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This used to be a bright green crop, and now it is withering on the vine....

By Mike Jaquish

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Realty Arts NC Broker License #235526

July 28, 2010 10:23 AM

Yep. Used to be glossy green, and perky, and lush.
And now it is limp and dying.

I'll take the credit for that fact.

See, that lush little crop is Poison Ivy, and it was thriving in the back yard.
I got permission from the Sellers through the Listing Agent, and was allowed to go in and spray it with weed killer.
I would rather pull it, but, well, it is Poison Ivy. We don't play well together...
So, when the new owners move into Apex NC next month, they shouldn't have to worry about the two year old playing in the poison ivy, and can take care of the myriad other details facing new home owners.

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Ann Allen Hoover

RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL

CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

As sensitive as my skin is, I find it surprising that I have never, ever, had a case of poison ivy!

Jul 28, 2010 10:25 AM

Mike Jaquish

Realty Arts - Cary, NC

919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Come on down, Ann! We can fix you up with the whole Poison Ivy experience!

Jul 28, 2010 10:26 AM

Waynette Hoover Araj

Keller Williams Realty - Asheboro, NC

Connecting your Dreams with the Right Real Estate

Good ol' North Carolina poison ivy. You're a good man and a great Realtor® for taking care of that pesky problem.

I know the new owners from Apex will appreciate your efforts.

Jul 28, 2010 10:33 AM

Margaret Goss

@Properties - Winnetka, IL

Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate

Very smart of you take care of that for them - going the extra mile to make things right is something your buyers will remember.

Jul 28, 2010 10:36 AM

Waynette and Margaret,

We serve as we can, and every client offers different individual opportunities.

Thanks for the kind words!

Jul 28, 2010 10:38 AM

Maureen McCabe

HER Realtors - Columbus, OH

Columbus Ohio Real Estate

That's going above and beyond the call of duty! You are making the rest of us look bad.

Jul 28, 2010 12:49 PM

Maureen,

We all use what we bring to the table.

I fight the poison ivy wars at home, and this was a small thing, that just might be very helpful.

Jul 28, 2010 03:00 PM

Charlottesville Choice Homes

Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville, VA

Such service...We have to sometimes do the same thing with a pre-treatment for basic pest or a basic pool cleaning for buyers in the Sarasota Area. It just lets them start to make new dreams starting day one.

Jul 29, 2010 07:12 AM

Sara,

Little things mean a lot sometimes.

Jul 29, 2010 07:58 AM

Dale Ganfield

Leland, NC

Hi Mike, an ounce of prevention (Round-Up) - well worth it.

Jul 30, 2010 07:28 AM

Dale,

You are so right!

(Bayer Advanced Weed and Brush Killer) ;)

Jul 30, 2010 10:11 AM

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