It happened again this week.
We worked hard for a client, wrestled through all the ups and
downs of the process in order to get their application file through
processing, underwriting, then closing. And finally, through much
trial and tribulation, we got to the closing table. You would think
this is just routine to us by now, right? After all, we are about
to celebrate our 10th anniversary in this branch doing
this very thing - helping folks get financing so that they can
purchase their home. We've been through this over a thousand times
(literally - over a thousand) by now. It would only seem
natural that this becomes mundane after all this time.
Yet when I got home last night and checked my Facebook page,
there was my client - shouting from the screen "We are the
proud owners of a new home!" Then all their friends chimed in
with congratulations and the cyber-celebration was grand. I joined
in the fun, posting a comment, then watching as others posted,
too.
I don't know that I'll ever really get used to this
feeling - the pure joy of a family's dream finally coming true
and closing on the purchase of the home of their own. Yes, call me
sappy, but I get goosebumps! Yes, I've said this many times before,
but to me there is no more sacred place on earth than a family's
home. And sitting back at a closing table, watching them take
ownership of their little piece of the planet, nearly brings tears
to my eyes. Even a thousand times later. To me, it is almost as
thrilling as seeing a new baby enter the world.
When you go home tonight, look around at your place. Drink in
the experience of your home. Stand for just a moment, observing the
place that you are in. There is no place like home.