Friends, colleagues and new beginnings

As some of you know, I've been a professional singer and actress for over 2 decades. I've also been an avid house renovator and, for the last few years, I've been a very active realtor. I love combining the two. All my clients are cherished by me, and lately, with the actors I've helped...well... I've been downright humbled by being the one they trusted to guide them into their new houses and new lives. I act from my heart and my well earned real estate savvy for every one of my clients. No one can afford to lose a good deal when buying and no one is taken for granted when selling. Actors are a whole other ball game, I know we've been sidelined by many financial folks when considering a real estate move. I have a few favourites - Jon Sowerby for one - who are extremely creative and work around the clock to get my clients where they need to go...safely into the world of buying and selling when their finances look a little different to conventional lenders. My latest client is a lovely and very funny lady. A lifetime actress and writer, she had no shortage of one liners...I loved working with her. I sold her house in Mississauga and bought her a new one here in East Downtown. As she'll tell you herself in her upcoming testimonial, it was a slam dunk! Her burbs house went quickly. No fancy renos brought folks to the door. She simply listened to my advice on how to clean up the house, de-clutter it and, having the luxury of being in a sought after school district, I advertised it and worked the phones with the realtors who'd shown it to their clients, and I ran a week's worth of showings and open houses and pulled in multiple offers on the big night. She sold for $15K over asking! Next up was the perfect house for her...but in downtown...on her budget! Not an easy task but I believe me and the universe always provide when we're instructed.... The first house we saw was the one for her. It's just a few streets north of the Distillery District..I knew this was it and almost dreaded showing it to her. I felt I might have robbed her of the whole shopping process. But, it's a perfect house for her, and though ahead of her buying schedule by 3 months, we leaped on it. It was a multiple bid situation, and of course....we won. Ha! Ms. Kelly now joins the ranks of a few other actors I know who've used my services lately, to join the East Downtown crowd after a hiatus in the burbs and I have to say, seeing them in their favourite coffee shops and restaurants is a personal victory for me. Every sale and purchase is a new beginning and I'm so proud to sit back and watch them florish in their new lives!