“I watched it with a giggle,
“Without realizing it, my third eye for real estate opened!”

The story of a dual-income couple and their six-year-old daughter's first house move.
With their daughter about to enter elementary school, the couple is taking on the challenge of buying and selling real estate for the first time.
The author, who had never been in the real estate business before, fought with the CEOs, planted trees himself to sell the house, and even stretched his ankle ligaments while trying to sell, and finally registered the apartment in Gangnam, with a humorous and sad reality and vivid episodes.

As a popular series with a total of 3.15 million views, it is not only fun, but also contains practical know-how for switching properties, enough to be read in real estate open chat rooms.
As readers have raved, saying, “It’s more exciting than a webtoon,” and “It’s more fun than a drama,” the book is not just a simple information book.
Although it is an economics and management book, its greatest strength is its storytelling that makes it readable and immersive, like a novel.
You'll laugh along with the story, and at some point you'll even learn about switching strategies and negotiation know-how.

What got me moving, after having been passing by a property near my house for over three years, was news of someone moving.
At that time, I didn't know.
This transition might take nearly a year, I might plant three trees, I might face many crises and shed tears, and I might end up living in Gangnam.

--- p.25

How to find real estate
1.
Go to the Naver Real Estate site (for the app, turn on ‘Naver Pay’ and click the ‘Real Estate’ tab).
2.
Search for the name of the apartment you want or click on the map.
3.
Check the listed properties and check the real estate agent at the bottom.
A boss with a lot of properties is a person with sales skills.
If you are a buyer, go to that person.

4.
However, from the seller's perspective, a CEO with a lot of properties for sale is not necessarily a good thing.
Because the more items I have, the less I have to worry about my stuff.

--- p.30

Have I ever held a shovel since the military? Oh, that's not a shovel, it's a pickaxe.
If you want to sell a house, you need to know how to plant trees.
It's all because my house is low-rise.
This time, I absolutely must not buy a low-rise apartment.
Where on earth did it go wrong?
Honestly, at that moment, I resented my low-rise house.
They completely forgot the fact that they were able to accumulate this much wealth simply because they were lucky enough to get married during a real estate downturn, lucky enough to get a subscription, lucky enough to experience a real estate boom, and just because they were lucky.
--- p.75

“There’s a property for sale, but it’s 300 million more expensive than the previous transaction.
This is a bit much, isn't it? You asked me to let you know when a property comes up for sale, so I'm contacting you just in case."
300 million…?
It went up by 300 million? Not 100 million, but 300 million…?
My husband and I experienced a real mental breakdown.

--- p.102

? Oh, there's something like this.
Of course, there was a real estate academy too.
That's when I discovered a real estate seminar online.
Although it was paid, I pressed the payment button without hesitation.
I needed an academy.
As we get older, new challenges arise, and we haven't learned how to solve them.
For those in their late thirties, the main focus was childcare, work life, and financial management.
Bread shops are absolutely not allowed.
Not even 50 points.
You must get at least 80 points.
What was needed now was private real estate education.

--- p.108

I wanted to avoid it.
I wanted to settle down.
As always.
If you stop here, no one will say anything.
Besides, wouldn't it be better to save on the principal and interest, transfer taxes, and interior design costs from taking out loans, and then travel and spend more time with Squirrel? I wanted to quit.
but….
Don't give up.
Don't make excuses.
What if I give up now and regret it later? Are you going to transfer schools like me? Get a job at a cram school before elementary school.
There is no other chance than now.
Otherwise, you will be stuck for 12 years.
I want to quit because I'm in a difficult situation and my father is against it.
Don't use family as an excuse.

--- p.137

Before leaving for home, I went to the bathroom in the shopping mall.
“No, I’m not even selling the house and I’m trying to persuade you to sell it quickly.
“It’s really funny.”
It was the sound of a real estate agent talking on the phone in the commercial hallway.
I didn't want to hear the boss's true feelings like this.
No, actually I already knew.
From the moment the boss took a quick look at my ten thousand won shirt.
From the time when the vitamin drink on the desk was not placed in front of me.
I lowered my head to look at my phone, afraid that we might run into each other awkwardly as we passed by.
The only thing that was reflected on the black screen of my phone was my stupid face.

--- p.175

If I hadn't received that call, I would have gone to Dogok-dong.
No, if it were me now, I might have lowered the price, sold it quickly, and gone to Jamsil.
No, if I didn't have a daughter, I would have chosen reconstruction or redevelopment without a second thought.
No, if I didn't have a daughter... I would have lived like this without any interest in real estate.
Reality is not simple.
The world is a complex system where each person's desires and wills collide.
9 minutes.
It was a time when my fate changed.
Through countless coincidences and inevitabilities, I ended up going somewhere other than Dogok-dong.
Maybe it was meant to be from the beginning.

--- p.253

“Did you blow all the money we made on our deal on another property?”
? Yes? Uh… Huh?
“You haven’t even paid the deposit yet, what are you doing?”
? ah….
Yesterday, I got a call from Yangsim Real Estate… .
That… said they signed a contract…
I did say something.
Why… why?
"Conscience Real Estate? That bastard must be trying to steal something again! He threatened to break the contract by selling it to the landlord's son for 100 million won more.
“Now my son is coming and making a fuss about breaking the contract, what a mess!”
? Yes? No… Wait a minute.
Even amidst the increasingly intense dialect accent, one thing was clearly audible.
Breach of contract.

--- p.297

People don't know how to be grateful for things they already have and are used to.
I too just wanted to sell it quickly.
I found a buyer who would pay the balance quickly.
I never thought that the earlier the payment date came, the sooner I would have to say goodbye to my house.
I wanted to go to Gangnam so badly, but I never thought about leaving my familiar home.
A house where I was truly happy while living, a house where I received so much.
A house that was looked down on because it was low-rise, a house that I said I would rather live here for the rest of my life than negotiate for thousands of won to sell, a house where my family was happy for years.

--- p.361

I don't want to end this long story with the textbook sentence, "Happiness is in the mind."
Clearly, the knowledge, experience, and confidence gained through this process are assets that are difficult to convert into money.
The sense of pride in seeing things through to the end and the sense of security felt by the family are behind real estate prices.
But at the same time I realized.
That there is always something above in the world.
Even if you move, there are more expensive apartments, larger floor areas, and more luxurious new construction.
A new greed raises its head.
The more you chase that greed, the more you forget the value of the place you are standing on.
I'm still planning what's next, but at the same time, I want to enjoy the present to the fullest.
So I try to be grateful and happy every day.
I don't know if it's because I've worked hard or if I'm just truly happy, but I'm grateful and happy these days.
Happiness does not come from the approval of others.

I acknowledged myself.
My efforts.

--- p.373