loudog's Blog: Real Estate Office Antics

It's a tortoise actually and he has made his new home in a back corner of the real estate office opposite my desk. A few weeks ago he was brought in by one of the owners, so we could keep an eye on him while they were on vacation. Moet used to be the household pet of the Sweeneys who along with Tom Jackson own and operate Prudential Nutshell Realty . The name "Moet" was undoubtedly chosen by Tim Sweeney who also owns a local wine shop and has nothing to do with the toroises choice in champagne.  Now Moet enjoys being fed constantly by every real estate agent that passes by. His diet is made up of brightly colored fruits and vegetables with his favorites being tomatoes and strawberries.

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Here in Upstate New York we enjoy a niche market consisting of New York City residents looking to escape city life and enjoy a little of what country living has to offer.  Along with the extra acreage, privacy, views and water features comes one other requirement of our city buyers, a feature I refer to as the naked factor.

The naked factor refers to either the entire property or a portion of the property being secluded enough to be comfortably naked outside.  I don't understand it completely but have learned to adapt my sales style to it as it represents a high-end portion of our market.  After all, it has to be relatively easy to identify this requirement in a property, right?  My first stab at demonstrating my ability to find naked properties came as I…