About September last year, I partnered with two business guys in the purchase of a home that we remodeled and put back on the market for resale. I felt it was quite a God thing as the house was the corner home across the street and next to my corner home and in dire need of repair.
I knew the neighbors that lived there, but not well enough to really know what was going on in their lives. They were the kind of neighbors, you know, that you smile and wave at from across the street. They keep their yard mowed, well for the most part, and although the home was not looking good, you knew that times can be hard and you wish them the best of luck. I ended up not seeing them for quite some time and heard through the grape vine that the husband and wife and gotten divorced. I kept an eye on the house to make sure it stayed safe and sound.
I got the idea one day to just give them a call and see how they were doing. My wife was friends with their daughter on facebook so she got me the father's number. After talking to him I found out that they had in fact divorced and that the wife had received the home in the divorce, but she had moved away. He gave me her number and said I was welcomed to call her. Although they were divorced he definitely cared about her and wanted the best for her. He mentioned that he thought she was going to be foreclosed on soon if nothing different happened.
After calling, talking to the wife and asking her how she was doing, she basically just blurted out that anything I could do to help her get out from under the house would be greatly appreciated as it was going to be foreclosed on in the very next month or so. Long story short, I bought the house and partnered with one guy that I was really wanting to do business with and another guy who had over a decade experience doing what we were about to be doing for the very first time.
Again, long story short, things ended up costing more than expected, the market for real estate was officially announced as worse than that of the Great Depression and the house was not selling. After personally starting a new Real Estate company in this time period and not having more than one sale in 7 months, I officially came to the end of my finances. Through this process my partners and I had ample opportunity to get frustrated with the process, with each other and with God, but thankfully, I felt we actually persevered and honored each other above ourselves!
Yet, the house had not sold and something needed to happen. It was a July 16th, 2011 and a Saturday afternoon and I was in my front yard, looking across the street at the house and at the For Sale sign sitting in the front and something just came over me. I began to yell out loud and said, "God, release an angel, whose only job is to get that house sold, NOW!" I walked inside not feeling any better about the whole situation and 10 minutes later walked back out with my wife and kids as they were leaving to go swimming at the Y. I glanced over again at the house and lo and behold, there was a white SUV sitting out on the side in the road! I went back into my house and kept looking out the windows trying to figure out who the SUV belonged to.
After about 20-30 minutes I saw a young blond haired girl that looked like a real estate agent and a man come out of the house looking all around. They looked all over the yard, went into the garage, then they went back into the house. All in all it appeared that they were there for about an hour. Good sign! Two days later I heard from one of my partners that the agent that had been at the house contacted our agent and made an almost full asking price offer!
As of now, the property is officially under contract and due to close in a few week. Thank you Jesus! It would seem that Angels don't play around when they get released to accomplish a purpose! Are angels real and do they do Real Estate? Again, I'll let you decide for yourself, but you can be sure that I certainly know my answer.
My partners on this project and yes, we're in front of the house that Magnolia did an awesome job remodeling. Magnolia was recently voted the best remodeling company in Waco. You're welcome to drive by and check it out! It's located at 3124 Cumberland.
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