There’s a first time for everything

ARDELL on 08 14, 2006

[photopress:a.jpg,thumb,alignright] I never thought I’d say “This One Won’t Last!” on one of my listings. Somehow I managed to get by for 16 years without saying that. We all laugh at the agent who forgets to remove “This One Won’t Last” from their public remarks after the property has been on market for over 60 days.

For some reason as I “backed out” of the property yesterday, after finishing up my “light staging” efforts in my favorite bayberry color scheme, I knew. As I put the wreath on the front door and decorated the window boxes on the balcony, I knew. As we vacuumed our way out of the property and looked at our many hours of effort getting it “just so”, and placed the “20 flyers to offer” on the counter in the kitchen, I knew.

So when I input the listing at 20 minutes to midnight last night I found myself saying what I never thought I would say, “This one won’t last!” I even put in the listing that I never thought I’d ever say that along with a little smiley face.

When I received a call that the very first person who saw it is writing an offer, I breathed a huge sigh of relief, confident that I wouldn’t be choking on my words by end of day. There’s a first time for everything…sometimes you just KNOW. Cross your fingers. I’ve managed to make it this far in life without having to eat my words. But like they say, there’s a first time for everything.

About the Author: Ardell DellaLoggia

An Associate Broker with Sound Realty. ARDELL was named one of the 25 most Influential Real Estate Bloggers in the U.S. for 2007 by Inman News, and has over 19 years exeperience in Real Estate up and down both Coasts. She represents buyers and sellers of real estate on both sides of the 520 Bridge from Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside to Green Lake and surrounds on the Seattle side. You can reach her at 206-910-1000 or by hitting the email the author link above.

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