I had cash buyers in my car. They liked houses in nice quiet established neighborhoods. I called an agent to show her house. She had her own house listed and she knew exactly how to make it show well. We'd had lots of training and knew what we were doing.
She rushed home to turn on the lights, pick up and spruce up and make sure the house smelled good. In order to make sure it smelled good she threw some cookies in the oven to bake and let that wonderful aroma of fresh baked cookies fill the air! Then she rushed out so she'd be gone during the showing.
My buyers and I walked up to the front door and there was smoke coming out around the cracks. I opened the door very cautiously and there was smoke all over the house! It smelled awful; something was burning!! Is this house on fire?? I told the buyers to wait a minute and let me see what was going on. I either bravely or foolishly went into the house, discovered the oven nearly aflame and turned the oven off.
I called the agent and she said something like, "Oh,!!!@@@###, I forgot to turn the oven off!"
I invited the cash buyers (note I repeat that because it has such a nice sound...cash buyers...cash buyers....) in to view the house. They groped and peered as best they could through the smoke and said they thought they'd pass on that particular house. I think the other agent still appreciates my saving her house even though those people didn't buy it!
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