On Tuesday, I received a sign call on my Midtown listing. The home the buyer was calling about is a fixer Craftsman, and he wanted to know if I could show it to him at 2 PM on Wednesday. "But, it's going to be 108 on Wednesday," I pointed out. "Wouldn't you prefer to see it in the morning, say around 9 AM?" The home has no air conditioning.
Nope.
Well, he promised to call me by noon if he wanted to see that home, and I guess he had a change of heart. Never heard from him. Even though I didn't want to go out in the heat, I would have done it. Can't say I was really disappointed, though, that he didn't call back.
Land Park Tour
Then last night, a delightful Midtown couple asked to tour homes in Land Park. They are from the Bay area and have lived in Sacramento a little under a year. One of the homes they asked to tour was my Land Park listing on 7th Avenue, which is vacant. I quickly emailed the seller to let him know I was planning to show around 7 PM. He offered (without me asking) to run over and turn up the air conditioning.
Another home I had scheduled to show was suddenly unavailable, but the listing agent was kind enough to tell me about another home a block away -- listed by a different agent -- which was not yet in MLS. I called that seller and set up a showing. When we arrived, the A/C was blasting, the home was icy cold -- or at least it felt that way in comparison to the temperature outside -- and the seller had turned on all the misters in the back yard. It was a wonderful experience.
The third home was vacant. I was a little apprehensive as we walked toward the home. Sometimes sellers don't leave the air conditioning on or keep it so high that the air is stagnant and warm. But we were in luck! That home, too, was cooled and pleasant. The buyers asked about the home next door to it, which was also vacant but dated, meaning it is in its original condition -- no remodeling. "I can't promise you that it won't be hot inside that house," I said, "But we can see it if you want." They didn't seem interested in that home anymore.
Business Doesn't Stop Just Because It's Hot Outside
Another agent in my office said that she felt like going home and taking a nap yesterday because it was so hot. I can understand that sentiment, but I'd rather work. Because staying cool in Sacramento isn't hard to do with a little advance planning. Life goes on, whether it's hot or not. By comparison, let me say I would rather endure three weeks of 100-plus temperatures in Sacramento than, say, three months of sub-zero in Minneapolis. I love Sacramento.
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