Some time ago I met up with some clients that eventually bought a home in Silver Spring, MD.  They had been living overseas for awhile and before they went they had been living in a home in Clinton, MD which they rented out.  Time passed and they decided to sell their home in Clinton.  The old tenants moved out and Doug and Mary spent some money fixing the place up — new roof, new paint, new carpet, etc.  The place wasn’t fancy but it was nice, comfortable and had a very big back yard in a nice neighborhood.

Luckily, Anthony and Alison came along and looked at the house.  They had been looking at lots of houses and lots of foreclosures.  They really liked this one so it just became a matter of getting Doug and Mary to agree to a price they cold afford.

That’s where I came in. We went back and forth for awhile and Doug and Mary had to really think about it for awhile.  In the end, though, they decided they really wanted to sell the house, they had the equity to be able to do it (a huge plus in today’s market!) so we moved forward with the sale.

Anthony and Alison were thrilled.  They were getting a great house with plenty of room for their two sons to play and for the family to grow.  It was a win-win, as we like to say in the profession.  Everyone went to settlement a few days ago and the keys were passed from Seller to Buyer and everyone is living happily ever after.

I just love stories with a happy ending…and a new beginning.