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My major "D'OH" moment today...

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843

Mr. Smith is living out west and relocating to Fort Wayne in the near future. He found a couple of homes on my website and asked me if I would be so kind as to walk through a couple of them, take better pictures and give him a better description of the homes and the neighborhood.  Let’s back track to this morning before I go on…

5:00 AM:  My alarm clock goes off and I hurry to get ready to go pick up donuts and deliver them to the Fort Wayne GM Plant. 5 AM I SAID!!! Groggy and with donuts in hand, I headed out to the plant.  1 cup of coffee down and I was back on my game.  We gave out gift bags and chatted with a bunch of GM Transfers from  Louisiana, Janesville WI, and some from Michigan.  Great people!!

From there I had to hurry back home, feed the dog, and then head to my two showings. The first house was vacant and it took me about 10 minutes to walk through and take notes and pictures.  Then I pull up to the second house.  I get out and think to myself, “self, this looks nicer in person than in the pictures“.

The showing instructions said that the lock box was on a table inside the closed in front porch. I open the door and I can’t find it.  Okay, no biggie…  I look in the window and it looks like nobody was home.  I go around to the side door and the back door and NO LOCK BOX. I’m starting to get annoyed…  I head back to the front porch and look around again and still NO LOCK BOX!!

I decide to call this ding dong listing agent and ask him where the hell the lock box is. I fling open the door to and look towards the sign in the front hard to get the phone # and then it happens…

I AM LOOKING AT THE WRONG FRIGGIN PROPERTY!!!!!!!! I look over to my right and there is the agent’s sign in front of the house I am supposed to be viewing.  I walk over, open the porch door and guess what is sitting right there on the table?  Yup.  The lock box.

This is just one more reason that I love being a Realtor in Fort Wayne.  NO TWO DAYS ARE EVER THE SAME!!! Time to head to a showing now and then to an inspection.  Please wish me luck that I go to the right house.  Thank you.  :)

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Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen

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Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen with Century 21 Bradley

Amanda Christiansen is an award winning Realtor with Christiansen Group Realty.

 

Jared Christiansen is a business partner and in charge of marketing and taking care of things behind the scene.

 

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Comments(9)

Brian Kuhns
Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber - Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns

That'll teach you to get up at 5 am! Best of luck with the GM group, you've been busting your tail on that deal

Mar 12, 2010 07:40 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Jared.. I'm glad I *didn't* call you today.. You are having one of those days.  You should have joined me for lunch.  Good luck with the GM employees that have relocated to your area.

valerie osterhoudt

Mar 12, 2010 08:58 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.
Jared...I showed a house that the people claimed their agent didn't give them a call, but were nice enough to let us through. I was one block off. My client sbought that house!
Mar 12, 2010 11:12 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Jared, went to a property two days ago with clients in tow...I previously confirmed with the listing agent and the seller.  I knock on the door first as I always do then go for the key in the LB...well the seller in stage of undressing getting ready to take a shower said he was late for work and the buyers would have to hurry through...what???  Well needless to say, we left and never to return...clients decision!  I've been to the wrong house too!!

Mar 12, 2010 02:52 PM
Mary Strang
Viroqua, WI

Every day is a new and interesting day. Yesterday a home under contract gets 2 feet of water in the basement from snow melt, great now that is fun. NOT!

Mar 12, 2010 10:24 PM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

Ohhhh. I have done that too. Thankfully you did not have a client in tow.

Mar 12, 2010 11:03 PM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Oh isn't that fun? I love it when I talk to someone arriving in the driveway and say "I called about showing the house" I always wonder why it takes them so long to tell me the house next door is for sale....but no, I get the "what are you talking about?" confused look....really dude? do you not know that your neighbor has his house for sale?

Mar 13, 2010 03:08 AM
Baker Home Inspection and Commercial Properties Inspections
Baker Residential and Commercial Properties Inspections - Springfield, VT
Home and Commercial Properties Inspections Vermont

Howdy and mornen to ya Jared

Hope your day got better for ya. Good luck with the deal you're worken on.

Mar 13, 2010 05:31 PM
Maggie Dokic /Indialantic | 321-252-8696
Magdalena Dokic - Indialantic, FL
Selling the beach in Florida's space coast

Jared, been there, done that.  So happy to see I am in good company.  lol

Mar 19, 2010 03:15 PM