Close anyway. Jeff was looking for cheap stuff on Craigs List and saw a 3BR end unit townhouse in Frederick across from Ft. Detrick.
So he gives me a call and it's off to the races. Luckily we had the funds all ready to go from the last fiasco near the train tracks in Mount Airy (old story). A day later we were walking through the cat & dog infested, 5 pack a day, pot smoking hideaway. Jeff started sneezing about 5 minutes into the tour and i soon followed. Despite the attack on the olfactory and respitory systems it was in good shape and as they say "had great potential". Quick curb side chat with the Mike (the seller's rep, also aka "slim shady" we found out later) and we had a nice number to negotiate on.
Jeff takes me on a trip down memory lane for a call with our future agent to handle the transaction, Ricky Hahn from the Magruder HS days. Thankfully Jeff and I both agreed right up front that we were not doing this deal on the sly like Slim Shady wanted, we were doing this straight up with a standard real estate contract. I'd get into it but it's old stuff now, suffice it to say that there were actually two Slim Shady's working with the seller. 7 days later, they were out of the picture and Ricky got the seller at the table to sign a real contract. 14 days later, on Nov. 30th, we closed that deal with one or two 11th hour musings from a mad woman, but at least we were done. Or really just beginning. And now for some pictures of the new home to the North.
2 comments:
Hey, we must be the first ones to see your website! Good luck on the flip! Will we be seeing you on HGTV???? I love those shows! Happy Holidays and we look forward to all future postings!! Putting it in our FAVORITES so we can check in regularly. Take care,
Gwen, Tom, Aleisha & Tommy 12/15/07
Yup, fitst ones. I doubt you'll see us on HGTV. i don't think we're as dramatic as they need us to be. Hope you had a wonderful christmas morning. I hope you voted along bloodlines cause i need some help. -M
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