Some of the strangest and perhaps funniest things happen when you show houses to a potential buyer.
I got my first active rain lead a few months ago and have been showing the buyer from Wisconsin ever since. My buyer has already lived in the Valley of the Sun, has now retired and is looking for an Arizona home. We have been to every retirement community in the East and West Valley. I am not going to say which city we were in when this happened because it can and probably has happened anywhere in the entire state. We live in the desert and yes, there are scorpions, snakes, gila monsters, roaches and geckos in the desert.
According to the listing information and pictures provided, this home is exactly what the buyer wanted. I opened the front door to a lovely home that appeared to be perfectly staged. We strolled through the rooms and she was placing her furniture. The table would go here, the sofa there, and the TV could be mounted here. The backyard was walled and provided all of the privacy that she wanted and was ideal for her dog. The kitchen was the exact configuration that she wanted with the exact upgrades. The master bedroom was the perfect size. Whoa, after two months we finally found the perfect home!
But wait; let's go back outside to see how she would position her patio furniture. The buyer saw a piece of wood lying on the patio. She walked over and turned the small 2x6x6 with the toe of her shoe. Out ran a roach and a baby scorpion. She stepped on the little 1" scorpion and killed it. It was at that point I knew I would be showing her other homes this week.
My buyer complained all the way back to the office about how she itched. She laughed knowing that if another scorpion had crawled up her pants leg she would have already been bitten and would have felt the bite. YIKES! How a little creature killed the sale of the perfect home. I will be showing her more homes on Monday. Oh well, it's my job to find her that home that she will be comfortable in.
It's all about people, being honest, having integrity and product knowledge.
Sun City Grand .....I live here, I work here, I know this community!
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Leolinda Bowers specializes in Arizona West Valley Retirement (55+) Communities. In 2007, Leolinda Bowers represented the most number of buyers than any individual agent in Ken Meade Realty. She is a leading sales person who has proven experience and can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate properties in the adult communities of Sun City Grand, Sun City West, Surprise or Sun City Arizona. |
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Please visit www.SunCityGrandRealEstate.com for your relocation needs in the Arizona cities of Surprise, Sun City Grand or Sun City West. Leolinda Bowers - Ken Meade Realty - 602.403.6865 Email |
what the heck is a gila monster?? lol. I haven't run into any creatures yet while showing property - thank goodness!
Kara, when I first moved to Phoenix from Hawaii, I found a gila monster in my backyard. Since there are no snakes in Hawaii I was rather terrified. It resembles a snake but has a large fat tail and has sets of jaws. One jaw grinds its food while the other jaw locks to hold its prey, Don't put your finger or foot near one because you will say goodbye to that appendage. Check them out on this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_monster
Leolinda,
Sorry for hijacking your post, but I had to give Kara a photo to admire. LOL
Mike in Tucson
Kara, The picture that Mike posted is EXACTLY like the gila monster I found in my Phoenix backyard. I had just moved to Arizona and had no idea what it was so I called the police who called an animal wildlife rescue club. Within minutes the club members were at my home - like the guys from ghost busters. After they caught the gila monster, they placed it in a bucket and I got to see it close up....SCARY!
good luck finding another home that's squeaky clean and critter free! I like your new(er) profile pic.
Georgina, it will certainly be a challenge finding a house that will fit all of her requirements. I like my new hairdo too.