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Thumb Goes Green!

By Jamis Minnis, July 21, 2021

I’ll tell you the things that I’m really good at.

Real estate.

Resourceful and practical thinking.

Quick puns.

Being reliable.

Taking care of kiddos.

You wanna know what I’m not good at?

Gardening and plants.

Here’s what I want to know:

How do folks acquire their green thumbs?

What types of jobs do avid gardeners tend to have?

How does one learn to move so slowly in the world to actually garden?

I can remember house sitting for folks.

Folks with beautiful gardens.

And I’d ask the specifics.

You know, to get it right.

How much water and how often?

To which they would reply, you know just make sure that they are watered.

Like, what does this mean?

The same folks that would be able to tell me if the windows in the home are south facing,

what time of day the sun hits the strawberries, and exact time, day, and location that you should plant your starters.

But they can never quite answer the specifics of how much water it takes to keep the garden green.  You know it’s true!

It’s all a mystery to the rest of us.

Deep down inside, we all want to be a secret gardener!

I want to become a houseplant parent so badly.

As soon as this reno is done, it’s going to be house plant city baby!

Send me your favorite, easy to take care of house plant list!

Jamis Minnis

Broker | OR

She/They

I'm just out here trying to be the RBG of Real Estate. I'm A Frugal Foodie. A Concert/Music Festival Enthusiast. A Community Organizer.  Double Majored in Psychology and Business. I have Travelled all 50 States and 4 Continents. And now I'm AN AWARD WINNING REAL ESTATE AGENT YA'LL! I've had consistent Top Notch Sales & Stellar Client Reviews while helping buyers and sellers navigate the rigorous real estate market. I consider myself to be achievement/detail oriented, proactive, and financially savvy. I enjoy taking complicated ideas/info and making them accessible to others. Get ready to learn everything you didn't think you needed to know about real estate. I'm nerdy about numbers and homes, but also fun. Like, a fun nerd, if you will. I bought and restored my home, a 1917 craftsman with perseverance, creativity, resourceful thinking, NERDing out on Real Estate stats, being strategic in negotiating, and having integrity, I plan to do the same for you. I've been able to help countless clients with their home buying process. I run a fully transparent, encouraging, fun, but tight ship that's ready to educate you and advocate on your behalf! Housing has always been important to me. It's more than where the heart is, it's where we feel secure, build connection, Gather, Giggle, Grow. Over the years, I have managed a 350 bed International Hostel in downtown San Francisco, worked for Habitat for Humanity with Americorps NCCC, volunteered on the Katrina mass home rebuild in New Orleans, and provided landlord tenant advocacy in the non-profit sector. All roads leading to finally being a Real Estate Agent. Being an agent at Living Room Realty affords me the opportunity of being a home matchmaker. Meeting awesome clients that will soon have a home that meets their needs, their livelihood, and their dreams. Planning on selling your home? Great, I can help you with that too. I am especially excited to work with first time home buyers, folks with marginalized identities (Queer/LGBTQIA, BIPOC), and any folx that would like to have a fun supportive agent throughout their home buying process. I want to make sure you not only buy a home that's cute, but make sure that cute home has GOOD BONES TOO! When I'm not scouting new properties, I'm generally with my favorite person, my partner Camille. Together we are goofy cute and treat each other with sweetness. You should see us y'all. *Camille is also a therapist, so if the process gets overwhelming or stressful, don't worry, we've got you. Others reasons to contact me:
  • You Need A Spotify Playlist for the Occasion.
  • Gender Ideology Convos.
  • Sappy Rom-Com Recs.
  • Creating A Better World.
  • Dad Jokes!
  • You Want To Talk About My Awesome Reviews! https://www.zillow.com/profile/jamisminnis/
  • You Want To Support A Queer Black Business!
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  • T: 503-756-0005
  • jamis@livingroomre.com

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