We do what we gotta’ do.
Many of you know I clean houses sometimes. I don’t mind it. My wife works real estate, and I get to help out occasionally. One of the things I love about the real estate business in general is a kind of socially-acceptable voyeurism. I know how many folks keep a house.
Saying hi to the wildlife.
Recently I had an encounter with bed bugs. There were so many in the carpet, walking on it caused me to breakout on my legs. I’m allergic. Their squashed juices made it up to my legs. Never saw them although I saw lots of other interesting critters.
I looked up bed bugs. They’re no joke. It turns out, the other contractors agreed with me and now that place is being handled by professionals. The system kind of worked.
Systems can be good.
I only say this because I am glad. We have systems like this for bad guys too. But they didn’t work so well. We essentially invited the bed bugs over for coffee, nationally speaking. It really makes me wish Trump looked like a bed bug. Then his outsides would match the insides. Maybe under the orange makeup?
If you need a realtor, I know someone.
Kudos to Keri’s real estate company for the messes they walk into. I admire their network of contractors, the law, and ethical handling of nasty situations. It’s hard. But it’s also a model. It’s how shit is supposed to work.
Real estate companies everywhere aren’t like Keri’s, I’m fully aware. But that’s also not the point. I’m talking about my hands on experience. You can’t take that away from me with biases about a kind of business.
About dolla’ bills, y’all.
Another voyeurism aspect to the real estate besides cleanliness that often comes up is finances. Folks are very guarded. I wish this was as clear cut as cleaning is. Glad it’s not my deal. No one is honest about their own money, it seems. There’s numbers. And yes, they do lie. But it’s the best we got.
This was a lesson in business.
This too reminds me of our political situation. Cagey behavior around money from politicians simply means they’re hiding. They might have learned it from real estate. Glad to have this knowledge today. It’s just business.
Return to home.
How about a tune?
Single Guy with a High Income is from Dino Dimuro a while back. I find myself still listening to it occasionally. Enjoy Dino. He’s not only a good friend, he’s good people. Thanks.
