Last weekend, I had an appointment to show 2 houses in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Now, I've always thought of Tamaqua as a "nothing ever happens there, old coal mine town that time forgot." But, in recent years, some very positive things have been happening there. There are new sidewalks and street lights and former vacant store fronts are alive and open for business. The old train station now houses a charming restaurant, and there are great one-of-a-kind shops, like the Company Store and a quilt shop -- even an art gallery. There is a library, parks and clean streets.
On this particular Saturday though, the town was hosting a firemen's convention, complete with a 4 hour parade around the main historic district. Parking was a bit of a hassle, but the weather was gorgeous, so we elected to park where we could and walk from house to house -- sometimes finding ourselves right in the center of the parade.
It was amazing to see the number of folks lining the streets enjoying the parade -- I swear, the whole town was there cheering and waving. Well, I said to my buyer, it certainly is a happy town. She agreed! There was so much positive energy there -- I could not have stage it better.
The house that we were most interested in seeing was tenant-occupied -- usually this makes me nervous. Tenants can sometimes kill a deal, but, again, we found the tenants cooperative and friendly. They even went to the owner's house to obtain information they did not know. The owner came over, answered all of our questions without being pushy or obnoxious -- instead, she was a pleasure to be with. The entire experience was fun.
And yes, my buyer bought the house!
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