A Priceless Story About Real Estate, Divorce, And Getting What You Want In The End
Last Tuesday, Judy Clark -- the brilliant, level-headed, experienced, fun-loving managing broker for Coldwell Banker Real Estate's Northeast St. Petersburg office -- told this story. Could it be true? Well, maybe ...
"Curtain Rods"
On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table, by candle-light. He put on some oldies background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a six pack of beer.
When he finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods. He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend.
At first, all was bliss. Then, slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything: cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheneres were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days. In the end, they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.
Nothing worked!
People stopped coming over to visit.
Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.
Finally, she couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later -- even though they had cut their price in half -- they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.
Word got out, and eventually even the local real estate agents refused to return their calls.
Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank and purchase a new home.
It was then that the ex-husband called the lady and asked how things were going. She told him the saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed his old home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in exchange for having the house.
Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, she agreed on a price that was only one-tenth of what the house had been worth -- but only if he would sign the papers that very day. He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed paperwork.
A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home. And to spite her ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods!
Don't you just love a happy ending?
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"Curtain Rods"
On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table, by candle-light. He put on some oldies background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a six pack of beer.
When he finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods. He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend.
At first, all was bliss. Then, slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything: cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheneres were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days. In the end, they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.
Nothing worked!
People stopped coming over to visit.
Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.
Finally, she couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later -- even though they had cut their price in half -- they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.
Word got out, and eventually even the local real estate agents refused to return their calls.
Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank and purchase a new home.
It was then that the ex-husband called the lady and asked how things were going. She told him the saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed his old home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in exchange for having the house.
Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, she agreed on a price that was only one-tenth of what the house had been worth -- but only if he would sign the papers that very day. He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed paperwork.
A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home. And to spite her ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods!
Don't you just love a happy ending?
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