Off and Running

Yesterday I wrote up my first sale – and today I make my first listing presentation.

How did that happen?

On March 2nd Linda sent me out to preview a bunch of mobile homes for someone she is working with who has to relocate from Tyee Village in SeaTac, the current mobile home park the Port has purchased (they’re working on the next one now…). I drove around Tacoma, Puyallup and Auburn looking at listed mobiles for sale (in the pouring rain, ALL DAY). I returned to the office and typed up nice information sheets with photo tours that will go in the book at the airport so everyone has access to the information. At the end of the day I find out they have made an offer on a FSBO unit in Auburn. Which I thought was silly since he worked in Tacoma and I saw some really nice places. Oh well!

Well, yesterday he came in to talk to Linda. The FSBO deal fell thru cuz the seller upped the price. Linda had given the buyer my info sheets the previous week and they had driven by and peeked in the windows. In Puyallup I had toured a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, nearly 1,800 square foot mobile in a quiet family park pretty convenient to 512. Well, they want to buy it! Who wouldn’t? It was HUGE. Linda had me do up the paperwork and is going to split the commission with me (not very much money really, but we also get paid by the hour by the Port).

Also yesterday while I was at the eye doctor having my eyes dilated a woman was leaving me a message about wanting a market analysis for her brother’s mobile home in Auburn. He has had a recent series of strokes and they are considering moving him to an assisted living facility. I called her back quite late last night (once I could see paper and pen and take notes). They want a fast sale if they go that route. Fortunately for her she called ME, since last week I toured 8 assisted living facilities for a report for the Port and am quite up on them. I’ll be putting some information together this morning and have a meeting at 3 PM today with her. Oh – she got my number from another home owner in the park there I met in September when touring FSBOs for more Port buyers. I was assigned the FSBOs since I didn’t have my key and no one else likes dealing with them. Hah! Who’s laughing now?

Now, if I could just get out of the darn trailer parks and into REAL houses…

It's actually my 4th sale and would be my 2nd listing if you consider my previous incarnation as a Windermere sales agent (1999-2001).