It was clear that this home was the crème de la crème when it was built. When I first walked in the front door, there was a brick half-wall about waste-height which was built in as a planter. I walked through the huge family room and past the full wall brick fireplace, and around the corner in the kitchen, I noticed the built in com system and am/fm radio control center, with signal to each room. The home had 2 porches and ornate metal and wood work all over the place. Even the window sills were made out of exotic tile. Today it is nothing more than an average home in an average neighborhood, but I couldn't help to think what life used to be like in this place of yesterday's luxury.
Friday, October 30, 2009
The Luxury Homes of Yesterday
I was walking through a home yesterday while on a property tour and I was really taken back. The home was built in the 70s, but the remarkable thing, besides being in great shape, was the original features it had.
It was clear that this home was the crème de la crème when it was built. When I first walked in the front door, there was a brick half-wall about waste-height which was built in as a planter. I walked through the huge family room and past the full wall brick fireplace, and around the corner in the kitchen, I noticed the built in com system and am/fm radio control center, with signal to each room. The home had 2 porches and ornate metal and wood work all over the place. Even the window sills were made out of exotic tile. Today it is nothing more than an average home in an average neighborhood, but I couldn't help to think what life used to be like in this place of yesterday's luxury.
It was clear that this home was the crème de la crème when it was built. When I first walked in the front door, there was a brick half-wall about waste-height which was built in as a planter. I walked through the huge family room and past the full wall brick fireplace, and around the corner in the kitchen, I noticed the built in com system and am/fm radio control center, with signal to each room. The home had 2 porches and ornate metal and wood work all over the place. Even the window sills were made out of exotic tile. Today it is nothing more than an average home in an average neighborhood, but I couldn't help to think what life used to be like in this place of yesterday's luxury.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Busy Freedom
A career in real estate is littered with moments of relaxing freedom, but counterbalanced by the occasional 80 hour 7 day weeks. In spite of this, there is abundant control, the long weeks are only long if I choose them to be. I think I'm liking this.
The biggest challenge I have dealt with is trying to battle the constant possibility of burnout. In most idle moments, my mind begins to scream that I am not doing enough, that I need to do more marketing, organizing, or networking. I think I am starting to gain control of these outbursts and its good...
The biggest challenge I have dealt with is trying to battle the constant possibility of burnout. In most idle moments, my mind begins to scream that I am not doing enough, that I need to do more marketing, organizing, or networking. I think I am starting to gain control of these outbursts and its good...
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