My real estate story began in Chicago, I was 23 years old, a newly wed and fresh out of DePaul University. I took the first job that would hire me and became a Customer Service Representative (I needed to start paying back those student loans). Out of the blue, my husband called a Realtor off a sign to inquire about a house. She quickly answered the phone, gave him the property details and scheduled for us to come in to her office and discuss our...