From: JKConey on

"Walt" <none(a)none.void> wrote in message
news:none-ED854F.23405808082010(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <i3ncmm$ch8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> "JKConey" <jkconey(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> We were the only ones
>> checking in at Caesars at about 1AM. After making with small talk and
>> without the asking, she gave us a suite. I know of the endless $20 trick
>> discussions, but I've found that being respectful and interested in the
>> person behind the counter works fine for me. It was a long haul to the
>> Forum Towers, but when we opened the door we were blown away. This was a
>> rock stars room. Living room had multiple sofas, big screen TV, bar,
>> separate bathroom. Bedroom had king bed made up for royalty, sofas, big
>> screen TV with state of the art connectivity, including USB and IPhone
>> port.
>> Large bathroom had a spa tub, TV in the mirror, shower with multiple
>> directional jets, etc etc. We've had some great suites before but this
>> was
>> the best. Sadly we only had this for another night, and didn't have time
>> to
>> really enjoy it as much as we wanted. As for Caesars, it's just too big
>> to
>> really get a handle on. Here's a tip. Unless there's a concert that
>> minute,
>> Park in the Coliseum valet. It was totally empty. Many thanks again to
>> Chef
>> Kurt for the generous gift.
>
> Chef Kurt is a prince!
>
>> The Buffet Wars
>
> Thanks for the details on your experience with the 24-hour buffet deal.
> It was so
> hot in June I didn't feel like trying it.
>
>> Hilton and Star Trek
>>
>> In the vendors room I
>> spoke with many celebs, and had a blast. Although we're not into
>> autographs
>> or pictures, they were thrilled to chat about their various old films,
>> and
>> new projects. Gary Lockwood, Richard Hatch, Richard Kiel, Virginia Hey,
>
> Cool, Gary Lockwood. He went from "Star Trek" to Kubrick's "2001",
> playing the
> astronaut who got murdered by HAL.
>
>> Had a great time with Sally Kellerman. She told
>> me the story behind me seeing her topless in an old film I remembered
>> from
>> my youth. Robert Altman lied to her, and shot her frontal against her
>> wishes. It made a big impression on me at the time!
>
> "M*A*S*H"! When I saw that in a theater it was part of a double-feature
> with
> "Patton". What a combo.
>
> Thanks for the report, and good luck with the house offer.
>
> --- Walt



If you have the guts to see what Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman look
like now, all the pictures are up on Facebook. Friend me and I'll oblige.


--
JK Sinrod
www.myconeyislandmemories.com


From: JKConey on

"Marsha" <ThoseEyes48(a)gobbeldygook.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.26c92d2ba80ff54d989682(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <i3ncmm$ch8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> jkconey(a)verizon.net says...
>>
>> We saw 6 or 8 Anthem homes. Some were short sales. We liked 2 of
>> them, but at a lowball price only. I was surprised that our broker said
>> she
>> didn't want to do multiple offers for one buyer? Her argument was that it
>> was a lot of work. Made no sense to us? I asked her if she wouldn't
>> rather
>> offer on 5 houses, and get a sale? I guess it's based on her experience
>> and
>> risk reward factor?
>
> 5 houses? That's a LOT of work. She probably would put in offers for a
> couple of them though.
>
> Here's something to think about though... if someone seems "picky"
> (which you two are), what's the likihood of them finding five houses
> simultaneously that they liked well enough to buy? Just saying that
> would make them sound like shoppers, rather than potential buyers.


I have to disagree again. I don't think we are any more picky than any
other buyer. We've seen maybe 20 houses total in 2 years, and a few trips.
We've made offers on a few already. It's not like we've seen 50 without a
sniff. Isn't it the picky people that see dozens, and make no offers? What
do ya think? If she has us pegged as wastes of time, she shouldn't even be
showing us around.
I've been a successful salesman in another life, and would never use
paperwork as an excuse to not make an effort. I don't think she's lazy at
all, but perhaps a bit spoiled. The best sales people may make 100 phone
calls to get 5 leads, and maybe convert 1 of them after more calls. Let's
see 6% of 200k is 12,000. What's the difference between showing 8 houses and
offering on 1 of them, and showing the same 8 and offering on more? Wouldn't
you think that the driving around and showing all of them in 100+ heat is
more work than printing out and mailing the papers? Of course she wants to
make us narrow it down, and make it easier for her. I do understand her
motives. If we don't get our #1 we'll be happy with #2, etc. If we don't
get #1 and she doesn't make the offer on #2, she has zero chance for a sale.
We're making REAL MONEY offers on homes. Isn't that a genuine commitment? By
the way the next day she doubled back and said she reconsidered and would
make as many as 3 offers for us, being that we are "serious" buyers.

