The Best Part of Real Estate – The CLIENTS! (And My Annual Client Party!)
October 6th, 2008 . by Jon ModeneNorthwest Ohio: BFL. Boring Flat Land.
But . . .
We are blessed with the one of the Great Lakes right on our doorstep.
Which does no good at all – if you do not get out on Lake Erie.
Many of my clients move in from out of town and need an introduction to the wonders of Lake Erie and the Lake Erie Islands. Problem. Challenge. Opportunity.
So . . . most years I charter one of the Jet Express boats for a full day cruise.
And I invite all of my clients and their families and kids for the full day affair. It does not matter when you bought or sold a house from me.
The folks at “The Jet” do a fantastic job each and every year. They also let my father ride up in the cockpit – which pleases him to no end – you see he is boater – always was, always will be. He even gets radar on his boats . . . but the Jet is a whole different level of Lake Erie boating experience and my dad loves riding up there, but I digress. With a narrated tour and a great view on a fast, steady boat, what could be better?
We visit Sandusky.
We cruise by Johnston Island.
We spend most of the day at Put-In-Bay.
And then we stop at Kelley’s Island for an hour or two.
The weather this time of year? Usually perfect. 9 out of 10 times.
Except this year – it was overcast and “scuddy” as a boater would say.
But when you have the Jet, you can laugh at the weather. And the payoff is that you can land and get off the Jet for a couple of hours at . . . Put In Bay. Where it’s always warmer (that’s why they grow grapes there). And where a bridge to the”mainland” would somehow destroy the island.
The best part? I get to reconnect with my clients -
Houses come and go – but great clients last a lifetime.
(Thanks to Dennis S. for the great photos!)
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