Sometimes, people think I have all the answers. Well, I don't. I don't have a crystal ball on my desk, either. I can't predict the future. Couldn't tell ya if it was gonna rain tomorrow. OK, in Sacramento, in June, highly unlikely. And although I've never put my shoes on backwards, I have been known to show up at the office wearing two different shoes: one black, one navy blue. But who hasn't? You perhaps? You've never accidentally slipped your feet into shoes that don't match? Well, then, I've just given you something that you can feel good about today.
When you're feeling bummed out over that long and troublesome short sale, you could do something more productive with your time than fret. You can put together a list of stupid things you've never done and feel proud of yourself. I'll start. Hey, I've never fallen face first into a mud puddle. I've never walked out the door without my pants. I've never thrown up on my brother. Oh, wait. But you get my point. Because goodness knows, it's important to keep up your spirits. To laugh a little.
Now that you're chuckling and hopefully in a better mood, see, this is when I'm gonna lower the boom and say that if you're buying a Sacramento short sale, there is really nothing you can do to speed up that short sale. You can ask your agent to call the listing agent daily. You can threaten to cancel the escrow. You can issue ultimatums and deadlines, scream and shout until your face turns blue, but none of this will make that short sale zip along any faster.
If you're lucky and an experienced Sacramento short sale agent is working on your file, you've got to be patient. Short sale agents don't have any aces up their sleeves. Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat! If I could drive down to the bank and beat the negotiator on the head with my laptop, I'd do it, but that's not how it works. If that short sale agent isn't experienced, well, even dead fish float downstream.
And you know what else? I've never accidentally set my hair on fire.
I've done it on purpose.
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