On January 1, before coming to Long and Foster as a new agent, I made a trip to the Gulf Coast with some members from our community. Like many Americans, my response to the disaster of Katrina and the events that followed were horror, disbelief, sorrow, helplessness, and anger. While most of us have experienced great loss and crisis in our lives, it is hard to imagine the enormity of such a catastrophic event. Some lost their lives, an incomprehensible number lost their property, their homes, their possessions, even their whole communities.
The week I spent in Waveland, Mississippi was an experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I think the thing that affected me most profoundly was the realization that were are all connected to each other in ways that are fundamental. We all have the same needs for shelter, for a place of comfort and safety, a place of community. Most of us spend the better part of our lives working to provide these things for our family and ourselves.
It would be foolish to deny that most of us come to real estate with the expectation of making money, and lots of it. Be we also have an opportunity to connect with people, to serve, to do the very best we can in assisting people at a time that is often a life-altering juncture in their lives. It seems to me that these are the opportunities and challenges that, if well met, will contribute the most to our success.
Linda Atkinson Huffard
Long and Foster Real Estate
Roanoke/Botetourt Office
1638 Roanoke Road
Daleville, VA 24083
(540)-966-5700
Licensed in Virginia
