A Little Real Estate Humor
They say you should look for the silver lining in bad situations. The current real estate is so bad that the silver lining is pretty hard to find. Still, it has given rise to a large number of jokes. At the end of the day, a good laugh can go a long way to helping you hang in there.
I listed a maintenance free house. In the last 25 years there hasn’t been any maintenance.
WHEN we put our house up for sale, I stressed emphatically that my sons make their beds each morning. I was surprised and impressed that my 15-year-old son’s bed was made perfectly each day. One night when I went into his room, I discovered his secret he was fast asleep on the floor in his sleeping bag.
There is no longer a need for the neutron bomb. We already have something that destroys people and leaves buildings intact. It’s called a mortgage.
The homeowner got into his grubbiest clothes on Saturday morning and set about all the chores he’d been putting off for weeks. He was halfway through mowing the lawn when a woman pulled up in the driveway and yelled out her window, “Say, what do you charge for yard work?” He thought for a minute, then answered, “The lady who lives here, lets me sleep with her.”
Definition of TLC in real estate ads - Tear down, Level and Condemn! This property is a bomber.
A Happy Home is a place where each spouse entertains the possibility that the other may be right though neither believes it.
If you want to know exactly where the property line is, just watch the neighbor cut the grass.
The definition of Homesickness - What you feel every month when the mortgage is due.
Definition of “one of a kind” in real estate ads - Architect was a heroin addict. So ugly, the neighbors are pooling money to have it demolished!
My buyer told me that he lived in the same house for 10 years. When I checked, I found out he’d still be there today if the Governor hadn’t pardoned him.
The current real estate market may seem utterly bleak andwell, it is! Sooner or later, however, it will turn around. When it does, you’ll look back on this rough stretch andlaugh.
