real estate: Real Estate & Airports
- 07/30/11 03:25 AM
The last time I boarded an airplane, I flew out of Newark, NJ. I could have driven to North Carolina in the time it took me to squeeze into long-term parking and catch my flight. I made last call. I went through the security checkpoints in a blind fury at the intrusiveness of the airport experience. I'm a bit cranky because my world isn't used to random pat downs and having intimate body regions roughly examined. I'm angry we have to use heavy-handed measures to gain a measure of confidence. The world has "moved on". That's a phrase I picked up (0 comments)
real estate: The Real Problem with Real Estate Is:
- 07/08/11 01:35 AM
The Problem with Real Estate Is: LIFE GETS IN THE WAY! A typical phone call might play like this: Prospect: "Hey, saw your sign on Post Road and wanted to know how much that house is?" Agent: "Oh, we have two on that block. Was it the green one with blue shutters or the gray one with yellow vinyl siding?" Prospect: "It's the green one me and Janet wanted to see." But, I want to know the list price before anything else. Agent: "Hold on a minute and I'll look that up for you right now. (20 second pause for look (5 comments)