A letter to our Future Homeowners:
People ask us frequently how we got into “this business”. Simple, really. We both worked at regular jobs, I got pregnant with Diego and after I had him, I didn’t want to go back to work as an Occupational Therapist, so I didn’t! I bought Carlton Sheets “No Money Down” course from his infomercial (at my Mom’s urging, thanks Mom), became an instant real estate guru (or so I thought), went to the foreclosure auction downtown every Wednesday (because that’s what Carlton said to do), never bought anything at the auction (remember the sharks?), but we bought our first house for Aparicio Home Investments one year after we started our business. By then, Herberth had quit his job as a case manager at Lutheran Family Services and was doing remodeling jobs for friends and family.
All we knew about was “fix and flip” ( fix up a dumpy house really nicely and sell it right away). Our MAIN GOAL in starting our business was to be able to make a living doing it. We had actually only been thinking of ourselves…how to make an income without working for someone else, how to have a flexible schedule so we wouldn’t have to put our kids in daycare. We hadn’t even thought about that we might have a positive effect on other people’s lives.
However, through the years, people have admired us for helping other people. But, through the years, we hadn’t even realized that was what we were doing. Looking back though, our business has evolved from just fixing up a house and selling it immediately (we learned it isn’t as fast and easy as on HGTV) to specializing in selling our houses through our Future Homeowner Program (rent-to-own). As others see it, that is how we are really helping people. We are helping people repair their credit; learn to take care of their house and to finally be able to own their own home.
Well, as it seems to go when you help others, they help you even more. You, our Future Homeowners are giving us feedback on how to make the Program better. You are complimenting us for being such a great company to buy a house from. You have fond memories of the scaldingly hot and electrically impaired Future Homeowner BBQ. But most of all, you are doing what we hoped you would…you are improving your own lives! You are writing letters to people on your credit report to improve your credit. You are making your monthly payments on time. You are taking care of your houses.
You are exceptional people and we admire your dedication to improve your own lives…and thanks for improving ours.
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