Now that our lawns aren’t so spongy from all the rain we received, there was a noticeable number of people out mowing today, and glad for it because there’ve been a a very many lawns around town looking pretty darned shaggy.
As I was nearing the office early this morning, I noticed a box of used clothes sitting next to the dumpster, and several more piles in front of a vacant building nearby, and then one more about halfway down the alleyway behind La James, which has me a bit concerned over the management of ‘The Lighthouse’ which is that recently opened second-hand store at the corner of 2nd St. NE and N. Delaware. Don’t get me wrong, because I’m all for helping those in need, but when a person starts seeing used clothing within a half-block of that shop, it evolves into a problematic eye-sore. Since that store is where Holtz Realty was once located, I still don’t understand how they can properly display those goods because there are still three private offices in that building separated by a narrow hallway. Evidently people must have to go searching from office to office.
Shortly after the hour of one, I was opening up 416 N. Adams for a buyer who happened to be from out of State visiting relatives who live in the area. It ended up being another good showing, but unfortunately the buyer didn’t have her husband along, so there’ll likely be some phone calls back and forth.
What I always have to internally laugh to myself about, is the fact that 416 N. Adams is and exceptionally well-built home offering a grand floor plan containing an abundant amount of square footage on each floor, yet the buyers worry about the costs of getting it back up and running again. Yes, there’ll likely be updates and a few unexpected expenses along the way, but they’ve gotta remember we’re only asking $69,500 with room to dicker. I continue to remind people that a similar build-out that’s actually smaller than 416 N. Adams, sold less than a year ago for over $250K, so when comparing prices, there’s definitely a safe zone for buyers to make improvements without being fearful they’d not get their money back. Truth be told, my having been down that road of restoration more than once, there’s nothing about that home that scares me.
We’ve already got showings scheduled for my new listing at 1645 – 7th Place SW, along with another viewing scheduled for this Sunday at 1551 N. Rhode Island, which means our market is still chugging along. I’m a bit surprised we haven’t yet had an offer on it, but I’m not worrying because that home’s buyer hasn’t yet arrived.
The owner of my Harborage listing had mentioned something about my having an open house over there on the 4th, and after giving myself a day to think about it, I’ll be hosting an open house on it from 1 – 3 p.m. this Friday the 4th. I believe I have enough signage to get some curious and possible serious buyers to attend. This will be the first time in my career where I’ll be hosting an open house over there on that date and time. I’ll have to report back how it all went. If nothing else, I’ll be getting some ‘people watching’ done while there. Yes, those seasonal residents can get a bit wild and crazy this time of year.
The highlight of my day happened to be a delightful conversation I had with a potential buyer who’s seriously looking at 416 N. Adams, but unfortunately he lives in one of our Southwestern States, and from what I was told, he’s definitely not a novice when it comes to restoring a home of its size because he later text me photos of three grand old homes he’d restored and later sold. I did promise to go over and take a few more photos tomorrow and then forward them in a text message, just so he’d have a better idea of what needs to be done before he decides to make that long drive up to personally inspect it. Far too many talk about the so-called ‘monetary legacies’ they’ve got planned for their children and children’s children, which at times makes me want to laugh because most of them don’t realize that those legacies will be quickly spent and life will go on without any tangible public reminders of their existence. I’m likely sounding a bit brittle, but it’s closer to a truth nobody wants to talk about.
Tonight’s One-liner is: There’s nothing in the world so much admired as a person who knows how to quietly bear unhappiness with courage.
