Thomas McCarey
A Real Chicago Landmark – Remembering Colette McCarey
My mom Colette McCarey was a real Chicago landmark. She introduced me to the city’s culture, its museums, its lakefront and its beauty. She died a week ago Monday, and I bid her a peaceful journey and mark her passing with a few remembrances.
The Real Chicago Seen as a Pedestrian
A lesson learned from international travel is to let go. In Rome letting go means taking to the “vias” as a pedestrian. We did so with gusto. And at times we bring our lessons learned abroad to our home in Chicago, walking from here to there without the pressure of a task or an errand hanging over our heads.
Inspired by a 17-year-old Sailor
17-year-old Zac Sunderland spent the last year sailing the globe alone. He wrapped up his journey last week and his story struck me – that a shaggy headed kid could achieve such a feat and that his folks raised him to do and then urged him to do it. Great lessons as I invest my heart into my two boys and stay atop the Chicago real estate market.
Three More Letters and Lessons Learned Negotiating Real Estate Deals in Chicago
A few months back I added a few more letters to the my business card – C N E, representing that I am a certified negotiating expert. I suppose the nearly ten years in the business and nearly the book of business my happy clients have allowed me to do means more than the letters, but the class provided some good reminders. One of which might be that good negotiators are natural born, not book-bred. Take for instance my son Jackson…
A Sunday Stroll Before a Chicago Open House
Hallelujah! The congregation chimed together, lifting their voices at St. Gertrude’s as Jackson, Lucas and I took a spin around the block this morning. And so we came home and took a spin around the versions of the same song from Shrek. Nice! Good way to preface my hosting a single family open house.
