Collecting funny, crazy & unusual stories about RE
Started by jblanks
over 18 years ago
Posts: 3
Member since: Aug 2007
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Do you have funny & crazy stories to tell about Real Estate. All are welcome to participate and you can feel free to tell it like it is, as your name will only be used if requested. Contractors, developers, painters, lawyers, & others as well as all real estate people are welcome to comment. They may be published/edited/posted or whatever at any time, so names of participants are not... [more]
Do you have funny & crazy stories to tell about Real Estate. All are welcome to participate and you can feel free to tell it like it is, as your name will only be used if requested. Contractors, developers, painters, lawyers, & others as well as all real estate people are welcome to comment. They may be published/edited/posted or whatever at any time, so names of participants are not needed.
The first story I wanted to tell was a closing that I went to where the buyers rushed out of the closing grabbed the keys from the seller and left as all their paperwork was done. The seller was a little amazed that they were not sticking around for her to sign anything until she found out that they (the buyers) were short some money. Meanwhile the buyers were driving to the house with the moving truck! To make a long story short the lawyer had to sign some extra checks... quick.
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Response by uptowngal
over 18 years ago
Posts: 631
Member since: Sep 2006
If you peruse these message boards - also check out www.truegotham.com or www.curbed.com - you'll find plenty of material. At least from a NYC perspective, which is VERY differnt from the rest of the country.
Question: for what purpose is this? Are you writing a book?
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Response by zizizi
over 18 years ago
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Member since: Apr 2007
here's one for you - finding out at a closing that the lawyer for the buyer is my ex-wife, against whom I have a restraining order.
(didn't really happen, but fits your idea of crazy)
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Response by uptowngal
over 18 years ago
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Add to the story - and the president of the coop board was sleeping with the buying agent who helped negotiate zizizi's purchase (coincidental that he was interested in that particular building), which is how he got accepted.
Don't laugh - stranger things have happened.
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Response by jblanks
over 18 years ago
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Member since: Aug 2007
Having FUN and who know's IF it is funny enough or crazy enough considering it is NY afterall maybe it will end up in print somewhere (a book is a good idea). I love the restraining order one, that sounds like it really could happen!!! and hey those boards can be tough huh?
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Response by zizizi
over 18 years ago
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So I went to this coop interview, and they had like five board people, and one of them was this old lady who kept farting real loud and I had to not laugh. Then she asked me if I cooked any smelly foods (I guess because I'm sort of dark skinned) and I couldn't hold back.
(didn't really happen, but fits your idea of crazy)
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If you peruse these message boards - also check out www.truegotham.com or www.curbed.com - you'll find plenty of material. At least from a NYC perspective, which is VERY differnt from the rest of the country.
Question: for what purpose is this? Are you writing a book?
here's one for you - finding out at a closing that the lawyer for the buyer is my ex-wife, against whom I have a restraining order.
(didn't really happen, but fits your idea of crazy)
Add to the story - and the president of the coop board was sleeping with the buying agent who helped negotiate zizizi's purchase (coincidental that he was interested in that particular building), which is how he got accepted.
Don't laugh - stranger things have happened.
Having FUN and who know's IF it is funny enough or crazy enough considering it is NY afterall maybe it will end up in print somewhere (a book is a good idea). I love the restraining order one, that sounds like it really could happen!!! and hey those boards can be tough huh?
So I went to this coop interview, and they had like five board people, and one of them was this old lady who kept farting real loud and I had to not laugh. Then she asked me if I cooked any smelly foods (I guess because I'm sort of dark skinned) and I couldn't hold back.
(didn't really happen, but fits your idea of crazy)