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Lakers Fans, Sports Fans, a Lesson on Character!

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 01238708

Lakers Fans, Sports Fans, a Lesson on Character

As most of you all know the fourth game was the elimination game of the Los Angeles Lakers from the Play Offs. A team that has great talent on the court as well as on the bench and in the coaching staff at all levels. So in spite of talent something was amiss. The team not only failed their players but they failed their fans as well.

I was driving to a Showing in Los Feliz to show my client a $990,000.00 Bank Foreclosure. The previous owner paid $1.6 million for it in 2005. The home was bought with virtually no money down and now there weren't any appliances and a lot of items such as fixtures were all removed and the remainder was damaged.

I stopped to get a cup of coffee and a bagel before the showing and I saw this scene on the corner of one of the nicest streets in Hancock Park.

Season Over Lakers

It made me pause at the similarities between this beautiful home and the Los Angeles Lakers, it was a clearly a lesson on Character.

Lakers Tee Shirt

Now  these two pictures tell you everything.

 

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Stefan West
West Realty - Murrieta, CA
Temecula-Murrieta-Menifee CA Real Estate

I was embarrassed by the lakers attitude - it was sad.

May 10, 2011 04:04 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Stefan I agree it is sad. That just shows you that money does not buy character

May 10, 2011 04:07 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

You said it in your comment above... "Money does NOT buy character!"

May 10, 2011 05:00 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Endre: Indeed... I'm in one of those self assesment moods this morning... funny, before I got to the comments and looking at the pictures thinking about your words I thought to myself, "Well, I might not have a lot of money or worldly things, but I do have character and you can't buy that." 

May 11, 2011 04:48 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Joni, sadly all money does is provide speed, if you are a good and generous person you will be more generous....if you are bad you will just become worse...my two cents.

May 11, 2011 07:17 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Rene, Ironically I have been following a Thread on a different portal and the questions they have raised is all about Character, so I must do a post soon and share will everyone....

May 11, 2011 07:19 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Endre and maybe next year, and are these two photos different? I was wondering by reading your post if maybe one was suppose to be a property! Maybe all that venting I have been doing has burned some of my brain cells ... ;o)

VB

May 11, 2011 11:22 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Yes I took two pictures VB:) can tell on the dog and the person sitting...Originally I was going to put the House, but changed my mind since it was not my listing did not want to create drama with the Listing Agent... so see you next year than:)))

May 11, 2011 11:37 AM