What is up..

Seems to come down and what is down seems to go up. Remember how I was talking about the emotional roller coaster of the job? Well $8000 lady is in a good spot with us. My partner (in real estate) came back from her trip and took back the $8000 client, which was hers to begin with. I was just keeping her afloat during J's trip. So it turns out a place on 21st street in the Flatiron district that I found and J took her to is good. She likes it. Too bad the rent is only $6400. Ha ha ha. Anyway, right now it looks like she is going to put in paperwork. Never thought this day would come, the way things were going with her.

Meanwhile, my $2000 studio from Long Island is stalled due to his parents non-cooperation. I feel a little bad for getting so far into negotiation with the other agent on the cond-op, but I just want to make the deal. So I am showing him something new tonight. ?? I have no idea how ready or able he is to move forward. To make a deal, you need three things from your customer; he or she needs to be ready, willing and able. Any one of those three is missing and you're wasting time. I am just starting to learn this. In other words, if I hear the word flexible come out of their mouths, I am trying not to spend any time with them.

What else is going on? I have my side business of referring clients to a mover. In fact, remember the exclusive I was going to get? Well that came crashing down, and frankly I am a little relieved. It seemed like a situation that was somewhat unwinnable. Anyway, the guy found out from his landlord that he wasn't aloud to sublet (there goes the furnished rental) but he was going to investigate doing a lease break and letting me handle that. In the mean time, I sent him info about our moving company. I got a call this morning from the rep there I usually deal with and Mr. Self is going to be using the services of the moving and storage parts of the company. I should get a decent payoff from them. Easy money! I think I am going to mention this avenue of generating income in the Thursday meeting.

Also, I am reworking my ads myself. I would love to have someone else do it because it is extremely tedious and requires not skill but attention. I am trying a new way of identifying the property in the ad ID #. For example, if it is a Chelsea one bedroom, my ID will be something like e (eve) c (Chelsea) 1 (1BR) 08 (the number of the ad). EC108. So when I get phone call about it I will know exactly what people are calling about. Although I do usually, because I remember my silly headlines...Modern EV 2BR, Pets OK!, Sleek, Contemporary Chelsea Luxury! Executive Quality 1BR! Height of Elegance!

Cheesy, right?