This is one of the wackiest ways I've met a buyer yet. They haven't closed yet, so still not 100%, but offer is in and we'll see..
I was returning the key to the lockbox after previewing a home for an investor of mine. He'd just called me and asked me to go look at the new Foreclosure I'd just sent him a couple hours before. Of course, I was at the barn (it was 5 pm), checking the horses and had my little dog, Spartacus, with me. Off I went.
Spartacus was barking from the car, I turned to see and there's a huge SUV sitting at the curb. The window rolls down and a man hollers at me, "Hey are you a Realtor?"
"I might be," I answered him. "Why...Are you a Buyer?"
"Yes, we are and we have 10 days to find a home. Can you show us this one?'
Now understand that I have my barn car, my boots on, and my baseball cap..looking VERY professional.
"Yes I can if you don't already have a Realtor." I told him.
"No we don't..this could be YOUR lucky day" he said as he and a tall, older woman exited the car and headed up the walkway.
I shook his hand, looked him in the eye and said, "No..actually, this could be YOUR lucky day. I'm the best Realtor in town and you just found me." He laughed and laughed as we went into the house. I showed them 2 other homes I knew of that we could get into without appointments, and might suit them. Explained that on such short notice that was the best I could do.
I ended up meeting them the next day for 2 hours as that was all the time I had between my other showings. I met them again on Friday. They only wanted great buys, in great locations and no probate or short sales because we MUST close quickly. OK..I found them the best properties within their perameters in the City they would consider, Palm Desert. We wrote an offer yesterday.
Will it go anywhere? Don't know. What I do know is this...when you are least expecting it, things can pop and you'd better be ready to be flexible, adjust your schedule and KNOW the inventory.
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