OH WHAT A WEEKEND AND NIGHT!!!!

OH WHAT A WEEKEND AND A MONDAY NIGHT its been....

In my last post I was whining how I needed my phone to ring.. Guess I should of started whinning sooner..Friday I hit the ground running. I had my first email at 915 from trulia. It was a lead about a condo I had. I called the lady and she was amazed I called so quick. She actually was still on Zillow looking. They wanted to come down from Atlanta Sunday morning and look for a condo. I asked if they thought about getting pre approved and she responded that we had a preapproval letter from our bank for this amount. I told her she didnt need to look on Truilia anymore, Give me your criteria and Ill have you in 5 minutes an email with all that meet it. I told her in  the time frame she gave me pick out the beast 7-10 and we could see them in that time.

Then I got an call from a lady I have been emailing with about selling here property since around November. She was gonna try an FSBO first well she was ready to list this 500K property with me..I set an appointment up at her convenience which is 2PM today.

The about noon my phone rang off a 1st time buyers add I ran. He was interested in this 80K townhouse I had listed  was about 25 years old had a job.. a 650 beacon.. I asked him when it was good to see it he said Sunday I made it late afternoon so I could make sure I finished with the other folks.

Then the young couple I was working with called me they had 7 more properties they wanted to see Saturday if I was available around 3pm.

 Boy was I just Giddy!!!!!


Well all Friday afternoon I was busy scheduling appointment. Again Sat morning I was finishing setting the condo appointments she wanted to see. The Sat afternoon we went house looking..well after about showing this couple now 40 or 50 homes over the months and yes we had made a few offers that we got beat out on..Well I decided to take them back to a house that they had seen before that was second on their list once before. We got their just before dark and walked it.. it had everything the wanted...a extra garage for his photography studio. a huge yard. a screen in porch...tons of storage space...but she didnt like the kitchen a lot...they talked for a while we diced to make an offer and I was on the phone with the listing agent till 830 pm and we reached a deal....Boy what a day.. I was whupped...went home and crashed with my poor puppy.

Got up Sunday Morning met my couple from Atlanta. about the 4th thing we looked at they said WOW!!!!
we looked at the rest all the time they are talking about this unit...So I say would you like to make an offer on it. It happened to be a foreclosure and was actually priced right....

The next statement made me laugh inside..lol....This unit was on the 13th floor I think.. He says well the 10th floor is my height limit. after that I dont feel comfy.....They choose these they walked on the deck and had laughed about it.. but we had only looked at 2 units under the 10th.. He said find this between the 4th and 10th and we would be interested... Well they went home I searched the MLS and found one on the second and this one...they want me to keep looking for them....but he I got a new customer...

Then I met the young Kid that afternoon looked at the townhouse he loved it. I sent him to a banker I use for 1st timers she is great with them.. Hope to hear back from him today...

Monday day was a decent day at the office got a bunch done....Met a friend around 430 we sat around chatting went for dinner  and then she wanted to head over to a friends... and then the excitement began.....

what a night...I went with a friend to a friends house we knock on the door this man completly nude man answers the door...and I dont mean just some man a 91 year old man...lol...he was a practicing nudist and owned the place her friends lived. we all sat around for hours talking the whole time he was fondling his equipment...he was telling how he had sex several times a day with several woman...lol.. a 91 year old man....he should us a experimental drug the VA has him on....

and the roomies vouched for this..

But you know what astounded me the most.. we actually talked to this man for almost 3 hours about religion.. government... the economy..real estate....he had been a Dr a minister and on and on thru his life....his knowledge was vast but he never missed a beat.. I think at 50 my mind is worst then his....he was 91!! and had a mind of a 30 yo.

and know what he kept telling us it was from.....yes sex...said everytime you empty you sack and produce more you rebuild testerone and so he rebuild testerone 4 or 5 times a day. He had a full head a gray hair.. his skin was saggy...but his mind.......said he was immortal and was not gonna die probably before me.....he says that the VA doctors are studing him...lol......

OH WHAT A NIGHT.....






