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Anshul Gupta is so excited about his first open home this weekend, he s hired a red carpet.
A wine sommelier who spontaneously joined the real estate industry over lockdown plans to roll out the red carpet for his first open home this weekend. Anshul Gupta moved across the world to work in hospitality in New Zealand, settling in Marlborough as the home of sauvignon blanc. But as the country closed down last March, he decided his job at a hotel restaurant was no longer a reliable career choice. “I was in love with wine, but I’ve always liked real estate . and they were saying demand for hospitality would go down. After 10 years in hospitality I had learnt a lot about selling things, and customer service. Well in real estate, the product is different but it’s still about customer satisfaction,” he said.