“I love to take them by their hand and guide them through everything, where I really mean something in their search for a home”
How it all started
Already in my internships during my study communication I got to taste some of the commercial side and there I got my passion for sales from. The excitement you feel when you close a deal or reach a target. I love sales where you really mean something for people. After I finished my study in 2013 I directly started to work in sales jobs. I have worked for Vodafone and at a secondment agency of IT people as an account manager which I loved to do but I couldn’t get used to the grey and rainy winters in Holland and the rushed life. Working in Amsterdam and living in Almere comes with traffic jams every day and this makes you exhausted.
In 2015 I came for a girls holiday to Albufeira and there I already fell in love with Portugal. The next year we came again, then we came with new years eve and the next year we came 6 times a year. In the summer of 2018 I decided I wanted to taste more of this life and started a ‘trial’ period of 3 months. When I was back in Holland I directly felt this was not for me anymore and in December of 2018 I decided to move permanently to the Algarve.
Why I love my job
I don’t want to have a job where I’m 40 hours at the office. I like the mix you get working in real estate in the Algarve. Exploring beautiful places together with your clients every day and helping them to find their dream home. Most of the clients I work with are from another country and they don’t know how it works here. I love to take them by their hand and guide them through everything, where I really mean something in their search for a home.
We have to deal with a lot of things and people at the same time and it’s not always easy, but I like to organise, I’m very firm in not giving up when I know I can succeed. When everything comes together and the clients are happy I am happy too.
When I’m not working
The main reason I moved to Portugal is the weather and more relaxed lifestyle, which makes it obvious I love to spend time outside, go to the beach and enjoy the nice climate we have here. Besides that I also do love to read a book or watch a movie/series after a busy day of working to relax my mind.
