June 3, 2021. Canyon Lake, Texas. Purchasing the Lake House.

Ken and I wanted a place to stay when we visited David and Suzanne and David and Suzanne wanted to have a house at the lake. For both of us we were tight financially. They had no children but David was just getting his business running and Suzanne was a teacher. I had just taken a new job where my income would be substancially less than my income as an agent. We decided to buy the property together, each paying half the down payment and sharing expenses. We bought the house in 1997 or 98. We bought a house that had excellent acess to the lake. And it was a very good decision. When we decided to purchase a home at Canyon Lake, Ken ran off every house and lot that was for sale on the lake. Suzanne, Ken and I went to look at every property for sale. We wanted to look at the acess to the water. First Suzanne and I knocked at the door. If someone came, we told them what we were doing and I gave them my card from Maryland. No other agent was with us. Much to our surprise, many folks offered to show us their home. We noted only the acess to the water. Several homes were on top of a steep drop which as we hoped for grandchildren would not work for us. If no one was at home, we shamelessy trespassed and looked to see the lake access by going into the yard. Ken kept the car running incase we needed to make a quick get away. We three selected five homes to see the next day. We stopped in a real estate office and a pleasant older lady agreed to show us the homes the next morning, which we did. We bought it the next day. The house was not a bit pretty but it had a wonderful path to the lake. And we knew we could fix the house, which we did. We purchased the home before Canyon Lake was trendy. Now we probably could not be able to buy it. But the lake house has been a wonderful spot for our Texas family and for both of us from Maryland. It is now a lovely place and we often congratulate ourselves for purchasing the place when we could not really afford it. Fortunately, we were not risk averse. And we also plan a long way ahead. And for that we are grateful. We all, which includes the children, love this home.