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Bad Day - Good Day - Great Day!

By: Todd Clark
Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:18 AM

Yesterday was one of those days that I thought "Do I really want to get out of bed?"

Then, at 6:15am, as the phone started to ring, I thought great here we go again. The first call was about carpet not arriving on a home that was to close a week ago. OH Goody, another extension. My seller is worried that they may have to pay another payment if things don't progress soon.

Bad Day

That was the start of my bad day! Then title calls and says underwriting doesn't want to fund because of a pending divorce. I'm thinking once again, "Why did I get out of bed?"

But slowing things turned to good after that. Title calls again and says we got two sets of docs in. Do you want tosign both today? "YES" Something good happened today, finally.

Good Day

Then on Tuesday I took a listing and thanks to my pro-quest 1-800# I was starting to get calls. Great! The sign is up and flyers are out. Within 4 hours of the sign being out I had 14 calls about this property. Three were working with other agents, but they showed the home and I showed one.

This is where my good day became great! We had 4 offers within 2 hours on a fixer property. Then the bidding war started between two buyers, and we had an agreement at $25,000 above asking price by the time we got done.

Great Day

Comments

Member Since '07	Carmen and Jeff Bills said: Go get em Todd. What did you hve for breakfast, I need some of that stuff!! June 10, 2007 12:23 PM
Member Since '06	Cathy Clark said: When he gets his pic on a Wheaties Box there'll be no living with him. You Rock, Todd! Mom June 10, 2007 1:40 PM
Member Since '05	Beth Larsen said: Thanks for the inspiration. BTW, is your market generally good right now....or soft? Either way, congratulations! $25K above asking sounds pretty darn great right now. June 10, 2007 1:46 PM
Member Since '03	Mike Farmer said: Our market is generally good right now. Sales have slowed, but then you have to consider what they slowed from -- the market was very hot for a long time. And, it is not $25,000 above asking - the numbers show about a 10% appreciation from last year for the houses that have sold. They sold for 96% of asking price. Contrary to Gregory's statement of a "nice" way to look at it, I wasn't placing any judgement on the numbers, I merely looked at them. It's too short of a timeframe to make a judgement on much except the prices being somewhat higher. As we get to the end of the year I will do an analysis of year to year. I have been doing a month to month analysis since the first of the year, and the numbers are have been somewhat similar. I don't know what to make of it yet, except that life is not awful, houses are still selling, prices are not falling and the future is bright. June 10, 2007 2:04 PM
Member Since '03	John Bourassa said: Mike, It sounds like you are operating a Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Realty with a statement like: "Life is not awful, houses are still selling, prices are not falling and the future is bright." ...and "roses are red, violets are blue and is you don't sell my house, I'll still like you." June 10, 2007 2:18 PM
Member Since '03	Mike Farmer said: I like to stay on the bright side of life - it's where all the successful people hang out. I'll bet it's where you hang out. June 10, 2007 2:23 PM
Member Since '03	Gregory Bain said: Mike, I invited a couple of radio stations to a fund raiser I was helping put together. I sent myself an email (copy everyone else) that life is good. I repeated the mantra of "interest rates are low, inventory is high; great time to be a buyer" just to make sure I did not say something along the lines of how I feel. Numbers are just that, numbers. Numbers don't lie, but liars use numbers. NOT THAT YOU OR ANYONE ELSE HERE would fall into that category - at least not in my book. There will always be a need for houses. Thus, there will always be a need for sales people like me. I am glad that someone has been able to put the deal together. Prices in my area are falling. The second home market price is now below that of where it was a year ago. The primary house market will soon follow. That's just my crystal ball. But, I want those newly licensed agents to go to Wal-Mart because I am not a broker, I just sell the steak not the sizzle. June 10, 2007 2:23 PM
Member Since '03	Mike Farmer said: I some how got this thread mixed up with mine. Sorry. I thought I was answering Beth in my thread. June 10, 2007 2:28 PM
Member Since '03	Mike Farmer said: Maybe I didn't rest my brain long enough. June 10, 2007 2:30 PM
Member Since '06	Todd Clark said: I was wondering what happened there Mike. I thought you started drinking a little early. But market is pretty good here beth, but not that good. There were 4 other homes in the area that have been for sale for 45 days or longer under the price we got for our fixer property. The neighbors have been calling and asking what I did different then their agents. I told them when their listing expires I will tell them, they laughed and have all since been to my website and have sent me e-mails. - LOL Todd Cathy the funny part is I did get my pic on a wheaties box yesterday. The other coach of my daughters softball team got everyone including me a wheaties box with our pics on them. Just funny, you should mention that a day after I get it. June 10, 2007 6:27 PM
Member Since '05	Karen Weger said: Love it. That was great! June 10, 2007 9:30 PM
Member Since '06	Cathy Clark said: Todd, that's what made me think of it. Your league must be using the same photographer! My son has his Wheaties box, too! Don't forget.....I'm from the Dark Side....I see all.....I have ESPN. June 11, 2007 10:41 AM