What Happens After You Get the Keys?

The relationship should keep going. You should have someone to call when the water heater gives out, when you wonder what your home is worth now, when a parent needs to move closer, or when your oldest starts shopping for a first place. And if you’re one of our families, you should get a pie.

Food has always been a love language in my family.

Won a contest at school? Pick your favorite restaurant. Straight A’s? Let’s go get ice cream. Bad day? Let’s bake cookies together.

I had seven aunts and uncles, and we all got together on the weekends. Maybe it was built-in babysitting so my parents could play cards. Maybe it was just easier to be together, through the tough times and the fun ones. Either way, that’s where my love for food and home comes from. (It might also have something to do with the fact that I met my husband in a restaurant.)

So when I wanted to thank the families I’d helped home, of course the answer was food.

The first pie party was simple. I invited my clients to my house, I cooked, and every family went home with the pie of their choice for Thanksgiving. My mom bakes every single one from scratch.

This year marks our 13th pie party, and it’s just a few weeks away.

One of my favorite parts is watching my boys with my clients.

My boys are always amazed at how much my clients know about them. And my clients get to meet the kids they’ve heard so much about. The boys finally put faces to the names they hear when I tell them who I helped that day. I love that piece so much.

Because that’s what it looks like when a Realtor® stays in your life. You’re known, and you know us back.

Why this matters to you

Closing day gets all the attention. The keys, the photos, the celebration. And it should. It’s a big day.

Then life keeps going. A few months later you have a question about your property taxes. A year later you need a contractor you can trust. A few years down the road, your family grows, or shrinks, or a parent needs help, and suddenly you’re facing another move.

That’s when it matters most who you can call.

What to look for

When you’re choosing who will walk you through a move, ask what happens after closing. Do they check in? Do they pick up the phone when the question is small? Do they still know your name, and your kids’ names, five years later?

The answers tell you whether you’re hiring someone for one deal or for the next chapter and the one after that.

I can’t promise every season of homeownership will be easy. What I can promise is that you’ll always have someone in your corner, and most years, a pie.

Whenever you’re ready, I’d be honored to walk beside you with Jennuine support.

Joyful real estate that feels like home.

WITH JOY,

P.S. What’s Jennuine Living, again?

We’re a gaggle of REALTORS®, Lenders, and Creatives that makes joyful real estate feel like home.

We bring creativity, peace of mind, and a sense of delight into one of life’s biggest transitions, so that our clients’ experience:

-> More joy, less stress and fewer ‘oh crap’ moments.

-> No guesswork, no surprises, just honest communication.

-> Connection first – here, you are family.

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