first-time buyers. Pregnant, sweet, barely scraped together a down payment. They fell in love with a small bungalow. It was perfect. But then came the bidding war. Cash offers. $20k over asking. They didn't stand a chance. We sat in my car, and the wife was crying. "We're never going to find a home for the baby." I went to present their offer to the seller anyway. The seller was an elderly man named Arthur. He was moving to assisted living. He looked at the spreadsheet of offers. He saw the high numbers. Then he picked up the "Love Letter" my clients wrote—something most sellers ignore. Included was a picture of their sonogram. Arthur stared at it. "My wife and I bought this house in 1964," he said. "We raised three boys here. I carved their heights into the doorframe in the kitchen." He pushed the high cash offers aside. "I don't want an investor renting this out," he said. "I want that doorframe to be used." He sold it to my clients. For $10,000 under asking price. When I told them, they collapsed. Arthur left them a note on the counter when they moved in: "The house needs noise. Fill it with love."
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The St Ann’s bay Hub site is now active and Digicel persons can get mobile(LTE) service there. It is located right on A1 beside of Lee Sin Tyre Centre 🗣️🗣️🗣️
If you can get to Trelawny, dweet.
Communities got wiped off the map like Deeside, some parts of Wakefield are underwater, and relief efforts are needed for Bounty Hall and Granville.
Some days, I don't even know how I'm doing it, but I'm getting it done. Work through the hardship, because one day you'll be rewarded for it. #GodandTime
This elder said if you want to see your home improve, do something/buy something every month. No matter how small.
Thinking about painting the entire outside for example, but a paint every month. Small actions adds up. Don’t wait on bulk finances to do everything.
@yooneedmorejodi Yes I do, and sometimes I have to use my hand to signal to the cars still trying to overtake me w/o them assessing why I have stopped...
When I was Chevening Officer for Jamaica, we interviewed a young lady who was really amazing but didn’t have enough experience. It was one of those interviews that stayed with me. (1/4)