An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
Albert Camus

1 minute to late in Real Estate in Panama City Florida

1 Minute to late..Seems that is the way its been in Panama City Real Estate lately. I was out showing this couple property till 8 pm last night. We have made offers on 3 houses already, and all three as soon as I get contracts in to them they say we just got an approved offer on it. Yet they still sit in the MLS as active for days. The first one they saw yesterday we ended up going back this morning and looking at it a second time.  They wanted to make an offer on it. They said you sure its still available. I said well its been on the market for 379 days  and I looked on my I Phone and checked the MLS and it said it was. So we went to the office and did an offer I emailed it to the agent and my phone rings. LOL  GUESS WHAT...yes she says I'm sorry Joel we got an offer early this morning and the bank signed off on it. Now this was at 9:37.

I don't know if its me or them..One of us is jinxed..lol... THAT WAS HOW THE DAY STARTED.


I have this short sale I have been working on since 1 Nov. It is with Hancock bank a newer Bank in our area. The FDIC closed one of the big local banks here and brought Hancock in from LA to take it over. Well the original loan is from Peoples Bank the old bank. They said they do not work the short sales from Peoples but out source them to this company...but they couldnt give me a phone number or contact for this company.. I started with bthe local branches and ended up at the main branch in LA and finally got a contact number right at Thanksgiving. They called and said I had to get a form signed of course from the owner saying they could talk with me. I got that to them the next day. I called and had to send the letter 4 times before they said they got it.. Finally on Dec 8th I got an email with a list of what they needed. I got it together and sent it to them on the 10th. I have been calling everyday to make sure they have it. The switchboard wont let you talk to the person working on it all they say is Its being processed and not complete yet..

Well today I got kinda shitty and finally got to a supervisor. He swore he would find out whats going on and get right back to me. That was at about 1030 this morning..Finally around three I called back and kinda got more uppity. At 430 finally a Karen calls me and says "we cant process your file yet we are missing a few papers". So I asked what she needed as I number each page of my file and I know I sent them everything on the list. lol she says we need the last 2 months bank statements I said you have them. she said no they are for Sept Oct and I said yes you have been working this since Nov1. she says no Im working it now and I have to have Nov and Decembers also I need a New YTD P & L for 2012 now.. lol we are 4 days into the year....GRRRRR oh and it has to be notorized by a accountant..lol......

NICE MORNING I'D SAY...this is what happens in Real estate lots of ups and downs....

Now for the afternoon...... It actually was pretty good. I got a listing appointment for Friday at 2 and I got a call From a guy in VA that wants some commercial property and is gonna make an offer he says on something. I sent him some blank contracts....woooo them My guy I have been working on a MILLION DOLLAR PENTHOUSE CONDO ON THE BEACH called and touched base with me saying he ways just days away from making an offer. He met with his account and should do something before the middle of next week......Man that made the whole day awesome!!!!!!

Left work about 4 took a bottle of wine over to a friends work had a beer with her came home to a mess..lol.. dog had peed all over his room...I tried to act mad because I don't want him to go it often..but he was alone since 730 this morning to about 6 I couldnt hold it that long..lol......


I am so glad at least there is action..seems real estate here is starting to pick up again....I need 4 mil this year in sales somehow!!!!!!!!


Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. 
Thomas Jefferson

WORSE MORNING AS A REALTOR IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA HOME SALES

Boy was working for 10 Minutes and got cussed out so bad.. and not even my customer did it. 

   Lets start from the begiining. I have the buyer on a short sale. They home has a renter in it. She has lived there for 3 years. Her husband died in this house about a year ago. Man is she so angry. 

   We got the approval on the 7th of Dec and they gave us till the 22nd to close.. 15 WHOLE days...So I am trying to get it all done. The renter is pissed because she has been trying to buy the house and her Realtor wasn't able to ge her financed.. Well I tried to schedule the appraiser she states she works and no one can come into the house till she gets home after 5pm when its dark. She has the gates to the yard padlocked...

