Holding vs Letting Go
D
uring the holidays last year, I wrote about new traditions emerging as we adjusted to living in the midst of a pandemic. Family gatherings were discouraged and everyone struggled to stay connected. My article in the December 2020 issue of Apartment News focused on the importance of listening and really hearing what family members had to say. The goal was to learn and acknowledge without necessarily making any
BY SONYA LOERA
decisions, because at that time no one knew what the future would bring. The past year has been a roller coaster of ups and downs — both in terms of the pandemic and for the rental housing industry. Just as everyone started to think that a level of “normalcy” had been reached, something else happened. Even today, as restrictions start to ease, an onslaught of enacted and proposed legislation has put in place new forms and procedures that make col-
lecting rents owed even more challenging. The legacy that you so carefully nurtured likely seems a little more precarious. Yet all your hard work need not have been for nothing. Perhaps the greatest lesson learned during the past year is that connections, especially among family members and heirs are very, very important. So, this year, the holidays are apt to take on even greater meaning. That said, so too are the opportunities for seeing that the legacy you envisioned serves an even greater purpose. But first, just as required last year, you need to do some asking, listening, and sharing. Our lives have changed. Some of us are now working exclusively from home, which creates an entirely new level of defining space, time, and priorities. Others are questioning where and how they want their future to evolve. If you are self-managing some or all Letting Go — continued on page 30
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