Since Byron’s parents have been visiting, we have been all over the place - seeing the sights (not the “biggies” - it’s too hot for all that).
Today we went back to a beautiful new development that Byron and I had looked at about a year ago. We love to walk through model homes - which Orlando used to be full of…now, not so much. Anyway, we went back, and it was…eerie. The houses were just as beautiful…and the model home was still there. But, it was different - there were so many “for sale” signs in the yards. Some of the houses were obviously vacant. And as we looked closer, we saw a red sign in the window that said, “FORECLOSURE”.
This is a common occurence in Central Florida right now…so, I don’t know why it disturbed me. It was just so incredibly sad to see a place that just a year ago seemed to be booming, now look like some kind of ghost town.
It made me hurt for those people who probably were so thrilled to be moving into such a beautiful place…it made me realize that no matter what things look like on the surface, reality may be very different.
Everyone has a story…some private pains - sometimes they are lived out for all the world to witness, and sometimes they are born in secret with no outward evidence.
Something about what I saw today kind of haunts me. But, at least it reminded me to tread lightly on the feelings of others because I never really know what they are going through - even if things look like “a million bucks” on the outside.
Anyway, that’s what I’ve been pondering today…
Peace to you all.
Having been a Mortgage Broker for just over a year now, I’ve seen how upside-down people who look like “a million bucks” can really be. It truly is often sad.
Even more disturbing is knowing that 1 in 3 homeowners really don’t know what they signed up for when they took out their home loan(s). It’s those people who think they got such a great “deal” but end up with a big nasty surprise after sometimes just a year or two.
That’s why I got into this industry - to try to help people get through their painful situations, find out what they really need (mortgage-wise), and provide them with the best loan program for their particular situation. To give them their financial-life back and reduce their slavery to their lenders.
I see the same in our neighborhood as well; there are for sale sign everywhere. It’s weird. Sad, but weird.
Now this post is kinda close to home for me. (no pun intended) It is true that everyone’s exterior facade can tell a truly different story from what’s going on on the inside.