   With the listing agents permission I take the hinges off the gate to get the appraiser in the yard out least to do most of it. He will have to go back before we close to view the inside. I am tring to get the home inspection done.. same thing..By the way she has 3 dogs..inside dogs at least.. Finally I get the listing agent to get me an appointment for 8am this morning for the home inspector. I get there about 5 mins early and a guy pulls up with a trailer and I assume its the home inspector.  so I walk over to him this lady comes running out the house WTF am I doing on HER property. That is a friend of mind to help me move since your evicting me.. She goes on the rampage scream and hollering at me. I walk away and sit back in my Car not saying anything. Next I get a call from the listing agent. Its 8:07 where is your inspector he is late. She has to leave and no one can get in the house if shes not there. I ask now you know a home inspection takes 3 hours she knew she had to be here til 11 or so because we cant stay in there alone right? Yes your right she says.. 

   Fianally the home inspector shows up late.. She is in the Garage loading things up and I walk up behind him and she is yelling at screaming at him hes late at her job she has to be punctual.. and all of a sudden she looks up at me and says what are you doing here I told you to get MY property. I remember you you were rude to be when I was talking to your people when you view ed the house. I said you dont need to scream at me. and WOWWWWW she just goes off. jumps in my face f this f that.. get the FFF of my property you don't need to be here with the inspector get the F out of here...all the way t my car... dang.....

   Two minutes later the inspector comes out to the car says I get her calmed down you know her husdand dieed here.. and so on and son on.. He said I got it from here Ill call you when Im done and let you know  how it is.....

God I have never been treated like this.......

   OMG and I thought it was over...lol...My home inspector just called me.. by time I got home made a few calls maybe 45 mins.. Said he was leaving there did the best he could do...Told me that he turned on the dishwasher for a cycle she turned it off he turned it back on  she turned it back off saying it was her water and he was not wasting any of it...he tried to turn the stove on same thing.. said she almost burnt herself on it..lol...he went to the bathroom to try and check the tub and she unscrewed the Shower head saying this was hers and she was taking down anything she ever put up in the 3 years she lived there....ughhhhhhh... will this day end???/

Next I have to go back Wed and do a walk thru I texted the listing agent and told her she could not be there when I did....

Staying steady In panama city beach Real Estate

Friday afternoon I finally got that mobile home Short sale done...woooooo... Had two calls on my listings. 307 east ave and 311 tiki dr....Not sure they will amount to much. I got an answer on my Duplex I am trying to buy.. The listing agent didnt put my offer in right and they accepted what he put in but I wouldnt accept that. I made him re submit my offer. Drove to Bradenton Friday night 7 hours. Got in a 2am up at 8 to see my son pitch which he didnt and drove all the way back to panama city.. long day....Sunday had to show a home.. Then hit Newby's had 3 bloody mary's went home and slept for 3 hours..lol....niow I am wide awake.....go figure

Home sales In Panama City have been slow

This has been a long week so far. Got back Monday still no package back from my Mobile Home deal.. Been going round and round on this all week....Just wearing me out. Supposedly today he called and said it was in the fed ex box again..lol....I hope it gets here and its done right....Still working on my buyers short sale in Callaway at 22 W Cooper. Hope this one goes much better...The listing agent seems to be on it. Tuesday got my approval on a short sale condo in Panama City beach in trying to buy. Hopefully I can get the financing on it now. Id love to get out of the place Im living now. Got most of my expired letters out this week. had 1 listing appointment havent heard back from her yet.
 Zach is having another bad week in his quest for making the Atlanta Braves...Hopefully he can pull this out. It is such a dream of his and he has a great oppurtunity. I wish I new how to help him more other then mentally. I don't know a thing about pitching..

MATTERS OF THE HEART

MATTERS OF THE HEART are the most important things in life and work. If your heads not on straight you cant focus or preform as you should.

Thursday afternoon I found out my son had exploded in his work efforts. He pitched .1 of an inning giving up 5 runs and 2 BB and 2WP...That was his second bad game in a row. I called him he sounded down so I jumped in my car and drove 6 hours to see him in Orlando Fl. I took him out for a few days after ball making sure his confidence was brought back up to speed.  We had a good relaxing weekend and when I left I felt for sure he will be an ace on the mound Mon or Tue when he pitches next. It hard first year playing professional ball.. He  had made 6 awesome appearence up till last week. I told him this would come eventually...The big boys always catch up to you sooner or later.

