Your Best Investment
In real estate, people reference your biggest investment as real estate. I beg to differ! I have been in real estate 31 years and have also bought and sold several properties, but while real estate is great and is probably your biggest financial investment, it isn’t your best investment! The best investment you make will be your investment in people, your community and the lives you touch along your way.
I have witnessed firsthand a community come together to make things brighter and better for the lives of our children. Everyone from the “top” down has supported our county’s first annual bicycle ride. Our city and county leaders, employees, civic organizations, businesses and individuals all invested money, time and energy to make our “Honeybee Metric Bicycle Ride” a success. This kind of investment benefits so many families in addition to bringing something special to our community of Walker County.
Because so many in our community gave abundantly, we had a successful event showing 145 cyclists and their families our community, our history and our people. Our recreation departments across our county and LaFayette’s civic organizations hosted and greeted at our rest stops. All were blessed by these new relationships. There is nothing like meeting and serving food and drinks to cyclists touring our county. Everyone is relaxed, happy and ready to engage!
This 1st annual Honeybee Metric Bicycle Ride not only created a positive bond between our city leaders, businesses and individuals, it reduced the LaFayette Parks and Recreation fees for all activities for our youth by 25 percent! That is huge for the 1st year.
This is an event we have referenced many times as a “Win-Win”. It showcases the beauty and history of our communities, it brings positive economic impact to our communities, it is healthy and fun and best of all, it allows more youth the financial ability to participate in recreational activities.
I began this initial campaign to our community and civic organizations with the scripture Luke 6:38 which is my life verse. “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use it, it will be measured to you.”
Everyone I worked with the last few months did this and it showed.
How does this fit into “real estate”? When all the investments take place of pride in the community throughout all that was mentioned, the growth and development flourishes and so does your “biggest financial” investment. Once again it is a “Win-Win” for all!
Now I will end this with the scripture that was put before me and truly showed during this Honeybee Event.
Ephesians 3:20 NIV and Jesus Calling Devotional, Honeybee Finish Verse
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” —Ephesians 3:20
“I am able to do immeasurably more than all you ask or imagine. So, think big when you pray, but remember that I always think bigger! I am continually at work in your life, even when you can see nothing happening. It’s easy for you to feel stuck in a situation you’d like to change because you can see only the present moment. But I look at the big picture—all the moments of your life—and I am doing more than you can imagine.” — “Jesus Today” by Sarah Young, p. 302
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” —Ephesians 3:20
He did immensely more than I or the city imagined! It does make a difference in where you make your investments. I look forward to investing more in my community and the people that share it with me! It is a “Win-Win”
Real Estate Community Connection written and submitted by Lisa J Heyer, owner/broker, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Jackson Realty.