07/11/2026
🏡 Let's Get to Know Me!
If you've been around for a while, you know I love four things: real estate, Corgis, fast horses, and my family. ❤️🐴🐶
Here's something you may not know about me... I'm extremely conservative. Not talking politically—financially. 😂
Now, if we're talking dogs, horses, or kids... all common sense leaves the building. But when it comes to houses, cars, and "stuff," I'm always looking for value.
People always ask me, "How do you keep finding these deals?"
Here's my secret:
✨ I'm patient.
✨ I'm always looking.
✨ I'm willing to see past the obvious problems.
I don't want to be house poor... I'd much rather be horse poor. 😉
One of my favorite homes needed a new roof, had a 24-year-old HVAC system, and the pool looked like something from a swamp movie. My REALTOR® called after the virtual tour (before virtual tours were cool!) and basically said, "I can't tell you to buy this..."
I bought it anyway.
The VA loan required a new roof, we cleaned up the pool, squeezed one more year out of the liner, and our home warranty eventually replaced the HVAC after lightning struck it. Four years later, we sold that home for about $75,000 more than we paid—and that was before the crazy market of 2020.
Then there was another one...
The listing photos did absolutely nothing for me, but it checked all the boxes. I walked in and immediately loved it. Brick ranch? Say less.
The owner refused to leave during the showing... and to make it even more awkward, he was the listing agent! 😂
The dining room had a vaulted ceiling... and 1990s blue and mauve floral wallpaper. The bathroom had wall-to-wall carpet/walpaper, gold six-bulb Hollywood lights, and I may or may not have blurted out, "Wow... it looks like a double-wide in here!" 🤦🏼♀️
But underneath all that?
It was an incredible house.
Three years later, we sold it for $170,000 more than we paid.
Here's the lesson...
The Barbie Dream House is rarely the deal.
The best opportunities are often the homes everyone else scrolls past because they can't see beyond the wallpaper, outdated fixtures, or ugly carpet.
That's my favorite part of real estate—seeing the vision. I feel a little like Norm Abram from This Old House, looking past what's there to imagine what could be.
So if you're house hunting and everyone else says, "No way," don't be surprised if I say...
"Hang on... I think this one has potential." 😉🏡
Kim Hock
Greater Impact Realty
423-673-8634 broker
864-553-0303 cell
SRS, ABR, MPR
These are a few of the afters!