Congrats! There's a robust co-buying community in Denver / Colorado, just did something similar with a group of friends out here. We got way more value for our dollar too, compared to going it alone, because of the weird economics of single vs multi-family properties. Hope you can find some like-minded realtors in Detroit!
This made me think of a short story I mentioned to you a while ago in a different context (Peter Meinke's disturbing "The Piano Tuner"), but I decided to be practical here instead. The recent settlement of a lawsuit involving real-estate commissions may work in your favor: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1239486107/realtor-fee-commission-homes-for-sale
I met with a friend and he asked why we haven't hung out if we'd both been home, bored and unemployed, for months. Neither of us had a good reason. It was just easier not to.
I resonate so much with everything you've said here, Chuck. A large part of what I've grown to love about Baltimore is how neighborly the culture is. It's novel to be able to sit on our front porches and crack open some beverages during summer thunderstorms, or water each other's plants when someone goes out of town. Community is so important, and now you've got me thinking about other ways I can lean into it.
I wrote a sermon last fall about loneliness (at the request of a congregant) and one of the things I ended up exploring is how the mechanisms we use to emotionally survive periods of loneliness tend to become entrenched and self-protecting. I think a lot of us are trying to figure out how to shake off our pandemic habits in 2024, and so much of the success of this reorientation hinges on finding avenues of reconnection which feel authentic and accessible.
Spot on. And the fact that it often takes (or at least it did in my case) someone who you’re already in community with to point out how self-isolating your behaviors are just goes to show how important it all is.
So glad to hear you’re doing well & have found your place and your people in Baltimore!
Congrats! There's a robust co-buying community in Denver / Colorado, just did something similar with a group of friends out here. We got way more value for our dollar too, compared to going it alone, because of the weird economics of single vs multi-family properties. Hope you can find some like-minded realtors in Detroit!
that's great to hear! I'll take it as a positive sign for our own plans haha
Such a good column!! Thank you, Chuck! We were just talking about this this morning!
This made me think of a short story I mentioned to you a while ago in a different context (Peter Meinke's disturbing "The Piano Tuner"), but I decided to be practical here instead. The recent settlement of a lawsuit involving real-estate commissions may work in your favor: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1239486107/realtor-fee-commission-homes-for-sale
I met with a friend and he asked why we haven't hung out if we'd both been home, bored and unemployed, for months. Neither of us had a good reason. It was just easier not to.
I resonate so much with everything you've said here, Chuck. A large part of what I've grown to love about Baltimore is how neighborly the culture is. It's novel to be able to sit on our front porches and crack open some beverages during summer thunderstorms, or water each other's plants when someone goes out of town. Community is so important, and now you've got me thinking about other ways I can lean into it.
I wrote a sermon last fall about loneliness (at the request of a congregant) and one of the things I ended up exploring is how the mechanisms we use to emotionally survive periods of loneliness tend to become entrenched and self-protecting. I think a lot of us are trying to figure out how to shake off our pandemic habits in 2024, and so much of the success of this reorientation hinges on finding avenues of reconnection which feel authentic and accessible.
Spot on. And the fact that it often takes (or at least it did in my case) someone who you’re already in community with to point out how self-isolating your behaviors are just goes to show how important it all is.
So glad to hear you’re doing well & have found your place and your people in Baltimore!