Mental note to myself. Next year don't show properties the day after a turkey dinner. We arrived at a beautiful house to do our showing. The instructions were that the owners of the house would be home and they'd open the door for us. No problem. Always prefer when vendors are our so we can have freedom for open dialogue and run around the place at our pace. But, no worries. The owner, a man in his 40's decided to be a "tour guid". I did at the onset mention that the showings I've done with buyers typically run smoother when the seller makes as though he's not home and let's us do our thing. This guy wouldn't have it. Proud of his upgrades and pie shaped lot and pot lites and new cobblestone yards, he'd captain this visit right to the bitter end.
Okay, off we go. We follow him as though we're in grade school. Our teacher in the lead and we don't break rank or single file. My luck, I'm a foot behind this gentleman who makes mention that he really overdid it between the scotch and turkey the night before. "Never been so full" he whispers, as though we're old friends. A moment later a gastly smell attaches to me. Trying to remain professional, I look at my buyers and it seems they're totally immune to our tour guide's missles. Now it's a matter of holding my breath as long as I could. My crappy lungs are losing this damn battle. I try to make room between us but each step upstairs is a potential land mine for me with this man 2 steps in the lead. 10 minutes into the tour and trying my hardest not to run out of the house, my buyers are now part of the experience. Their more visual then me putting their hands around their necks and making crazy faces.
When the owner showed us the walk out in the basement, it was a mad dash to get outdoors for air. I've never spent more time looking at a non landscaped 25ft bu 110ft backyard in my career. I suggested that we'd walk around to the front and not bother to walk back thru the house.
We left. I caught up with my buyers some hours later and they decided for many reasons not least of which was the awful experience during the showing, to keep looking.
As for myself, I've made it a rule that I will not work the day after Thanksgiving dinner.
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