I don’t know why I never thought of this sooner; I should keep a journal of the misadventures of showing homes to different customers. I guess because none of the situations really stuck out in my mind as super funny, amusing or touching at the time. But as I look back on different experiences, there have been great opportunities for little tales to come out from these showing adventures.
This past weekend was nothing special. Another short sale heading to foreclosure that is vacant and in midstage of renovations. So of course, there is the refrigerator that you should not open because of the ghastly smells inside. The blinds that fall off the broken window which you thought might have just been cracked open so you should open the blinds to secure it. The door to the garage that would have fallen off in my hands if I had not been prepared for those torn off hinges. And even beautiful, overgrown purple blooms in the backyard that are infested with bees. All of this fun at one house and I managed to not trip, fall or snag myself on anything that day.
If I were just clever enough to start putting these experiences into great little anecdotes and embellish them just a little – it would probably make for some great reading.