Adventures in Real Estate

Unfortunately, my blog has taken a back seat the last few days. With several listings, buyer clients, pending contracts and negotiations filling my days… the blog has to wait. But like a dog that needs to be let outside in the morning, the blog is always at my bedside, nagging for attention.

Everyone is busy. But here are several adventures in real estate over the past week in no particular order…

Two of my clients will be closing on their purchases this week. One is relocating to Chicago from out-of -state. Details this week have included; making sure all selections have been chosen and installed for the two new conversion/new construction condos they have purchased; Finding comparable properties for "new guy" appraisers so my clients get the loans they were approved for; taking site photographs for my out-of-town clients; scheduling and attending professional home inspections for my clients and providing the reports to be included in the sales contract; preparing my clients for closings…

Then there is another set of clients who came in Sunday from out-of-town to purchase a South Loop condo. I’ve been tracking properties and communicating with them for almost two months; scheduled two days of appointments over Sunday and Monday…confirmed all showings; met the clients and escorted them to all the properties; found a place Sunday they liked; canceled Monday’s appointments, researched the property (I already sold into that building) and negotiated the deal over the past day.

Had buyer clients out Saturday morning to view a couple great prospects (one sold already that they really liked and I really pushed the place!), hosted an open house at one of my listings, then followed up that night with the buyers I met…

Researched single family homes in the north suburbs for a contractor/partner of mine for flip possibilities… If rookies can do it on the Discovery Channel then we can! Right?

Staged, sometimes cleaned, and marketed my clients’ home listings for showings over the past few days…

Research, research, research… Providing the physical research and consultations to clients... from the property search to contracting services to the move... takes up the most of each day.