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Two months ago, I got the biggest shock of my life.  My husband was being promoted and transferred.  He made me try to guess where we were headed.  It wasn’t to New York city or to Dallas, the two main branches in North America.  I nearly fainted when he told me that in less than two months we would be living in South Africa.

We went about the routines of moving.  We packed day and night, and listed the house for sale.  The hardest part for me was the fact that we needed to call a real estate agent in South Africa, explain what we wanted and trust them to buy us a house, sight unseen.

We did a little bit of research and talked to some of the families in the South African branch of my husband’s company.  The response was always the same: contact Pam Golding. 

We called her company, Pam Golding International and explained the move and what type of property we were looking for.  We wanted a large house so there would be plenty of room for our two children to play.  It was also important for the children to have a large yard.  We were assured that all our requirements would be met.

Within two days we got a phone call letting us know that we were officially property owners in South Africa.

So, last week, when we arrived in Kentworth and I saw my beautiful Victorian home for the first time, I was both shocked and amazed.  Not only were all our requirements met, the home was beyond anything I could have pictured myself in.  Finally meeting our realtor in person had another bonus - they had obtained inexpensive financing for us through Seeff Homeloans.

I absolutely love my new house and will spend the next few months turning it into a home for our family as we enculturate into this beautiful country.