Out of the puddles and into the ponds

Will these days of cold and rain never cease? North Iowa has indeed been blessed and cursed this with arctic air. I listed a charming home today in between rain drops that I really had to work at getting good photos in such wet and darkness. After looking at the photos, I thought to myself, “You will have to go back after these days of being over-cast to take new photos.”

I have to tell you all a heart-felt story about this home. My Mother and Step-Father used to see the owners of this home on a regular basis. One day some years ago, my Mother told me that one of the owners of the home I just listed said to her, “When I get ready to sell my home, I want your son to sell it.” Stepping forward in time, I received a call from the Executor of the Estate yesterday telling me that his Mother told him before She died that She wanted me to sell her home. So, as a respectful son, he followed her instructions. Over all these years of selling homes for people, that is one thing I do with a vengeance, “Do the absolute best for an estate.” We all die and, we are all forgotten but, to not follow the wishes of a decadent is a really bad “karma” thing that I don’t ever want to experience.

So, on a brighter side, if we are left with ponds after the rains, lets raise ducks and geese!

Joe Chodur

About the Author | Joe Chodur

First of all....Joe Chodur really doesn't like talking about himself but this is what we have found out about him. Joe Chodur began his real estate career in 1981 during the height of the savings and loan crisis. It's hard to imagine how difficult it was to sell homes when…

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