The Beautiful Chaos of Real Estate (and Life)

Let me paint you a picture: three jobs, two little kids, one dog, two cats—and somewhere in between all the early mornings, late nights, sippy cups, and furballs—I sell homes.

Real estate isn’t just a job. It’s not a 9 to 5 you leave at the office. It’s a full-blown lifestyle. One second you’re playing lego, barbies or doing the dishes, and the next you’re troubleshooting an appraisal that came in low or racing to solve a dishwasher issue right before inspection.

Vacations? That's a joke. The minute you finally unplug, your phone suddenly decides it's the busiest week of your year. Or that one time you finally give in and say yes to playing golf with your brother who’s been bugging you for months… you’re five minutes in and your phone rings. It’s the call. The big one. The kind of deal you’ve been waiting weeks for. Of course.

Because real estate doesn’t care about your plans. It doesn’t respect your schedule. It lives in the margins of your life and sometimes completely overtakes it.

And while I’m out here juggling clients, contracts, and chaos, there’s someone else holding down the fort: my wife.

She’s at home managing two little humans under six. Keeping them fed, clean, safe, entertained, and loved—while I’m fielding back-to-back calls or stuck in traffic on the way to a showing that just got moved last-minute. She's putting out fires too—just the kind that involve crayon on the walls and negotiating with a toddler over which pajamas to wear. And through it all, she’s the one gently (or not-so-gently) reminding me, “Hey, the kids want Daddy home for bedtime.”

That part? That stings a little—because I want that too. But sometimes, this job pulls you away even when your heart’s begging you to stay.

And yet… I still love what I do.

Because real estate can change your life. It’s one of the most lucrative industries in the world. There’s no cap on your income. No degree required. No ladder you have to climb. You can earn $20,000 in a day or work an entire year and walk away with $2,000. There’s no formula. No guarantees. Just hustle, timing, and a whole lot of patience.

And you don’t have to apologize for what motivates you.

Maybe you’re in this business because you genuinely love helping people. Or maybe—let’s be real—you saw the money potential and thought, “I want that kind of freedom.” Guess what? Both are valid. Helping people and building wealth aren’t mutually exclusive.

But you have to decide what kind of agent you want to be.

Are you the person who helps a few friends and family here and there? Or are you building an empire—spending $30k/month on leads, building a team, chasing growth like it owes you something?

Whatever route you take, just know this job will challenge you.

You’ll miss dinners. You’ll cancel plans. You’ll juggle crying kids, house showings, group texts from lenders, and pet hair everywhere. You’ll give your energy to clients who disappear. You’ll get emotionally invested in deals that fall apart hours before closing. And all the while, you’ll try to hold onto some kind of balance.

But in the middle of the madness—there are these beautiful moments.

Like the friends who searched for over a year to find the perfect home for their four kids and their mother-in-law. And you’re the one who helped make it happen. Or the deal that finally closes and lets you pay off that huge debt. Or the commission that lets you book the vacation you’ve been pushing off for years—not because you can, but because you finally feel like you’ve earned it.

That’s when it hits. This is why we do it.

Real estate is a beautiful chaos. It’s messy and unpredictable. It can either be a side hustle or your entire identity. It can wear you down—but if you’re wired for this kind of wild, it can also build a life you’re proud of.

So yeah. Three jobs. Two kids. One dog. Two cats. And a wife who’s grinding just as hard to raise two tiny humans while reminding me that bedtime isn’t something I want to keep missing. Somehow, in the middle of all that, I’m showing up, doing deals, and building something that matters.

It’s not easy. But it’s real. And it’s ours.