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Between the mortgage business, the farm, building the house and helping Davies with the administration of his company, Harris has a full plate. But when she finds herself with a rare bit of free time, she picks up her fiddle. The instrument has been her passion since age 12, and she still plays East Coast Celtic-inspired music regularly with a couple of groups. Harris is happy they were able to celebrate Christmas in their new home. She enjoyed laying out the holiday dinner on the 10-foot fir table that Davies crafted by hand. “This is a dream of Mike’s that we both embraced,” she said. “It’s been a long time coming and it’s well-deserved. He works so hard.” Despite the fact that her own work hinges on the buying and selling of houses, Harris said this particular home will never go on the market.
“When you are building something like this, you’re not building it for resale. It is an heirloom, something we’ll pass on in our estate,” she said. For those who are thinking of building their own custom home, Harris and Davies had some parting advice: “You must have really, really deep pockets! And do lots of upfront planning. Once you’ve set your mind to what you will do, you can’t change it, so plan it all out in advance and be sure.” This interview with Karla Harris continues our series Brokers off the Clock. In every issue, we ask a mortgage broker to tell us what they like to do when they’re not behind a desk. Be it working with animals, travelling to exotic places or researching your family roots, we want to know how you unwind. Would you like to be profiled in a future edition – or suggest a fellow mortgage broker? Contact info@cmba-achc.ca CMB MAGAZINE
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