Continued from The First Showing
The Tuesday after the insane woman viewed our Shepherdsville home, another agent called to setup a Wednesday showing. The good news was the kids hadn't been able to do much damage to the house during the preceding days. The bad news was the combination of a 4:30p showing time, my previous plans and the fact that both kids had colds meant my wife basically had to drive them around for 15 30 45 minutes while this couple toured our home. Oh well, we all have to make sacrifices :)
As I turned into The Pointe around 6:30, my phone rang. The buyer's agent wanted to know if her clients could come back and see the house again. They were about 5 minutes away and wanted to do so before returning to their current home. "Of course," I said and then muttered a quick prayer that the kids hadn't scattered toys everywhere or weren't in the bathtub yet.
My prayers were answered and we were able to load them into the car, turn on all of the lights and get out of the door in about 4 minutes. For us, this is the equivalent of a 12-second pit stop at the Daytona 500.
It just so happens Shepherdsville was being hit by a wind storm around this time. With trees, telephone poles, etc already weakened from the ice storm, we decided not to venture too far from home. And since we didn't want to take sick kids to friends' homes or traditional safe havens like McDonalds, we opted to pull into a driveway of a vacant home. While waiting the 15 30 45 60 minutes for the couple to complete their second tour, I reached the conclusion that car DVD players rank in the Top 5 greatest technological achievements of all-time.
Upon arriving home, we got the twins into and out of the bath and ready for bed (more speed records). I contemplated calling the agent for feedback, but hunger prevailed and I decided to eat dinner instead. Then the phone rang. Recognizing the agent's number, I pushed aside my sandwich, grabbed a pad and hit the green button. After a brief exchange, I heard one of the best phrases in real estate, "I have an offer for you."
Still a lot to do before we celebrate, but at least we can put the bottle on ice.
Next... The Offer
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Erik Hitzelberger is a licensed real estate agent with RE/MAX Alliance in Louisville. If you need a Bullitt County Real Estate agent please email me or call 502.921.3989.
I specialize in the following areas of the Metro Louisville Area: Jeffersontown (J-Town), Okolona, Fern Creek, Shepherdsville, Mt Washington, Hillview, Brooks and Pewee Valley. Click the following links to learn more about Louisville and Bullitt County Real Estate or to Search for Shepherdsville Homes.
I hope all goes well with the offer. My son tells me the same thing about the DVD player in his mini van.
Thanks Denise. I haven't analyzed the statistics, but I'm sure the portable DVD player has lead to a dramatic decrease in psychotic breaks.
Erik congrats! I hope everything goes smoothly for you and you make it to the closing table!
Bill - Lol, Do they ever go smoothly?
I can understand your affection for the DVD player that day my friend, congrats on the offer.
Eric, I have always said that we become better agents when our own homes are on the market. We feel the pain of sellers. Sometimes we forget what it is like to be in their shoes. Congratulations on your offer and if want to buy one of our listings, that would be so fine with me!
P.S. Don't check us out on the web yet....I am going to try the Z57 site. I checked your website out after you commented on my "Desperate in Kentucky" post. Tell Suzie I said hi.
Erik, YAY!!!! We all know it's not done until it's done....so I'm making a toast that your house is DONE :)
JL - At the time, I had the dvd player installed, I thought it was a ridiculous fee. I'd probably pay double now.
Cindy - It is an interesting exercise. Even knowing what to expect doesn't change the nervous energy. Of course, we are also looking. I haven't decided whether to document the search yet because we are awful clients. No clue what we want or where we want to go :)
Lisa - The drama ends when the the keys are exchanged. Until then, we are just hoping any issues will be minor.
Erik, YIPEE!!! I'm so excited for you! I'm just going to assume all is well with your home and it was a GREAT offer. (keeping fingers crossed for you).
Keep us posted! Wow, that was a fast sale!
Elizabeth --Almost through inspections/repair request. As soon as we are done I'll update this, but don't want to jinx anything.