It was all her idea. Linda and her husband purchased a summer home in Maine. She was born and raised there, still had relatives there, and wanted her two children to get to know Maine. But there was a problem. Linda wanted to re-decorate while husband Bill thought it looked just fine. Now Linda was a smart lady. She figured out that if she earned the money, Bill would be happy. Linda had a good friend Robin who was a real estate agent, and after discussions with Robin, Linda calculated that if she sold four houses a year, her decorating would be covered in any given year.
Next step for Linda was to take me for lunch, bringing along the papers to sign to register for the real estate course. After a long conversation and much frivolity over a liter of wine, we both filled in our application, along with the stamped envelope which she mailed. Linda would never have taken the course by herself, but as I had just completed graduate school, she knew I was free to take the course during the day, and she knew I could get to the University of Maryland. So off we went to take the course, not to have a career but more to humor a good friend.
Next step was interviewing. But that is another story.
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