Connecticut Real Estate, My View

I had an appointment last week on a home that offered no listing or commission opportunity for me. Instead, the owners were just interested to know what their home might be worth. When I pulled up to their home on Ramblewood Drive in Gales Ferry, I was delighted to find out it was a home I had long admired for its lush perennial gardens. When I expressed my interest, the very nice owners gave me the grand tour of the grounds.  We talked for quite awhile about hosta and hydrangea and I left with a rose bush cutting and a number of photos. They stopped in the office a few days later for their market analysis and invited me to come back for plant cuttings any time. I promised I'd stop by in the fall to see what their gardens had to offer.

A few days later, I went to a home near the Norwich Golf Course to help a homeowner decide what projects to tackle in case he decides to put his home on the market. As I walked room by room taking notes, I noticed lots of photo equipment. It was obvious this homeowner had more than a passing interest in photography. Having promised myself this year that I will buy a real camera and take some photography classes, I asked the seller a few questions.  Ok, maybe more than a few. I left with a number of photography books that the nice seller insisted I borrow for as long as I wanted.

And so I did not list a house on Ramblewood Drive in Gales Ferry or one in Norwich by the golf course, but I did make new friends who were most generous in sharing their passions with me.  Real estate is not always about the commissions we make but about the nice people we meet along the way.