So here’s my origin story, and yes, it’s better than your average agent. I became a realtor during a global pandemic. Not after. Not despite. During. While the world was hoarding toilet paper and arguing about sourdough starters, I looked at the housing market — chaotic, terrifying, completely unhinged — and thought, “This looks like my kind of market."

Here’s what actually happened: while everyone was busy predicting a crash based on a TikTok v...