Well That Was Rude
So I officially listed my house on Thursday. And of course, before it was even posted on the MLS, another realtor called and wanted to show the house. Now it seems to me that the housing market is supposed to suck so I wasn't expecting a call an hour after leaving the realtor's. My house was not nearly clean enough to let potential buyers come in. Good thing I work from home because it took me until 4 AM last night to be satisfied.Thankfully, I only have to clean for future showings. This time around I was moving furniture and packing boxes out to the garage. Oh yeah, and finishing the floor in the bathroom closet (freaking hours here for two feet of space) and painting and replacing the trim that Gracie destroyed during her furnace fearing days.
Anyway, the showing was at 1:30 today. I left about 1:15 and set out with Gracie to Taco Bell about ten miles down the freeway at the truck stop. Sadly, they were out of sour cream, so I went to Burger King. Then I drove to a freeway turn off up on one of the benches (better cell service), parked and talked to V for more than an hour. I arrived home after 3:00 and they were still at my house.
Now a massive storm was about to hit, the rain started falling and I knew all the windows in my house open. Then it started hailing and there I was with my truck not in a garage but parked in the wide open park and ride and with a totally freaked out dog. At this point, I got mad. House appointments are typically half hour, but an hour's okay. Almost two hours is really, really rude. I wonder how late they were.
This town does not have anywhere for me to go for two hours. The library closes at 2 on Saturdays, so what, I should hang at the grocery store for two hours? Next time I'm totally parking in the school parking lot across the street and watching the goings on. It's not like I can leave my Gracie in a hot car anyway.
Boo to these rude dumbasses! If you're going to be that late, call the realtor and push the appointment back an hour.
posted by E @6:18 PM