Team Wetzel

[The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told - Real Estate Version] T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even ...a mouse My signs were all out and brochure boxes loaded The ad copy in and the lock boxes coded I just wrote an offer with that one perfect buyer Eeghads it's so lowthey say they won’t go any higher So I call up my seller with the not so good news And they agree to meet with mewhat have they got to lose So we sit at the table & I do what I do best Crunch numbers, talk deadlines and give it a rest So the sellers agree and get ready to sign And then they exclaim We’ve got an equity line! More crunching & digging to find extra money The sellers are smilingbut this really isn’t funny Three months on the market with nary a showing Now I have an offer and not sure how its going And that’s when they ask what I don’t want to hear Can you cut your commission? and they crack open a beer What I need is a Martini while relaxing by a pool I reply that I can’tit’s a company rule So I ring up the buyer right there on the spot I need to know if they’ll consider a counter or not To my surprise they speak up, ‘we’ve got $5000 more’ If it's signed tonight we’ll accept it, but absolutely no more So back to sellers for signatures on the line They hem & they haw & then finally sign I email the buyer and get their reply Accepted as countered, now I’m flying high The sellers are happy as I walk out the door It’s just 9pm, I can stop at the store I pick up some goodies for my own Christmas treat Head home to chill out and put up my feet When I drive up to my house it's such a great sight All lit up for the holidays with the lights oh so bright A smile crosses my face as I thought it just might Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night! - By Shelly Brunette