Real estate agent Steve D. Valentine helped a client's brother get into recovery while closing her house sale. The brother has been clean for six months. Valentine shares how he opened up about his own story and connected the family with resources, turning a transaction into something that changed lives.
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I get to flip people and make an impact on people's lives while working with them in their real estate or their biggest transaction of their life. It recently came to when I was working with a client, they were buying a house and there was a reason they were buying the house. And I come to find out her brother is struggling and in addiction, and she's sharing with me what she was trying to accomplish and moving the chess pieces around the real estate. And so we walked through it, but in that conversation, I got to share my story and my journey. And I asked if there was any way I could support or have a conversation. And the amazing thing was, is that it wasn't me supporting. I never did have a conversation with him, but I did connect her with a couple of people that he was able to connect with the family and the conversation and find the right path for him. And today it's really cool because not only did we close on that house, but the brother is about 6 months clean and in recovery and doing very, very well. And it's such an honor to go You know what, when I get up in the morning, yes, I'm gonna sell a house or I'm gonna help somebody with their dream, but I also get to have some life impact because I'm extremely vulnerable in my story and sharing with people how they can succeed or where I can support with my life experiences.
