JWH Netherlands JournalVol.5　　　Our €680,000 Offer Was Accepted at Schiphol Airport— Just before flying home, the answer to our journey arrived. —

JWH Netherlands Journal

Vol.5

Our €680,000 Offer Was Accepted at Schiphol Airport

— Just before flying home, the answer to our journey arrived. —

For three days, we waited.

After submitting our offer of €680,000, there was nothing left to do but wait.

I honestly thought the chances were about fifty-fifty.

If our offer was rejected, we'd simply move on.

Our second choice was a property in The Hague.

If that didn't work either, we'd come back to the Netherlands and continue searching.

That was the plan.

During those three days, many thoughts crossed my mind.

I had left my wife to take care of all of our children while I traveled alone to inspect properties.

If this deal didn't happen, I'd need another trip.

Another flight.

More hotel stays.

More time away from my family.

As exciting as this journey was, I couldn't ignore the responsibility waiting for me back home.

Then it happened.

Just after passing through security at Schiphol Airport, my phone rang.

The real estate agent.

My heart immediately started racing.

I still remember that moment.

Standing in the departure lounge, I quietly smiled.

This journey had finally found its answer.

One thing made this property even more interesting.

The ground-floor store was already vacant.

There was no tenant to inherit.

That meant the decision would be ours.

Should we rent it out?

Or should we build something ourselves?

That's exactly why I like mixed-use properties.

Most buyers only see "a house."

I see multiple futures.

A rental shop that produces income.

A place to build a business.

A community space.

A future JWH base.

One property.

Many possible lives.

Buying the property wasn't the finish line.

It was the starting line.

The negotiation had ended.

Now came the responsibility.

To renovate it.

To improve it.

To create value.

To build a place our family—and hopefully many others—would enjoy for years to come.

The offer was accepted.

The real journey was only beginning.

Next Article (Vol.6)

"Buying a House Is Easy. Completing the Purchase Is Not."

— The paperwork had only just begun. —