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Leaps in Logic

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Real Estate Agent with Long and Foster Real Estate VA License # 0225089470

Leaps in Logic

Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated with the lore of Big Foot.  I remember even having the Big Foot shoes that Kinney Shoes sold.  It is interesting to think that there could be a mystical creature running around in the woods of any number of countries.  Yet despite sightings, there is no proof.  Enter the reality TV show.  

Get a group of Big Foot enthusiasts together, along with a skeptic, set them up in the woods on an investigation and let the fun begin.  My favorite part of any of these shows is watching them run or get scared when they think they hear a Big Foot coming toward them.  It's funny.

Last night, while folding laundry, I got to see leaps and bounds in logic that still have me shaking my head.  The cast of the show had a drone expert set up to investigate whether Big Foot was in an abandoned mine.  Nevermind that the opening and tunnels of the mine were so small that a regular sized human would be uncomfortable.  Add in the fact that the mine was abandoned for poison gas and I was eye rolling like crazy.  They were acting as though they seriously expected to find proof of a Big Foot living in these cramped, poisonous quarters.  

It would be one thing if leaps in logic, past the most obvious details, weren't made in our day to day lives, but they are.  And most depressing of all, leaps of logic are made in real estate.  I still remember a Buyer's Agent who negotiated with me by coming to the conclusion that if my sellers didn't do this particular repair, his buyer would have to do it on a ladder, fall off and be on disability.  WHAT?  How did we get to a repair not being done equal your buyer injuring himself and losing his job?

Dare to dream of a day in our future when facts are in the forefront.  One of the reasons I love my job is that inevitably, it comes backs to provable facts.  What does the contract say?

Big Foot in a tiny, poisonous mine?  Come on!  We can still look for Big Foot and believe it may be out there, but please don't treat me like I'm stupid.

 

Comments (9)

Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

As an engineer/agent I'm never going to vary far from factual decision making. I can understand the emotional aspect of real estate and how it impacts negotiations, but it is the big picture goal that keeps me level.

Jan 18, 2021 05:15 PM
Chris Ann Cleland

Knowing what's real and what's possible are so important.  Going off in a fantasy direction to make your case is just ridiculous.  

Jan 18, 2021 06:11 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good evening Chris Ann Cleland - now that person is really making a leap of logic.

Jan 18, 2021 09:43 PM
Chris Ann Cleland

Just a couple of huge ones.

Jan 19, 2021 03:31 PM
Realtyna Inc
Realtyna - Newark, DE
WordPress Real Estate - IDX, RESO Web API, CRM

Hi Chris Ann, great post and great point you make. What ended up happening with that buyer's agent?

Jan 19, 2021 02:18 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

Realtyna Inc --They ended up having to tell their buyer why they couldn't get everything they wanted.

Jan 19, 2021 03:32 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I watched a TED talk about trust this morning, and one of the keys to trusting someone is their logic - is it solid? do you believe it?

I've always had a facts mind. Who, what, where, why, when.... So when I hear stuff that just doesn't make sense, I just move on....  

So far I haven't seen Big Foot tracks in the woods, so my logic says he/it is not there. hahaha.

Jan 19, 2021 05:55 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

Kat Palmiotti --The idea of Big Foot is fascinating, but I'm with you.  Unlikely.

Jan 19, 2021 03:32 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Well, if you can believe everything you see on TV all ones needs is a large bag of treats, and his name is Donald

Jan 19, 2021 06:36 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

I turned off the TV about three years ago. Couldn't take the witch hunt anymore.  Just because someone is obnoxious and doesn't have yoru idealogy doesn't mean they are guilty of anything and everything.

Jan 19, 2021 03:33 PM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

Good morning Chris Ann Cleland bigfoot a leap in logic? Next you'll be telling me there is no such thing as a Yeti.

Jan 19, 2021 06:37 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

I can't tell you there is or isn't Rocky Dickerson .  However, IF there is, they aren't hiding in mines small enough to make an average to small human claustrophobic.

Jan 19, 2021 03:34 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

We are discovering new facts all the time. Until someone proves this Sasquatch or Bigfoot to be a hoax I would take it seriously Chris Ann Cleland 

Jan 19, 2021 06:41 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

It's a fascinating idea.

Jan 19, 2021 03:35 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Chris Ann,

We have found that it is fun and sometimes informative to take a leap of logic.  It is part of the creative process. My Scottish friend insist that their is a Loch Ness monster.   Happy Tuesday! 

Jan 19, 2021 08:04 AM
Chris Ann Cleland

Ron and Alexandra Seigel --I saw some pretty compeling stuff on Nessy not too long ago.

Jan 19, 2021 03:35 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Hello Chris Ann Cleland -my son has a big foot ... oh wait ...different big foot. 

I may fall off my chair laughing so hard that that flawed logic ... then what happens? 

We cannot make this stupid 💩 up. 

Jan 19, 2021 01:05 PM
Chris Ann Cleland

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist --Feels like watching the news anymore.  Done.

Jan 19, 2021 03:36 PM