Wow!

All I can say, is 'what a week'. This has been an unreal week for me. For one thing, I have been absolutely slammed with work. Which sounds weird. Aren't we in a slow market, a possible recession, where the housing market is the root of it all. I just might have my biggest month I've had in 7 years of Real Estate. Thank the Heavens above. Well, I have a closing tomorrow that I had 10 offers on the first 2 days I had it for sale. Its selling for 15k over the asking price. I wrote up an offer for my brother to build a home and submitted it on Monday. I got an offer on a listing I've had for 8 months, it looks good, and they have to buy another by the first week of August. And I have been working with 3 other people who have needed to get into a home before July is over, and 2 of them I'm gonna get done. We already have them Under contract. Yippee! The other is another situation where there is a divorce and she needs to find a condo.. I hope we find her something and she can move on and be happy. She is a total sweetheart and deserves it. But I'm not putting any pressure on her, I'm letting her go at her own pace.

A funny story though. I won't mention her name cause she would be very embarrassed by this, but I have to at least explain. I have never had this happen before at a showing. Well I was showing her this condo in Midvale, and we both agreed that it was a great location, perfect for finding a roommate, and had a lot of upgrades and a good layout. It felt like it could be home, possibly. Well this condo has a loft above the kitchen with some steep stairs leading down to the living room. Well we sat up in the loft talking quietly about the possibilities of this place (the homeowners were down below in the living room). And as we were walking down the stairs, her heels got caught up on one of the stairs, and I saw her as slow-motion as it gets, just one by one, joint by joint, fall forward right to the bottom. And right before she was to hit, she turned her head and rotated her body just barely to avoid hitting a piece of furniture, and smacking her face straight on. I was shocked and completely stunned. I didn't know what to do other than rub her back and talk quietly to her asking her if she was alright. And this is the crazy part. She got up looked at the sellers, and said, "wow, eh em, so what does the HOA include?" HAHAHAhehehe! I thought I was at the Olympics and those gymnasts who do the vault and completely land on the back or face or just eat it, but still have to bow to the judges and the crowd. It was awesome. We went in the other room and she composed herself even more and we had a little chuckle about it. I told her I gave her dismount and landing an 8.5, and she just laughed. What an awesome story I have to tell now. What a trooper. She was a college cheerleader and I guess knew how to twist her body to save other parts of her body. And she still wanted the condo a few days later, but it is Under Contract and not available any more.

And I had some friend drama or issues I dealt with earlier this week as well. But thats for another post. I really have to evaluate everything around me, cause even though I feel I've always been pretty realistic about things, I have some adjustments I am gonna make which might change some things. Too many people want the truth or others to be honest and open, but really and truly nobody wants to hear something negative about themselves. So its a tug of war with everyone, what should I say, what shouldn't I say. Well once again, for the umpfth time I speak up and all hell breaks out. Well it is what it is. I speak it, and have to deal with it. I'm sorry to everyone who doesn't like me for saying what others don't or won't. I am who I am. But if I'm viewed as the bad guy in all of this, I will slowly make my way out of it. I shouldn't have to blow smoke to make someone feel I'm their true friend.. Ask and you shall receive.