My first closing of the year: for these special 1st-time home buyers, it was POSSIBLE
On January 8th, my Buyers, Kas and Corey, closed on their beautiful and darling home in Tulsa’s Brookside area. They are indeed, first-time home buyers.
In addition to being long-time personal friends, Kas and Corey’s darling daughter Zoe is our Goddaughter. So, while we’re not blood-relations, we are definitely “family.”
Kas and Corey are quite typical parents wanting the best for their daughter - giving up much to afford school, piano lessons, camps and such. Home ownership was a dream that seemed so out of reach, if not impossible.
But it was possible. It was possible because of the stimulus package. It was possible because of the current low interest rates. It was possible because a local lender, Bank of Oklahoma, chose to be more flexible than the larger, national banks. It was possible because Bank of Oklahoma offers free appraisals to employees of our locally-owned grocery, Reasor’s, who is Corey’s employer. It was possible because of family and our community.
Yesterday was a great day for our family. Kas teared up at closing because she couldn’t believe it was really happening. As she and Corey signed their names on document after document, it finally sunk in that “yes, we ARE really buying our OWN home.”
So, we popped some champagne last night after closing while Zoe finished her piano lesson. I doubt they were deterred at all by the light snow fall we received this morning as they packed their belongings and furniture into the moving truck. “Snow? Did it snow?”
My first closing of the year: for these special 1st-time home buyers, it was POSSIBLE
I can’t remember experiencing a better closing and am grateful to start out 2010 with this particular closing. My heart-felt appreciation to all who made this POSSIBLE.
Lori Cain is a residential Realtor with Chinowth & Cohen Realtors serving the greater Tulsa Oklahoma area, including midtown Tulsa, Owasso, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand Springs and Jenks. Please visit Lori’s web site, LoriCain.com or call 918-852-5036.
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Lori is a residential Realtor with Chinowth & Cohen Realtors serving the greater Tulsa area and specializing in downtown Tulsa and midtown Tulsa real estate.
That is a great story of the stars lining up and everything coming together. And a great start to the new year too, Lori.
Hi Lori-
What a great tale for your buyers. Home ownership changes peoples lives, and that of their children.
--Sara in San Antonio
What a great story! These are the kinds of stories that make our life all worth it.
The stars definitely lined up for these two. I think this is why I enjoy working with 1st-time buyers so much. To see their joy is simply unquantifiable!
I was trying to think if I could come up with something that would have made the closing even better but is sounds like perfection to me. May all your closings this year resemble that one.
Joe, it would have been a better closing had we not finished at 6:00 pm on a Friday evening, but bless my closing partners at FirsTitle for staying late and getting it done! Truly, it was the best champagne I've ever enjoyed after a closing!
An extra special deal to launch your year, Lori. Good job to you and best wishes to your goddaughter, the homeowner.
How cool is that? What a way to start the decade, for you and for them. Fun!
Irene - indeed!
Tasha - thanks for stopping by!
Lori,
That's a great story. Sometimes we can get tied up in the numbers. My goal for 2010 is to always remember it's about the people, not the money!
Rich - you are blogging on your birthday? Absolutely the numbers are important, but the people make the difference!