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How Lessons Learned in Real Estate Can Apply to Writing
Surprising similarities between two very different ventures
Today marks two years since my partner and I moved into our new house.
Rather than just buying a house, though, we took on something I don’t think either of us were really ready for at the time.
We bought a triplex, with the idea of renting out the first two floors and living on the top floor. The building was beautiful and old and charming, with tons of character — and it also needed tons of work.
I think from the very beginning, we could both see that it had the potential to be something really great. It wasn’t something great yet — but we both believed that somehow, we could get it there.
We didn’t know how we would do it; we just knew we had to try.
We took a chance on something we thought would be a good investment for the future, and hoped for the best.
At the time, it was one of the scariest things either of us had ever done. I think for me, it even beat the time I moved across the planet at age 22 to live and work in a country where no one knew me and I didn’t speak the language.
