Here’s a quick note to let you know how I can help you or anyone you feel comfortable introducing me to.
Home buying or selling is complex – to put it mildly. Experience shows that each process involves upwards of 43 people, 100 to 150 phone calls, reams of paperwork, and each process also offers many opportunities for buyers and sellers to make mistakes. Big mistakes, like not discovering hidden defects in a house before purchasing it, or not staging the home to highlight its best features. I don’t want this to happen to you or the people you care about, and that’s why I created my free report, The 10 Dumbest Mistakes Smart People Make When Buying or Selling a Home – and How to Avoid Them.
The next time you’re in a conversation with a friend, family member or neighbor and they mention they’re thinking of buying or selling, feel comfortable enough to take out your cell phone, look up my number and call me immediately. I’ll send you a copy of my free report so you can help the people you care about make their next move a smart move.
Joe Watson, Your Real Estate Consultant For Life
REMAX Way Real Estate, 617-921-5918
P.S. Even if your friend or family member isn’t moving for several months, this free report will get them thinking now and avoiding mistakes in the future. So be sure to call me. Happy holidays!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Was She Asking For a Handout – Or Just a Hand?
Alice Perley will never forget the day she met Michael Guess – and vice versa.
In December 2002 just before the holidays, 48-year-old Alice wandered into a Tennessee investment office where Michael worked as a broker and told him she had an account with the company. Based on her disheveled appearance, Michael assumed that Alice was homeless. But rather than escort her out the door, he offered her a seat at his desk. He wanted to help her.
Michael asked Alice a few questions. Her answers were vague; she focused on her belief that she had invested money at his company, perhaps through an out-of-state branch. When Michael and another employee offered her money, Alice politely refused it, insisting that she was a client and not a charity case.
On the slim chance that Alice’s story was true, Michael phoned the firm’s Atlanta office where a colleague confirmed that Alice did, in fact, hold an account with the company. But the most astonishing news was yet to come.
The Atlanta office had maintained contact with Alice’s family and revealed that eight years earlier, Alice had suffered a breakdown and disappeared. Her family had been trying to locate her ever since.
The next day, Alice Perley was off the streets and reunited with her family, thanks to an investment broker who took the time to really listen to her. Michael’s take on it? “We’re supposed to help one another and not just walk on by – aren’t we?”
Michael could have sent her on her way; instead he helped her on her way. Here’s to the heroes in all walks of life!
Sincerely,
Joe Watson
Your Real Estate/Mortgage Consultant For Life
P.S. Do you have someone you consider a hero? I’d love to know who and why. Be sure to email me at JosephWatson@Remax.net or call me at 617-921-5918.
In December 2002 just before the holidays, 48-year-old Alice wandered into a Tennessee investment office where Michael worked as a broker and told him she had an account with the company. Based on her disheveled appearance, Michael assumed that Alice was homeless. But rather than escort her out the door, he offered her a seat at his desk. He wanted to help her.
Michael asked Alice a few questions. Her answers were vague; she focused on her belief that she had invested money at his company, perhaps through an out-of-state branch. When Michael and another employee offered her money, Alice politely refused it, insisting that she was a client and not a charity case.
On the slim chance that Alice’s story was true, Michael phoned the firm’s Atlanta office where a colleague confirmed that Alice did, in fact, hold an account with the company. But the most astonishing news was yet to come.
The Atlanta office had maintained contact with Alice’s family and revealed that eight years earlier, Alice had suffered a breakdown and disappeared. Her family had been trying to locate her ever since.
The next day, Alice Perley was off the streets and reunited with her family, thanks to an investment broker who took the time to really listen to her. Michael’s take on it? “We’re supposed to help one another and not just walk on by – aren’t we?”
Michael could have sent her on her way; instead he helped her on her way. Here’s to the heroes in all walks of life!
Sincerely,
Joe Watson
Your Real Estate/Mortgage Consultant For Life
P.S. Do you have someone you consider a hero? I’d love to know who and why. Be sure to email me at JosephWatson@Remax.net or call me at 617-921-5918.
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