Roots2RealEstate

This Valentine’s day I received something extra sweet. 

I decided that it had been long enough since my husband and I moved into our Ponderosa pad, that it was time to connect heart to heart with my neighbors. 

I’ve been watching (and walking my neighborhood; PS: down 18 pounds! To those who are my past readers & RSS Feed fans), all year long.  Out on my adventures, I’ve contemplated the work it takes into maintaining a happy home.  I decided I wanted to show my appreciation this past Valentines day to my neighbors as I delivered handmade chocolate tools to those folks who have made the neighborhood a better place to live.   

As I see it, these neighbors all deserve a job well done for helping me out.  I’m thankful and appreciative by their efforts of upgrading their exterior and property.  Their upgrades helped me retain a better value for my property. Their purchases really do say a lot about a neighborhood.  Any great agent will illustrate many key factors to look for when shopping neighborhoods.  Looking at what the “Jones are doing” i.e. the neighbors, is one of them.  

I also now know from being a homeowner for 5 years, it’s not easy to be a homeowner and have to make some big and sometimes quick decisions.  That maintenance and  care are just one of the many elements that goes into being a property owner.  It’s a lot of work to pay for, choose, and go through such remodeling efforts.  So I wanted to let these folks who have taken a step to improve their properties a big sweet thank-you.

There was no strings attached, no call me note.  Just real thoughtful appreciation.  And to all those folks who did get my note, I appreciate the invite in and showing me around at your home’s interior upgrades too.  These days not everyone takes the time to get to know the neighbors.  I’m glad I did, that was the biggest reward I could ask for.