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Staging a Table may not sell a House but It Could Build a Relationship

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Real Estate Agent with Gulf Shores Realty DRE# SL661376

Don't scratch your head as to why this Post starts with an empty Table-setting ...Read On!

On a recent Saturday, a lady of middle-age came across my wife at a Farmer's Market in Venice Florida, where she was hosting our weekly Young Living Essential Oil Booth.  She thought she recognized my wife and with a glance at her ID Badge, put a name to the face!  They used to work together sparingly at a Travel Agency in the little town of Pendleton Indiana, 25 years ago!  Hugs-Hugs-Hugs! 

Nothing terribly unusual about this encounter...YET, right!

I was on Desk Duty at Paradise Realty of Venice with my mind buried in a provocative Search when in bounced the Lady from Pendelton (as my wife had 'forced' her over to shock me, as well)...Hi...How can I help you this chilly day?  "I used to send you off on trips", said she! HUH, I retorted, totally dumb-founded...You Did? It took a few back and forth's before I realized who she was as it has been 25 years.  After a little re-acquaintance chit-chat, she dropped the 'bomb-shell."

"Do you remember doing some Handyman Repairs for me?"...Barely, I had to admit.  "Well, while you were there that day, I must have mentioned that a man-friend was coming to dinner that night and you quickly noticed that I had the 2 place-settings on opposing sides of the table.  Without any further-to-do you moved one of the settings over to be adjacent to the other!"  {Amused was I, but so what?}

"I married the guy and we are in Florida on our 23rd anniversary!!!  Had you not been so bold as to move my table settings, this bliss may not have happened!!!"  MORE HUGS-HUGS-HUGS! I then met the husband who was waiting in the car; he looked familiar and was just as excited about meeting....THE TABLE SETTER!

Is There a Moral to the Post?  Is it about being bold and sticking one's neck out... all the while watching for a cleaver?

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                   James (Jim) Bath, REALTOR®, SRES®, AHWD®, e-PRO®
Serving The Southwest Coast of Florida
Paradise Realty of Venice
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Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

James Bath What a great story with a wonderfully happy ending. Very clever to move that setting!

Feb 19, 2015 11:56 AM
Patricia Feager
Flower Mound, TX

James,

I love your candor and these are the human interest stories that I like to read!

I hope you continue to write because you have great stories to tell and readers need good material to read. You're truly a gifted writer!

Jun 20, 2015 12:11 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for sharing the story.

Nov 29, 2015 07:07 AM