Years ago, when I purchased my first house, I remember the anticipation that I felt throughout the process; the enormous responsibility of a huge mortgage to pay, mixed with the endless possibilities of what changes could be made to the house to make it "mine."  It can be a crazy, stress-inducing process to go through at times. But there is also a great exhilaration of what the future will hold.   It was this experience that drew me to the real estate industry. Years in another sales industry left me feeling empty, selling a product that I wasn't passionate about and that the buyers weren't …