did you bring pen and paper kid?

I can hear my Dad in my mind now…”did you bring pen and paper, kid?”

Over the last year of his life, we met weekly and sometimes, he was ready

to share all that he had planned in preparation for his passing. 

“ I want the grandkids paid out first and foremost. You can do that by selling the car, cashing in the…”

“Once that’s done, you and your sister can put the house up for sale”.

I would interject, “but what if I want to keep the house? Is that OK?”

“Wow, you mean you might want to keep this place? That would be great!” 

“ Yes Dad, I want to keep it in the family. You and Mom loved it so much and I am in the business of real estate, after all”,  I would say with a smile.

I reminded him a couple times over that last year of his life, and I don’t think he 100% believed I would go through with it. Alas, here we are Dad, your sweet home is still in the family.

Cheers,

Yonette Fine

Yonette Fine

Broker | OR

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Yonette Fine is a licensed REALTOR® in Oregon who approaches the industry with her energetic personality and enthusiasm for life, people, and real estate. Yonette draws anyone she meets right into her world! She hails from the San Francisco Bay Area where she was graduated with a degree in Broadcast Communication Arts. In 1995, after a short stint in radio, she decided to use her powers for good instead of evil and join her husband at their newly formed graphic design firm as VP of Client Services. Twenty-Five years later, that firm is still producing excellent creative and branding work which has allowed her to follow her passion in real estate. When not delivering outstanding client service, you can find her in one of a few places: chatting with a neighbor in Willamette Heights, hiking in Forest Park, or in Paris, France enjoying a “Mama Vacation” Find out more about me on my website.

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