Just a Quick Note out to my Active Rain Friends: Merry Christmas!
And if there's one lesson I learned this year that would be most beneficial to Agents and Stagers, it's this:
Never be afraid to go knock on a neighbor's door and discuss a problem. Be polite, but straight forward.
This year, I went and asked a client's neighbor if they would mind splitting the cost of a fence repair with my client. The fence in front, technically owned by the nieghbor, was leaning into my client's lawn and was being held up by string. First Impressions! NO ONE Wants to buy a +$300k home next door to the Beverly Hill Billies! After explaining that we were preparing the neighboring house for sale, the home owner apologized, admitted that he was being lazy about it, and there was no need to share the cost - he would take care of it immediately! It was completed before listing photos! And Pending in 11 days!
I feel like I say this a lot - I mentioned this once before in a previous blog, where bags of mulch were spread out in the lawn. The bags - not the mulch. I was just by this house around Thanksgiving this year. Bags are still laying there.
Hope Y'all have a great Holiday, and a Prosperous New Year!
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