On the work level my seller for the short sale still hasnt gotten his paperwork back to me, and her all along I thought his wife was the only problem..grrr. GMAC is gonna kill me soon if I dont get this done. I also had a call for a listing appointment Monday Morning wooo......

RIDING THE PINE

To day I felt like a pitcher in the big leagues... waiting for me to get the call to come in and close. I worked from home all day today. The husband on my short sale did not get his package in the mail on time. It wont be here till Friday now. GMAC is so gonna have a fit....This was suppose to be done last Thursday... Tomorrow we close on my 1805 White Western  woo... Both sides to this one at 162K.....Ill take it everyday......A person I had an appointment with for Saturday Aug 6th cancel said he found a different property....One buyer who made an offer thru another agent hadnt responded to our counter... guess that ones gone........But my other deal is moving along ok...hope to close before the end of Aug....

My phone hasnt been ringing much this week. I have had a few leads from my wedsite but with Chasing these closings I havent had time to really follow up good enough.....I have to work in the office Thursday Afternoon hope I get a few floor calls.

One client who leased to own one of our homes thru me last year said he is walking away and losing his 10K downpayment...GRRRRRRRR I dont get a penny of it...now I have to sell the 320K home for what the market is at now probably closer to 270K....The Broker gets to keep all the 28K he has paid in so far.....

Oh well......guess I should of found a better buyer..lol..........Till tomorrow.......sweet dreams

CLOSING ON 2525 WALKULLA

CLOSING ON 2525 WALKULLA today. I had the Listing and Selling side of this deal. This is the Mobile home that has been a nightmare.. now if only it will fund. I had the offer accepts today on 22 Cooper Rd that we made yesterday....So it wasnt such a bad day professionally. ....But my son Zach pitching for the GCL Braves kinda blew up today giving up 5 hits and 2 runs in 1.2 innings. These are the first runs he has given up since April. It had to happen sooner or later....well off to bed got a long great day tomorrow...

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS CLUELESS PANAMA CITY BEACH FL

SOUTHWEST RAPID REWARDS SUCKS!!! Today I booked a trip for my family and you only get reward points for your own ticket.. kids have to have their own members numbers to get points..and the Parent paying gets nothing...HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE??????????? Guess Ill use my delta rewards..it goes by who buys the tickets why save $10 a ticket and lose thousands of points

JUST A REGULAR DAY AT THE OFFICE

Today was kinda boring. Worked office in the morning. Phone hardly rang. Still working on getting the titles for my one MOBILE HOME CLOSING. Ordered survey and elevation certificate for another closing. Hired Erica to do my expired letters since I have been slacking so much on them..

Went home around 1 and visited with my son. My phone never rang for work stuff all afternoon..ughhhh.... Took my son to see the hypnotist Mike Harvey. It was funny. Had one guy take his shoes and socks off put his shoes on and his socks over them..

My son Zachary who playes minor league ball for the braves acalled me he got to close and pitch one inning last night. Faced 3 batters 1K no hits or walks..wooooo


Well here is hoping today will be more productive.

ANOTHER GREAT DAY FOR A PANAMA CITY REALTOR

Friday was another busy day. I started at 830 in the morning meeting a couple from Atlanta who came to PANAMA CITY BEACH to look at CONDO'S FOR SALE. We looked till 230 pm. Man it was so hot too. We had 2 that we showed up to that we couldnt get in because someone had rented them the night before. I wish they would call you when this happens, instead of making you waste your gas and clients time. 

Then the GREAT NEWS.. my younger son Jake texted me that his Brother Zach Jadofsky had finally pitched in his first professional game ever and got the win..wooo......   Zach came in his team down 4-3 and pitched 2 scoreless inning striking out two, and his team came back and put up 3 runs in the 8th and 9th to win 6-4. 

This morning we went back and looked at a few condo's again and my clients made an offer on one.. Hope it gets accepted...

