Brie Tulp, 34

They say that in real estate finding the right deal is all about location. But for Brie Tulp, it turned out to be all about timing.

Tulp was working in New York for the prominent real estate investment trust SL Green Realty in 2020. Her job then involved doing evaluations on properties the firm was investing in and working on underwriting those investments.

But early in the year, she and her then-fiancé (and now-husband) took a trip to Longboat Key. Tulps’ grandparents had owned a condo unit on Longboat for 35 years and she had lifelong memories from visits while growing up. The couple planned to get married at the Longboat Key Club and wanted to come down to do some wedding planning.