Someday I am going to write a book. I have a listing now where the seller is my very first client from back in the stone age. I think I showed him homes before MLS books (forget about computers). Normally I do not do open houses anymore, but this client likes me and trusts me. That means I will walk through walls for him. Anyway in a three hour open house only 2 people showed up. I had my Re/Max balloon inflated out front. I advertised everywhere. I did the Realtor.com thing and the Craigslist thing, but no luck.
However the 3 hours went by in a second. It turns out my seller who is also a Pastor was the best pitcher in Cuba in the early 1970's. Castro would not let him leave. He knew Castro personally. He told me three hours of stories about Castro, Cuban baseball and his escape to the USA after his arm gave out. We also watched the Mets and Yankees through all the stories. He showed me a scrap book that his mother had made in Cuba. I could not read anything but his name and the scores.
You just never know. Everything has the potential to be something else!
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