PRAISE FOR BEFORE LONG Moving to a New Home? Contentment is a virtue, but home-buying is sheer romance. - George Flowers, RE/MAX Agent

Sneak a peek through a house-hunting adventure that would give you chills if it didn’t make you laugh so hard.

Wow! Before Long will resonate with anyone who’s had an Oh my God, what did we do? moment after moving into that seemingly perfect situation. I was particularly moved by this book as I’m currently considering my options and found Ernst and Esme’s adventures to be very illuminating. There’s something appealing about that log cabin on a mountainside that convinces the unwary that the snow won’t really be that bad after all. This thoughtful, well-presented and light-hearted book is actually a font of wisdom, one that anyone considering making that move to the home of their dreams should consider reading. You might save yourself a lot of grief and moving, which is often the same thing, isn’t it? Arkinsly’s characters seemed like old friends by the time I finished her book, like my tribe even, and their moving adventures seemed to echo many of my own thoughts and fears. Before Long: Sheer Romance of Finding a Home is most highly recommended. - Five Star Review, Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite

Fictional Ernst and Esme allow you to accompany them through their buyer’s remorse to the glee of finding a place to belong. This is the BEST housewarming or Realtor Thank You gift! - Verified Buyer

For bringing a little tongue-in-cheek humor to home sales, anniversaries, housewarming parties, loan officer and home buyer’s Thank You’s, this is a professional hit. I brought it to closing, and my buyers loved it. - Charity Bratta, loan officer

Welcome home? Poke fun at a young couple searching for a place to call home, Before Long teases a home buyer’s angst with some broker-realtor humor in this illustrated comedy.

In a coffee table gift book, we get to laugh at ourselves reliving Ernst and Esme’s attempt to land the ideal house in the perfect community without tackling significant issues.

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