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We Had to Scale a Wall to Show You This House

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Charlemagne International Properties BRE# 01147470

I'm tenacious and will do my best to make sure my clients see a property even if there are obstacles in the showing path.  Yesterday, due to the failure of a security gate, we were not able to gain access to a gated property.  By the time we discovered the gate was inoperable it was too late to call and cancel the appointment.  A quick glance at my iPhone told me our clients were already in the vicinity after a 45 minute drive to see this property.

 

The home is located on a steep hillside, but I spotted a wall I was fairly certain my agile 30-something business partner could scale with relative ease.  Once over the wall he could open the front door and let our clients and me enter through the small balcony off the living room.  My partner says one of my strengths is problem solving (and sometimes endangering his life in the process), so I told him my plan, he smiled and was soon safely on the other side of the wall.

 

By the time our clients arrived a few minutes later the lights were on and my business partner was waiting on the hillside to guide them as they squeezed through the hedge, maneuverd a switchback trail up the hillside and entered the house by way of the living room balcony (only slightly above ground level). 

 

Was it worth it?  I'll be surprised if they do not write an offer, but one thing I know for certain is they will always remember the extraordinary measures we took to show it to them.

Norma Toering - REMAX Palos VerdesNorma Toering & Team RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty
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Comments(28)

Ken Barker Realtor® GRI, E-Pro Certified
Dilbeck Real Estate - Burbank, CA

Norma - It was a good thing that you had your business partner with you. I would hate to visualize you a scaling the wall the way I am assuming you were dressed.

I feel for you ladies out there. When I see a lockbox across the yard that you have to sloxh thru mud to get to. Or in a flowerbed a foot off the ground 20 feet from the door. Some agents just don't think when they secure the lockbox anywhere they feel.

Feb 08, 2011 02:37 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

What man wouldn't scale a mere wall for you Norma? Now if I heard the barking and snarling of dobermans on the other side it would have to be love or a really BIG commission.

Feb 08, 2011 02:53 PM
'The Diamond Group' 'A Cut Above The Rest'
The Diamond Group @ Keller Williams - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Texas Real Estate

Norma, bravo for you!  Glad he could open the gate from the other side.  Hope you sell it and I would buy my partner at least an ice cream cone for scaling the wall.........lol

Feb 08, 2011 03:01 PM
Janna Scharf
Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate Expert

Way to git 'er done!  A girl after my own heart...  Where there's a will, there's a way!

Feb 08, 2011 03:44 PM
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Trish - I kept thinking this is right out of a sitcom...

Feb 09, 2011 01:26 AM
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Colleen - It was certainly above--the house is on a steep hill. 

Feb 09, 2011 01:28 AM
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Jane - Determination is a powerful thing...

Feb 09, 2011 01:29 AM
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Debbie - I should have made a video for YouTube...

Feb 09, 2011 01:30 AM
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Ken - At least the wife and I were both in flat shoes...

Feb 09, 2011 01:31 AM
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Bob - Thank heavens the listing agent knew we were there and there were no nearby neighbors to call the police...I previewed the property so I knew there were no dogs on the premises and the sellers were out of town.

Feb 09, 2011 01:34 AM
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Elizabeth - I bought dinner...

Feb 09, 2011 01:36 AM
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Janna - The will was definitely there.

Feb 09, 2011 01:37 AM
Barbara Hensley
RE/MAX Properties - Rockwall, TX
Homes for Sale in Rockwall County, Texas

Norma, i love this story and it is one that sets you aside as being the Realtor who will go the extra mile (or climb the highest wall!) for your clients.  Good work and good luck on getting the contract done and closed! 

Feb 09, 2011 02:34 AM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Norma, instead of grumbling and getting angry, you worked out a solution that hopefully will pay dividends in the long run. Good for you, that's exactly the type of agent that people want to work with.

Feb 09, 2011 02:38 AM
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Barbara - Thanks, after the showing the clients were in a good mood--I think they thought the house was worth the hike!

Feb 09, 2011 09:08 AM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
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Malcolm - I knew if the clients were going to see it, it had to happen that evening as they were leaving the country the next morning.  Actually, they thought it was quite an adventure and were good sports about it.

Feb 09, 2011 09:11 AM
Brin Realty Associates Team At Bean Group
Bean Group | Brin Realty Associates - Amherst, NH
Amherst NH homes and Southern NH real estate

This is a great example Norma of doing "whatever it takes"...Good luck...I hope you write it up!

Feb 09, 2011 09:56 PM
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Rene - Me too!

Feb 10, 2011 03:02 AM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

Love this!  A little adventure, with a story to tell later is always fun!  You go girl!

Feb 12, 2011 12:56 PM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
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Cheryl - I'm always up for an adventure and if a good story comes with it--all the better!

Feb 12, 2011 01:20 PM