Considering the workload I knew I’d be faced with, I made sure to be at office a little earlier again, just so I could keep up with my in-and-out of office appointments. With my morning hot cup of tea in hand, I headed off to my desk where I had two open files in need of my assistance in getting them prepped for their closings the end of this week. I was glad to have them finished up before eight, because that’s usually the time when my phone starts ringing, and did it ever ring today. Wow! Talk about a burst of calls from potential clients and customers.
The remainder of my morning was spent finishing up on my closing from yesterday, making a run to the bank, and then back to office so I could continue on with my preparation of a listing file for this afternoon’s meeting with a seller. I likely would’ve had it readied long before, but those interrupting phone calls pulled me away. I was glad to have it finally completed prior to skedaddling off to Manly to show 304 N. Fairview.
It was another pleasant drive up, and every time I see those swans in a particular corn field just north of the City, a warm smile arrives along with pleasant thoughts. Considering how many years North Iowa has been without any measurable number of them, their populations sure seem to be growing. Good for them.
My showing went far better than yesterday’s, and so much so, I won’t be surprised if they call for a second showing. From what I was hearing, considering what they’ve already looked at, it sounded like it was the closest fit to what they’ve been in search of. As chance would have it, I worked with a relative of one of the buyers, which created more of a comfort level for them. I would still give my eye teeth for that monster garage on the property which has a huge second floor for storage. I know if that were to be re-built today, it would cost well over fifty thousand. Unfortunately, most people have no clue regarding the costs of construction in these times.
When I arrived back at office, I barely had time to nibble on something for lunch before my afternoon appointment arrived, so off to the races I went again this afternoon. Just as I was finishing up, I received a call from a colleague asking if I’d be good enough to forward her that government website which shows how much money people received from that PPP program, which I agreed to do, but I also warned her that she’d be seeing some names and amounts people received which is would likely be very illuminating, as well as upsetting. Oh well, it’s all of public record for everyone to see. There’s no doubt many of those recipients didn’t realize that their names and amounts given would be open for public viewing before they applied for those freebies.
My afternoon listing appointment went very well, and once everything was filled out and signed, the sellers and I had a very good chat regarding various people and happenings in our community. What I appreciated the most, was being given the rest of the scoop regarding the sudden dismissal of a very talented music director/organist at one of our local churches. As I suspected, it was a due to the manipulative mindset of a pastor who didn’t last too much longer after that took place. What I most admired about that organist, was not only his keyboard ability, but more so the never-ending composure he managed to maintain. Since I worked with him when he purchased his home here in our City, as well as selling it for him after he was fired, there’s no question he could’ve ever been put in the bucket of being a temperamental artist, and believe me, I’ve had to endure many of them over these long years.
After they left, another client stopped by to drop off some information on her home which I was to forward on to the selling agent, so I scanned everything and emailed it off. Since I’d not heard from her since our closing last week, I proceeded to ask how the transition was going with her new digs. She admitted there were some little issues which needed to be addressed, but for the most part, the settling-in is coming along smoothly. I’m sure once summer arrives, she’ll be settled and loving it all the more.
By the time she left, it was approaching the hour for me to head off to an out of town appointment which was definitely going to be a drive to and from. Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of village life, and mostly because of how tribal and overly-nosey those townspeople can be. Of course there are times, when I consider our community nothing more than a bloated village filled with those who consider gossip their life-long hobbies. I’ll still not forget a conversation with an aging male who admitted his love of gossip, just so he could stir everyone up, and then walk away with a sick smirk. There’s a blob out East who has the same mindset, which is why it was necessary for me to cut off all communications. We really don’t need people like that in our lives. Do we?
My trip to and from one of our villages, was pretty much un-eventful, and unfortunately the showing went about as well as I’d expected, and only because some of the photos they’d posted online, really don’t depict what was actually there. Considering how much out of town driving I’ve been doing these past several days, I’ll have to stop and get gas again in the morning.
As it stands, tomorrow shouldn’t be as hectic as it was these past two days, which will give me time to get some letters written and sent out before the end of the month. My gosh! Hasn’t this month been flying by? I still can’t believe April 1st is this Saturday, and Easter being just a little over a week away. I can’t wait for all those dirty snow banks in our Downtown to be melted away, and then washed down with a good rainfall.
Tonight’s One-liner is: Too many terms corrupt politicians, which is why iron-clad term limits must be part of the rules for every elected official in our Nation.
