It is my belief that one of the basic fundamental needs of all humans is the need to feel connected, the need to love and be loved, the need to belong. It is the reason we’re nurtured as newborns, the reason we’re elated on our wedding day, and the reason we seek security in the place we call home. As a Socially Conscious Realtor in Grants Pass I understand that need to feel connected. I understand that home owners purchase property in neighborhoods that they connect with in order to form friendships, participate in local schools, and foster a sense of belonging to a community. And so I try to treat every one I encounter in my career as a realtor with a respectful validation of that fundamental need to feel connected.

But sometimes the need to feel connected runs head on into the tough love of separation. Newborns are ultimately weaned from their mothers. Marriages sometimes end in divorce. Families change, grow, and move on to new neighborhoods. And these days, a dramatic number of homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure. As a socially conscious realtor I recognize the powerful emotions involved in the dramatic events that influence people’s lives. I also recognize the power of tough love and the need to wield it delicately.

Tough love is helping someone to do the right thing even when it’s painful. Tough love in real estate occurs when Continue reading The Socially Conscious Realtor in Grants Pass and the Need to Feel Connected

It is my belief that one of the basic fundamental needs of all humans is the need to feel connected, the need to love and be loved, the need to belong. It is the reason we’re nurtured as newborns, the reason we’re elated on our wedding day, and the reason we seek security in the place we call home. As a Socially Conscious Realtor in Grants Pass I understand that need to feel connected. I understand that home owners purchase property in neighborhoods that they connect with in order to form friendships, participate in local schools, and foster a sense of belonging to a community. And so I try to treat every one I encounter in my career as a realtor with a respectful validation of that fundamental need to feel connected.
But sometimes the need to feel connected runs head on into the tough love of separation. Newborns are ultimately weaned from their mothers. Marriages sometimes end in divorce. Families change, grow, and move on to new neighborhoods. And these days, a dramatic number of homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure. As a socially conscious realtor I recognize the powerful emotions involved in the dramatic events that influence people’s lives. I also recognize the power of tough love and the need to wield it delicately.
Tough love is helping someone to do the right thing even when it’s painful. Tough love in real estate occurs when Continue reading The Socially Conscious Realtor in Grants Pass and the Need to Feel Connected