A Realtor’s Happy Father’s Day Message

This Father’s Day, REMAX Country Crossroads would like to honor the many Fathers whose dedication to their families, homes and land has left a lasting impression this year.
Although the actual names can not be disclosed, this Realtor hopes you and those who love you will recognize exactly who you are.
“Kyle”, a Father of several small children faced a world of hardship this past year. He lost his job, equipment, vehicles and the bank was closing in on his first and only home.
When I met with his wife and him, it was to sell his home as quickly as possible before it was foreclosed upon. They had no where to live and no chance of obtaining financing for another home. Despite the enormous disappointment and relentless stress, he always greeted his family and this Realtor with a smile.
During the hottest days of last summer, he worked like an army to tidy up the large yard and transport unending loads to the dump as he cleaned out a century full of “stuff” from in and around the home he was losing. He scraped and painted in the heat. He spackled and shoveled. All the while, his children were watching and the lesson they learned from this good man? “Life may come at you hard, but you work just as hard to come through.” “Kyle” would leave a new owner with a neat clean home because it was the right thing to do. “Kyle” also would leave a lasting impression with this Realtor.
“Tom” is a well respected man within the community. He has worked very hard for the success he has achieved in business and he has a well deserved reputation as an honest man. “Tom” also has an adult child who suffers from a chemical imbalance that has held the family hostage in a world of hurt. “Tom” has made every effort to give his child an opportunity to live as normal a life as possible. Toward that end, he purchased and furnished a small home for his troubled child and let much of his business go as he struggled to meet the increasingly difficult demands associated with such illness. The life altering sadness has not diminished “Tom’s” devotion and dedication to maintaining his child’s home for as long as he could. He never complains and he never loses faith.
“Tom” is another giant who greets each morning and this Realtor with a smile.
“Jacks” and “Georges” and “Bills” and “Mikes” and “Charlies” and “Jims” have plowed long driveways and shoveled icy walkways when their backs were breaking at the end of long days. They did so because their families needed to be safe and their Realtor had scheduled an open house for the next day.
“Patricks” and “Ralphs” and “Waynes” and “Alans” and “Davids” and “Nicks” have worked overtime shifts and second jobs to pay for interest only loans with increasing
payments that have wreaked havoc on the family life. They have never complained and they have done everything they have been asked to do to prepare their homes for sale in a market that has been most unkind to many. They greet this Realtor with a smile and this Realtor wishes them the BEST FATHERS’ DAY EVER.