The Koitz Group's Blog: Favorite Real Estate Stories

Everyone who has ever sold a house has a story about something that went wrong just as the moving trucks were pulling up.  There’s the hot water heater that chose that day to burst or the garage door spring that broke overnight, or the power failure that shut down all the banks or the snowstorm that kept the movers away…the list is probably endless.  But I think I discovered a new one and the (easy) solution is worth sharing.

As many of you know, I sold my own residence this summer (real estate agents should be forced to buy, sell and move every few years just to remind them of how stressful and tiring it can be!!).  We were fortunate enough to work with lovely buyers and a very professional and delightful buyers’ agent.  The day of settlement, the buyers…

I guess anyone who’s been involved in an occupation for over 20 years has stories…but I do think that being a real estate agent exposes you to the potential for some really great stories.  I’ve decided to occasionally share some of my favorite stories.  Although the names have been changed to protect the innocent, you have my word that all of these stories are true.

I was probably in about my 6th or 7th year of business when, one evening, I got a phone call from a teacher at one of my son’s elementary school.  She explained that she and her husband, both of whom had been married before, had just written their last tuition check.  All of the offspring were now totally on their own and this couple, who had rented their entire married life, now wanted to…