March 4, 2006
THE REAL (ESTATE) STORY
By Larry Underhill
By Larry Underhill
POKEY THE DOG (or Pokey T. Dog, as he prefers to be known) is a rat terrier. One look at his pointy nose and sharp little teeth and you can see that no rat in his right mind would want to tangle with him. Possums and raccoons who have visited our back yard will always remember him, too.
Rat terriers are very territorial. When he first joined our family ten years ago, I could hold him in the palm of my hand. He looked just like the “Pokey Little Puppy” of storybook fame (Hence the name). That didn’t last long. As he grew, he got faster. Soon he was a black-and-white blur, pokey no more.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN to a pair of Mystery Clients I’ve honored in this space before! These folks did the move-up shuffle exactly backwards from most folks: They bought their new home first! Now we’re closing escrow on the Sunwest home they’re selling. Happy endings/beginnings all around!
I want to thank Bay Area Realtor Rick Gonzales for his fine job in representing the Buyers in this transaction. Thanx, Rick! While I’m in thanking mode, I need to mention my trusty right-hand Assistant, Greg Adams. He’s the best! I tell my clients, “You get two for the price of one!” Such a deal. Greg helps me keep my escrows perking along nicely. He frees me up to serve more people at a higher level.
ON A FURTHER congratulatory note, two of Statesman Realty’s finest, the aforementioned Greg Adams and Pat Piccardo, each just closed another escrow for their own respective clients. Good job once again, fellers! We’re just spreading the joy all over town. 2006 promises to be the best year yet!
POKEY took a chunk out of a marauding raccoon last year. We have a backyard nectarine tree that’s popular with the local critters…until they meet Pokey.
THAT WESTSIDE charmer at 303 Rainier is still very much for sale at $429,950! We’re in escrow at full price with a 72-hour clause, but the sale is contingent upon the sale of a Bay Area property which is NOT sold! Not clear on what a 72-hour clause is? Call me for an explanation.
YOUR PERSONAL SHADY GROVE: 5201 East Woodbridge Road is only five minutes from Lodi, but when you’re relaxing on the spacious deck under the towering shade trees on a lazy summer afternoon, you might as well be a thousand miles from anywhere. When I visit this home, I don’t want to leave! Country living, city convenience. Now $634,950!
REMODELED KITCHEN! Fresh interior paint! No upstairs neighbors! Close to your own one-car garage! This 700 McCoy Court condo is a value at $188,950. It’s Number 18. Call for a private showing!
NEW LISTINGS COMING SOON! Great Northside starter home! Westside two-story! Both priced to SELL. Watch this space for details.
POKEY CONT’D: Rat terriers are clever little scamps. Pokey has been found ON the dining room table when our Thanksgiving dinner crowd turned its collective back for an instant. He went for the butter dish. Doggie teeth marks in a cube of butter: An indelible imprint in my memory (and now in yours, too!).
Have a great week! See you next Sat.
REMODELED KITCHEN! Fresh interior paint! No upstairs neighbors! Close to your own one-car garage! This 700 McCoy Court condo is a value at $188,950. It’s Number 18. Call for a private showing!
NEW LISTINGS COMING SOON! Great Northside starter home! Westside two-story! Both priced to SELL. Watch this space for details.
POKEY CONT’D: Rat terriers are clever little scamps. Pokey has been found ON the dining room table when our Thanksgiving dinner crowd turned its collective back for an instant. He went for the butter dish. Doggie teeth marks in a cube of butter: An indelible imprint in my memory (and now in yours, too!).
Have a great week! See you next Sat.
Statesman Realty
Lodi, CA
(209) 333-2380
1-800-407-SOLD (7653)
Email: Larry@LarryUnderhill.com
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