People say how do you have time to blog. It is natural as breathing as taking a sip of tea it is sharing a story. I grew up in a long line of southern families that either were storytellers or stories told about them. I can’t sit still till I tell you the story of a teacher who thought she couldn’t buy a house. She is an art teacher. A beautiful- willowy -tall -sprite face and smile with twinkle green eyes and with a mountain of red hair. Can’t you just see her ? Put her in the inner city and have her teach art to sometimes interested kids who dodge bullets to get to school sometimes ( maybe)
She saved for 13 years to buy the house she thought she could never buy. Is this an oxymoron?
A Miracle the true story is a testimony of success.
I was one of the blessed people on her team to rescue her from the false belief of home ownership! She applied for a California assistance that I heard about the week before. She qualified. CAL HOFFA, and more. And only because her part time job had just ended a month before. She had a fico score above all the rest. She got the last money they doled out (on loan) for 2007. We went shopping on the first Saturday. We found the home that was almost not for sale (being taken off the market that day) The agent friend I had met knew of this house. The seller didn’t want to let us in…we begged shamelessly. We stepped over the dog bed ( seller was animal rescue) and looked out the window to the yard. I knew it when I saw the garage this was it. This one had everything on her list( I always get the buyers to make a wish list) The two of us pressed our faces against the window and we knew it. This was the house. The rest took 4 months, and it didn’t matter, because the seller had to fix up her home, the buyer was not in a rush after 13 years 4 ms seemed quick. She had to take courses on Saturdays to get the city loan and it was all good. It was a love fest. The seller/Realtor and the agent/Realtor and buyer became friends, and played cash flow and helped get a rescue dog a home, and they are runners and will run together. Its so good. Life is so good.
now here is the catch….this blog story or the newspaper story below…which do you like?
Newspaper story…teacher buys home after 13 years of hopeless saving. Real Estate at miserable lifetime low, even teachers can afford homes now with low home prices and low loans in Los Angeles.
Even the newspaper could use a story!
My new discovery…pass it along to anyone you know who loves storytelling. There is a place for us. storyteller.net, National Story telling network
http://professionalstoryteller.ning.com/profile/LynnePope
CAL HOFFA National Story telling network storyteller.net