--
JK Sinrod
www.myconeyislandmemories.com

From: Marsha on
In article <i3pd9f$pti$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
jkconey(a)verizon.net says...
>
> "Marsha" <ThoseEyes48(a)gobbeldygook.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.26c92d2ba80ff54d989682(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> > In article <i3ncmm$ch8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> > jkconey(a)verizon.net says...
> >>
> >> We saw 6 or 8 Anthem homes. Some were short sales. We liked 2 of
> >> them, but at a lowball price only. I was surprised that our broker said
> >> she
> >> didn't want to do multiple offers for one buyer? Her argument was that it
> >> was a lot of work. Made no sense to us? I asked her if she wouldn't
> >> rather
> >> offer on 5 houses, and get a sale? I guess it's based on her experience
> >> and risk reward factor?
> >
> > 5 houses? That's a LOT of work. She probably would put in offers for a
> > couple of them though.
> >
> > Here's something to think about though... if someone seems "picky"
> > (which you two are), what's the likihood of them finding five houses
> > simultaneously that they liked well enough to buy? Just saying that
> > would make them sound like shoppers, rather than potential buyers.
>
>
> I have to disagree again. I don't think we are any more picky than any
> other buyer. We've seen maybe 20 houses total in 2 years, and a few trips.
> We've made offers on a few already. It's not like we've seen 50 without a
> sniff. Isn't it the picky people that see dozens, and make no offers? What
> do ya think? If she has us pegged as wastes of time, she shouldn't even be
> showing us around.
> I've been a successful salesman in another life, and would never use
> paperwork as an excuse to not make an effort. I don't think she's lazy at
> all, but perhaps a bit spoiled. The best sales people may make 100 phone
> calls to get 5 leads, and maybe convert 1 of them after more calls. Let's
> see 6% of 200k is 12,000. What's the difference between showing 8 houses and
> offering on 1 of them, and showing the same 8 and offering on more? Wouldn't
> you think that the driving around and showing all of them in 100+ heat is
> more work than printing out and mailing the papers? Of course she wants to
> make us narrow it down, and make it easier for her. I do understand her
> motives. If we don't get our #1 we'll be happy with #2, etc. If we don't
> get #1 and she doesn't make the offer on #2, she has zero chance for a sale.
> We're making REAL MONEY offers on homes. Isn't that a genuine commitment? By
> the way the next day she doubled back and said she reconsidered and would
> make as many as 3 offers for us, being that we are "serious" buyers.

In the interest of brevity, maybe I didn't make myself clear.

People look at houses in all kinds of ways, for all kinds of reasons.

At one extreme is probably the investor who is just looking at rental
and/or resale possibilities. At the other end are the folks who believe
there's the perfect house, at the perfect price, in the perfect place,
if they just look long enough.

There are also those who like to know what's available. They might visit
developments which are under construction (haven't we all?), they might
call an agent friend asking them to take them out for a few hours. There
could be any variation of those, and anything between.

Someone who's looking for perfect, or near perfect, isn't likely to
suddenly find FIVE such houses (the *5* was your number, not mine) at
once. They could easily find two (or maybe even three), and it would be
very reasonable to place offers on both at the same time and an agent
should be expected to do that.

Picky is very relative, as is not picky<G>. When I was looking I was
pretty straightforward. The first weekend I came out looking, I made an
offer on a house. The seller didn't bother responding until after I'd
left, so there wasn't anything else I could do. It was a few months
before I could come back. I made offers on three houses during one long
weekend, each time waiting on the seller before going on to the next. I
was frustrated and angry (some of them were real jerks). I had
determined that if this one didn't work out, this wasn't where I was
going to move and it was time to find somewhere else.

It was a very different market of course, totally in favor of the
sellers, totally in their favor to wait because prices were rising. I
wasn't looking to fall in love with a place, wasn't necessarily looking
for a place to live in for the rest of my life. The objective was
somewhere to live while I decided how I felt about living here. It had
to appear to be a reasonable investment, i.e. probably easily salable
when I decided to move again. I was probably much closer to an investor
than most people, and somewhat surprisingly, I'm still here and December
will be seven years.
From: JKConey on
Wasn't this about her saying that she refused to make multiple offers for
any buyer, and me saying that it made no sense to me? You characterized us
as picky. We've already made 4 offers and never saw more than 6 homes in one
visit. Is that picky? We happened to see 2 that we liked in the last trip.
Why offer and wait on one, when we have a better chance for a deal with 2?
Picky? If anything maybe we are the opposite.


--
JK Sinrod
www.myconeyislandmemories.com

From: Walt on
In article <i3pc30$elm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
"JKConey" <jkconey(a)verizon.net> wrote:

> If you have the guts to see what Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman look
> like now, all the pictures are up on Facebook. Friend me and I'll oblige.

Hey, we all looked better forty years ago!