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-- Patricia Barta
Staging by Patricia, Great Falls
Getting Their Goats
"I was reviewing a contract for a house in Potomac, and I found that one of the contingencies was that two live goats must convey with the property. Now we've seen swing sets and pool equipment convey, but two live goats? So I called the agents involved and found out that the property had an agricultural tax exemption. The owners kept goats and a few horses on what was essentially a mini-farmette. To keep that tax break, the new owners needed to keep at least the two goats, Jake and Mindy. I don't think the buyers were interested in farming, but they were big animal lovers, so they decided to go for it."
-- P. Joy Siegel
Settlement Pros, Bethesda
Don't Come In
"Real estate agents in training are always taught about safety. You are told to leave the front door open, especially when showing a home to a member of the opposite sex. During my first year as an agent, I was showing a male client a fixer-upper on Capitol Hill. There was a big sign at the front door saying the water service had been turned off; please don't use the toilet. We went upstairs, and a few minutes later, we heard someone enter the house. We went downstairs to investigate. I walked past the dining room and then to the bathroom, where I saw a person who had wandered in off the street, using the facilities right under the sign saying: 'Water service turned off.' I now keep the doors closed."
-- Joan Caton
Cromwell
Long & Foster, Washington
Sign Here, Please!
"I once had a settlement that lasted forever. It involved a borrower who was what we in the business call 'a reader,' someone who wants to sit and read all this stuff. She called me at 11 a.m. to say her dad would pick up the documents, which he did around 1 o'clock. We met at around 6 p.m. On every single paper, she changed her mind and put the pen down. I went home and had dinner, came back and finished her deal at 3 a.m. This was refinance, not even a purchase. When I finally handed the signed loan paper to the loan processor and loan officer the next day, they applauded me for surviving."
-- Harvey Jacobs
Stress-Free Settlements, Rockville
