real estate humor: Ralph's Top Ten Home Showing Tips - 01/13/09 01:04 PM



1.  First Impression:  Remember, you only have one chance to make a good first impression. Why not splurge on a new fire hydrant for the front porch.  It's sure to say "Welcome - Mi Casa Es Su Casa." Once your guests are inside the front door, greet them with a pile of … (24 comments)

real estate humor: Free Toaster Fails To Attract Home Buyer - 12/23/08 10:44 AM



Palm Bay, Florida - Like thousands of other Brevard County residents, Missy Clamp's home is for sale and she's made every possible effort to beautify the home and make it 'sparkle' for potential buyers. 


She even went so far as to put out a plate of crackers … (36 comments)

real estate humor: Sleepwalker Performs Makeover During Deep Sleep - 12/16/08 10:35 AM


Melbourne, Florida- Greg Danhepper suffers from a rare form of Somnambulism, the medical term for sleepwalking.  The form Greg has is unusual in that it causes a person to perform common, every day tasks they wouldn't ordinarily perform while awake.


Greg's wife, Meg, has been wanting a purple master bedroom her … (7 comments)

real estate humor: Home Stager Sued for Wrongful Decor - 12/09/08 09:31 AM
Cocoa Beach, Florida - The owners of a home in Crestview Estates filed suit this week against home stager Clarissa Winston-Fairview and her employer,  Interiors By Design, for wrongful décor and negligence. Plaintiffs, Connie and Lonnie Bray, claim in their lawsuit that Winston-Fairview wrongfully caused "beloved possessions and historically important collectibles" to be removed … (46 comments)

real estate humor: Homeowners Held Hostage By "Magic" Vacuum - 12/08/08 12:59 PM
 

Melbourne, Florida- Herb and Lucille VanCamp are beginning to wonder if they'll ever be able to move out of their Lake Washington home. After two years of trying to sell, they feel like they've had the life sucked out of them, literally.
According to Herb, their problems began back … (10 comments)

real estate humor: Gothic Decor Gives New Meaning To "Dead" Real Estate Market - 12/06/08 12:15 PM

 
Palm Bay, Florida - According to Dylan and Moonbeam Becker, the real estate market is "deader than a doornail" and they couldn't be happier. So, in celebration they decided to give their home the gothic makeover it deserves. "We just love it," gushed Moonbeam. "It's like, totally black and … (17 comments)

real estate humor: Red Hatter Decor Blamed For Vertigo And Stalled Home Sale - 12/04/08 12:52 PM

 Indialantic, Florida - Harlan Hooper is seeing red.  Literally. And purple. As a matter of fact, he's seen so much of it over the past few years that he thinks it may be responsible for his dizzy spells and vertigo. He also thinks it's the reason his home isn't selling, but he can't convince … (14 comments)

real estate humor: Florida Real Estate Broker Arrested For Indecent Exposure - 12/03/08 10:20 AM
Palm Bay, Florida - Real Estate broker Wilson "Wink" Lewis was arrested and booked into County Jail yesterday on charges of indecent exposure, police said. 
Lewis, 69, broker for Sun, Sand & Sea Realty, Inc. since 1974 was placed under citizen's arrest after a professional home stager previewed one of his … (22 comments)

real estate humor: Entire Kitchen Found In Dumpster - 11/22/08 08:11 AM

Melbourne, Florida - Ralph and June Haggemeir are  counting their lucky stars after having discovered an entire kitchen inside a local dumpster. "We found it right under some empty milk cartons and a perfectly good trellis someone threw out.  It's our "miracle kitchen!"
When asked what they intend to do with … (16 comments)

real estate humor: Palm Bay Couple Convinced Crop Circle and Chicken Tracks Worth Big Money - 11/21/08 12:35 PM

Melbourne, Florida  - Anthony and Carmine Sarducci have been through 6 realtors, 14 open houses, 12 showings, 36 months on the Brevard County MLS and nearly a year of attempting to obtain a property tax exemption based on "religious" use.They were disappointed this past Monday to learn their claim for … (7 comments)

real estate humor: Mummified Real Estate Agent Sets Open House Record - 11/19/08 10:52 AM

Melbourne, Florida - On April 19th, 1964, Oren "Mac" Mackerel ate his modest bowl of Special K with skim milk, gave his cat "Dolly" her daily dollop of cream, drank the last of his Sanka and headed for his Sunday Open House, just as he had a thousand times before. 
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