Hey there - thank you for your posts, hope you are having a great weekend, and I'm sorry about Notre Dame...my neighbors watched the game and they were not happy.
I find my self sitting on the balcony of a very nice 2bed 2bath new condo downtown Palatine, Il. The weather is clear, and all is calm.
Too calm.
Some people are out walking their dogs, couple of cars drove by, and an occasional breeze interrupts the sound of "nothing-ness". I generally do 1-4 open houses Saturday through Sunday, and recently I have found myself thinking...is this really worth it.
Worth it for my clients who have to leave and find something to do for 3-4 hrs.
Worth it for the people that may or may not walk through just to discover that this home is not at all what they are looking for.
Worth it for me to sit here in their cozy home, and type a blog regarding whether it is worth it for me to be here.
I once sold a home at an Open House. I was a hypocrisy of Open House stories, as this was on a cold rainy September afternoon. I was in Waukegan, IL hosting a 15yr 3 story town-home which had been on the market for 40 some days and had not grabbed much attention. It was cute and the location was great, but our future was in the hands of the public and their agents.
As I finished up a 3 hr Open, I began to collect my signs. Soaked and muddy, I drove up to the last sign, and suddenly I noticed a young couple looking around as if they lost something in the distance. They passed me and right at that moment the seller had pulled up asking how things went. I had a hunch - they were looking for the Open. I told the seller to hold and I pulled the young couple over to ask if they wanted to see this home.
30-some days later we were celebrating a closing and it was a great experience...but...
...I sit here today, wondering, was that just something that happened - I mean - people win the lottery...just how often does it happen to you (and more than once). What do you guys think?
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