Today we laid my good friend Ben to rest.
I don’t know how Ben and I became such good friends. Not only was he twice my age, but I’m a Dodger fan… and he loved the Giants.
But within 10 minutes of meeting Ben for the first time, I had a real friend.
He was also a top producer… a real top producer.
I have a ton of respect for an agent in today’s market that is making it work. An agent with even 20 or more listings in today’s market is an agent that worked hard to position himself for success.
Back when I met Ben, he had more than 50 listings. No bank owned properties… more than 50 individual sellers who hired him to manage the most important sale of their lives.
It’s one thing to convince a bank to send you 50 houses to sell. It’s quite another to convince 50 different homeowners to hire you.
Without question, Ben was one of the best agents in our market. And he helped me find my way.
Ben also had the biggest heart. If he had the means to help someone, he wouldn’t think twice to do so. If he didn’t have the resources… he would give you his time and energy.
Without question, Ben was one of the best people in our community. And he helped me find my way.
Ben would be the first to tell you that his life was far from perfect. At times he battled demons, struggled with addiction and faced obstacles that would have broken most men.
These are struggles many people face. But most people deal their own struggles in private. Ben was so well known, many people knew of his past shortcomings.
I can tell you that Ben never tried to hide his past. He committed to learning from his mistakes and tried his best to be a good man everyday.
He was a man of great faith. No matter how hard life became, he knew that God would see him through. It didn’t always happen exactly when wanted it… but God was always with Ben when he needed him most.
God came for Ben on June 25th.
Without question, Ben was one of the greatest. And my life is better for having known him. I will miss him terribly.
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