The Driveway
I'll never forget the time an agent was showing one of my listings that had just had the asphalt driveway sealed. This agent (who shall remain nameless) decided to park in the driveway. In order to do this, he/she (I won't even divulge this persons sex), noticed there was a trash can and a 5 gallon bucket in front of the driveway. The agent actually got out of the car, moved the bucket and trash can and drove onto the driveway. It was only after this person stepped out of the car onto the driveway that they noticed it was still wet!
Long story short, the buyer ended up backing out of the contract for other reasons. The seller refused to agree to return the buyer's earnest money because of the driveway. The agent who drove on the wet driveway ended up paying the seller $200.00 to get him to agree to return the buyer's earnest money.
And the moral of the story is: If you see a trash can and a 5 gallon bucket of driveway sealer in front of a driveway, it might be a good idea to just park on the street!
The people in the office thought this story was so funny that they got a chocolate cake in my honor the next day. On top of the cake was a small model car that had "driven" thru the icing on top, leaving tracks just like on my sellers driveway!
