The Fixer house that I listed on Fargo in the Elliot neighborhood was drawing a lot of traffic. Today was definitely one of those days. When the call came in from Rhonda I was just shutting the door and preparing to go home for the day. Rhonda was very upbeat and convincing so I stuck around to show her the Fixer.
The first thing I noticed was all of the Boxes and clothing in the back seat of her Nissan. She was definitely a bundle of fireworks. After a boisterous greeting she tossed her head back and let out a funny laugh as she explained to me that she was literally living out of her car. Yup she was homeless kinda. Rhonda had been living with friends for almost 2 years. Shuffling back and forth a few days here and a few days there.
Not knowing what else to say I asked her to explain how a lovely girl working in a responsible position as an optometrists assistant could find herself without a home. It appears that her boyfriend ( since grade school ) was to have moved here the previous Summer. His business manager had quit on him just as he was preparing to move here to Portland Oregon. Finally he had hired a new manager and was on his way here at this very moment.
Okay I said. So let's take a look at the house. We stepped onto the front porch and I began to unlock the Door when Rhonda exclaimed " Look at that ! " I turned to see what she was looking at . It was a mail box slot. I asked her if she was talking about the Mail box slot. Yes isn't it gorgeous. Well it was charming no doubt about it. But Gorgeous? I don't know about that.
After we went through the house, Rhonda was more excited than ever. This is going to be perfect she exclaimed. I know Chris is just going to flip over this house. Not wanting to dampen her enthusiasm, but still trying to keep it real, I told her that she should not be disappointed if Chris ( who I had not met yet ) did not share her enthusiasm.
Just wait until you meet him she said. You guys are a lot alike. Your going to get along real well you'll see. We are going to do a lot of business together. Our goal is to buy as many Fixers flips and Rehabs as we can possibly get.
Well ok then. So the appointment was set for two days later when Chris was due to arrive.
I showed up at the Big Fixer a few minutes early as usual. Around the Corner came the Big Truck andI could clearly see Rhonda in the passenger seat. The Glare of the sun made it hard to distinguish Chris. When the Truck came to a stop Rhonda jumped out first. She quickly made her way up the walk and gave me a big hug turned around and said " and this is my Chris".
" Next time on Chris and Rhonda : Chris goes on a Buying spree "
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