Episode 2 of Homegrown Tales (formerly known as Homegrown): As a first-time homebuyer, I was a handful. But Karla Thomas, managing broker of Urb & Burb, was a matchmaker for people and homes. And boy, did we have a comedic time of my search. There was the sunflower seed condo, the nightmare condo with 11 inspection problems, the 25-day wait on a homeowners association (HOA) reserve decision and the HOA with no reserves at all, the yelling match on closing day, and her teasing me about “having a crush” on the inspector.

Join us for my second episode of "Homegrown: An Ode to Sugarbowl Sam." For more information on Karla Thomas, check out Shamontiel's ⁠Substack series "Homegrown Tales."⁠