The idea was planted in our heads over two years ago. Robert, the grandson and caretaker of the woman next door, asked us if we’d ever be interested in buying the house once his grandmother passed away.

“Of course!” I would always say. And we left it at that.

Well about three months ago, the grandmother passed on and it was my intention to speak with Robert again to affirm that I was interested in the house. But…

When he was home, I wasn’t… When he was doing yard-work outside, I was at work.

We just never seemed to connect naturally like I had hoped…

And then, he was suddenly out of the house and his mother (the actual beneficiary of the estate) was there cleaning up and moving stuff out! I decided enough was enough so I knocked on the door and introduced myself.

To make a long story . . . → Read More: We Just Missed a $40,000 Opportunity…and We’re NOT Letting It Happen Again