Tonight their is a new theme restaurant here I am going to Sherlock's Mystery Dinner Theatre,  tonight its dinner and a western murder mystery..

 

HOT DAY IN PANAMA CITY BEACH

Tuesday was very hot here. My day started early. I had A custome that I worked with on Monday wanted to see a few more 2 BEDROOM GULF FRONT CONDO'S. We met at 9am and spent about 2 hours looking thru them. They had to check out of there hotel and head back to Brirmingham AL. They seemed interested in a few..Fingers crossed they call and make an offer on one....I was suppose to work floor but hey yoiu know sales first..lol...When I finished I headed to the store.. really didnt to much accomplished there. A friend called and we talked for a long time....I never got my expired letters done.. then about 4 I headed home.. Friends ended up calling and went over to play poker.. Won $104 wooooooo....

SELLING GULF FRONT HOMES IN PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA

SELLING GULF FRONT HOMES IN PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA that is what my Saturday entailed. My Dr came back from Atlanta and brought his brother with him to show hime the GULF FRONT BEACH HOUSES that he liked the  best last weekend. He is gonna go to CAPE SAN BLAS today to look at a few there too.. we are getting close.....woooo...This will be my first MILLION DOLLAR property I sell..and boy it was so hot Im wiping the sweat off my head all day...Finished about 6pm. Went home cooked dinner then headed off to NEWBY'S to see the MUTT BROTHERS play.. was a great day all in all...

Now I wake up to FATHERS DAY.....

Sales Agent of the Month for May

Had over 650K in sales for the Month of May. It is my 5th continious month I have been Sales agent of the Month. I am on my way to my 2nd consectitive Agent of the year award I think. WE had our monthly meeting and a new bank in town came and spoke to use. They had a new condo loan package that was nice. Had a short sale I had been working that finally got approved from the bank today. Its been going on since Feb. Should have it closed by the 30th of this month. Got my expired listing letters out.. pretty productive day If i say so myself.

Was watching the baseball draft today hoping my boy would get drafted but only two from the team have so far..I just dont get it. MLB drafted over 100 kids today almost half were High School Kids..We have two  players with us Greg Pron. and Brandon Brewer. Both were Div 2 All Americans, Both won All World Series Teams, Both hit over 400 for the year against one of the hardest schedules in Div 2 and won the national championship...30 rounds have passed and no one drafted them.. but a centerfielder from a local high school was drafted in the 10th round and another from a high school that is 100 miles away did.. How can they take an unproven High School Kid over a All American College Ball P{layer....makes no sense to me...

Awesome Day

Well today was another great day. Got busy early had to go take photos of some condos for a client. Met a new client at the store, but was to busy I had to give them away to another Realtor working with me. Had to type up and submit an offer on a home and follow up on another I submitted the day before. The I had to get on the road to head back to Pensacola to watch my sons team again...What I didnt know was that the game had been pushed back till 930 pm..ugh.. so after getting to Pensacola I sat bored for a few hours. But the the game started UWF was playing #16 Barry out of Miami they had been on a great roll. WE jumped out quick. Up 2-0 in the second and cruised to a 9-2 victory...wooo...2 more wins and we make it to the elite 8 in Cary NC to have a chance to win the National Championship

WHAT A DAY

Boy was running around with my head cut off yesterday. My son is a pitcher for the West Florida Argos and they are in the regionals of the NCAA Div 2 baseball World Series so I had to be out of town by noon. I had 2 contract come in from buyers I am working with, so I had to get the written up, signed and submitted. I had 3 leads from my website I had to send properties to.  Made it pout by 12:15, not to bad.

Had to drive to Pensacola 2 hours away. I had planned on staying there thru the tournament but on the way there I had a call and someone wanted to look at properties at 10 am today. So after we beat Stillman college 10-1 I had to drive all the way back.. what a long day... Now up at 8 am trying to make appointments for 10 am showings. I'm lucky our next game against Barry out of Miami isnt till late this afternoon so I dont have to be back on the road till 230/3pm... 3 more wins and we go to the super 8 in Cary NC and hopefully win the schools first National Championship!!