What made you choose real estate as a career?

I worked with older people in my last career, and honestly, that's what pointed me toward this work. What I saw was enough to make the decision pretty clear. Predatory agents exist. They're out to make a quick buck, and older people are often the ones who pay for it. I'd seen enough of that to know I didn't want any part of it, and I didn't want the people I cared about to be on the receiving end of it either. So when I made the move into real estate, I came in with a specific commitment already in place. Protecting older clients from that kind of treatment isn't a selling point for me, it's just the reason I'm here. The work matters because the people matter, and that's a short sentence that pretty much covers it. I'm not going to claim I've fixed anything big. What I can say is that I show up to every transaction with that background in my head, and it shapes how I handle things. Slower when it needs to be slower. More questions when something doesn't sit right. A straightforward answer even when a different answer might be easier. That's where this started for me, and it's still what drives it.