A Marvelous Journey!

I need to get an early start today. I’m going to meet my Portland friends in Sisters!

This blog is so fun, but a lot of work! Everyone wants me to give a market overview, even though this is my personal blog, so I’ll have to do one of those tomorrow. The great thing about Realtors is we love to mix business with pleasure!

I never did find Bob until I got back home. That was irritating. He simply has to keep his phone with him! There was no one working at the site. He’s either going to have to be there or make sure he has someone in charge that won’t let the whole crew go home early.

On the drive home, I saw an “Open House” sign out in front of Broken Top. That’s such a problem. People are so hesitant to go to an “Open House” when there’s a “Closed Gate.” I never know what to do about that when I’m selling a house in a gated neighborhood. It’s like putting up a “Free Lemmings” sign that points over the edge of a cliff. Sure, they’re free, but how do you get them?

Then I saw a nasty looking “For Sale” sign just inside Northwest Crossing and drove in. It was a FSBO (for sale by owner) sign, with a little girl next to it selling lemonade. Amateur hour.

“Do you want some lemonade?”, she asked.

“Oh yes,” I said.

I looked at the sign. A huge red and yellow…thing. Circus music played in my mind. Dreadful. Only a clown could have made that sign. The girl had multicolored toenails. Naturally.

“Isn’t it a bit late in the season to be trying to sell lemonade?”, I asked her.

She laughed, “Oh no! It’s hot!” An optimist.

The house was small, on a small lot. Too close to the busy street. In this market, buyers will ask a lot of hard questions. Questions only a qualified Realtor should field. But the sign just went up. They’ll be stubborn for a while. Maybe I’ll sneak by in two weeks and leave a card on the porch.

I knew I didn’t have any cash, but of course I had to open my purse and hunt around. “Hold on, Honey,” I said, “I’m going to have to go get some cash. I’ll be right back.” I drove home.

Wouldn’t you know it, the dryer’s not working. I have a whole load of clothes sitting wet in it. Including, of course, what I wanted to wear! I told Bob he’d have to deal with it.

So I’m off to Sisters! I’m excited, but I have a bit of an upset stomach. I’m just going to start driving anyhow. If I end up feeling terrible, I’ll just turn around and go back to bed. I’d hate to cancel, though. I’ve been waiting all week for this.