Baby Steps and First-Time Buyers of Chicago Real Estate
My younger son Lucas is taking his first steps toward becoming bi-pedal.
And though I don’t remember my own progress toward becoming ambulatory a few decades back, I imagine my tentativeness then rivaled his now.
Urging him forward one step at a time I can’t help but imagine the primal terror he might feel as he stands, ever so precariously, at the precipice of stringing together plural steps. And though each single step and subsequent balancing is met with unimaginable giggles, so too are some of the swift descents to the seat of his pants punctuated by a wide-eyed horror (even though a cushy pamper sustained much of the impact).
Perhaps there is a parallel between my son’s standing on the brink of taking steps and the sentiments of some of my buying clients who are just getting ready to start looking to buy a home in Chicago.
The similarities include …
- both are standing at the edge of something new and incomprehensible
- both have expressed and unexpressed fears – my son of falling and my clients of making a poor purchase/investment decision
- both are willing, despite their fears, to step forward into the chasm of the unknown
- both are looking for a change – my clients of residential scenery and my son of his diaper
- both trust me and look to me – my son for encouragement and my clients for advice
- both intuitively know that everything will work out – Lucas soon will be running just like his brother Jackson and my clients will find a place to call home just like all of my clients before them
Of course there are dissimilarities as well. For instance while I can always pick up Lucas when tears overflow, the vast majority of both my buying and selling clients don’t want that degree of interaction with me.
I suspect they want my counsel and not my consoling. But, like Lucas, they definitely get someone they can trust and rely on.
I suppose that’s why four of the six buying clients I am working with this weekend have been referred to me by my past clients. With searches that range from seven-figure single families to Lake Shore Drive condos, that go from Lakeview, Lincoln Square and Roscoe Village to the north to Streeterville and the South Loop on the south, and west to Bucktown and the East Village, my old and new clients know they can turn to Tom McCarey for straightforward information and knowledgeable advice.
So, if you or someone you know is thinking of making a move in Chicago, feel free to give me a call at 773.848.9241 or email me at tom.mccarey@atproperties.com. I will be glad to talk with you about what you want and to determine how best we can get just that.
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