There is a philosophy that says “You’re outlook of the world and who you are at seven years old is who you truly are as an adult” and I've always believed this idea. Since I was small I have loved everything to do with entertainment (musicals, dance, television, etc), politics, my family and friends continue to be the most important thing in my life and at seven years old I was convinced that I should be a real estate agent. Now at 25 I’ve made the transition from Toronto Living and a career in Public Relations to a small Ontario town, Smiths Falls, and beginning a career in real estate.
Real estate is at the core of my family unit- my mother is currently the President of the Ontario Real Estate Association and owns and operates two Royal LePage franchises in Perth and Smiths Falls. My retired father, who cleverly coined himself the “erection man” as he assists my mom in putting up for sale signs and open house sandwich boards, toils away at the offices doing any running around that may be taken off of my mother’s plate. And as with any family run business, my older brother and I have spent countless hours welcoming home buyers as the receptionist during summer months. So it only seemed natural that I too would pick up the reins and decide to dabble in the real estate market.
Growing up I would continuously joke that one day I would write a book in support of all other real estate children that have had to spend Christmas Eve or their thirteenth birthdays sitting in an unknown living room as their parents finished a deal. Well, I guess this blog will be my chance to expose that while also chronicling not only what it will be like to begin a new profession but also working alongside a parent, who I have looked up to, admired, and rebelled against for most of my life.
Real estate is at the core of my family unit- my mother is currently the President of the Ontario Real Estate Association and owns and operates two Royal LePage franchises in Perth and Smiths Falls. My retired father, who cleverly coined himself the “erection man” as he assists my mom in putting up for sale signs and open house sandwich boards, toils away at the offices doing any running around that may be taken off of my mother’s plate. And as with any family run business, my older brother and I have spent countless hours welcoming home buyers as the receptionist during summer months. So it only seemed natural that I too would pick up the reins and decide to dabble in the real estate market.
Growing up I would continuously joke that one day I would write a book in support of all other real estate children that have had to spend Christmas Eve or their thirteenth birthdays sitting in an unknown living room as their parents finished a deal. Well, I guess this blog will be my chance to expose that while also chronicling not only what it will be like to begin a new profession but also working alongside a parent, who I have looked up to, admired, and rebelled against for most of my life.
Hopefully my seven year old self is proud.
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