10/3/05

To Whom It May Concern:

We were in desperate shape at the time. Our home of 40 years was falling apart and we weren’t able to fix it up. My husband undergoes kidney dialysis four times a week and I didn’t know what to do next.

Our realtor told us that our home would need a lot of repairs just so we could list it. We knew it was in bad shape. We had neglected it for almost 40 years.

Unfortunately, we didn’t have the money to fix it. We just needed to get rid of it. Then, we planned to move into an assisted living facility. My husband needed the extra care.

Since we didn’t have the money to fix our house to list it, we couldn’t sell it in that shape. We needed to move but didn’t have the funds for the assisted care facility. We were at a dead end. Our priest contacted our realtor, and asked him to help us out as a favor. Our realtor contacted Art and Susan, and begged Art to look at our house.

In order to make this work, we needed to stay in our house for two months, rent-free after the sale, so we could move and get ready for the assisted living arrangements. Next, since our house was had over 40 years of accumulated stuff, we needed to have the new owner clean it up.

As Art looked at the deal, he realized our house was worth almost twice as much as what we owed, once back in good shape. He also figured that it would run over $80,000 just to get it there.

After closing, Art said that we would have very little left over (realtor’s fees and closing costs). Out of the goodness of his heart, he decided that he would help us by giving us some extra cash. He astounded us with a $15,000 check. We were very grateful!

Once we saw what our house was worth, we understood how Art could afford to be generous.

The deal was a shrewd business decision for him. In the end, he made quite a bit of money.

We were no less grateful when we realized this. We were glad he was making all that money. For all the work and time he invested. Of course, we were pleased with what we got out of it, too.

Though this is silly, it is meaningful to us. Since we were so touched with Art’s compassionate, giving nature and generosity, we nicknamed him “Mr. HeArt.” We hope that you’ll give him a call and see for yourself what he can do for you. He comes very highly recommended, in our book.

Clayton & Lois