RESULTS - Day in the Life of Fullerton Realtor, Cristal Drake, with NO CAR!

For the second Earth Day in a row, I thought it would be interesting to see what it would be like as a Realtor(r) with no car. The rules I set were simple: I could bike, walk, use public transportation or carpool.

No Big deal for a day, right? Wrong! I am a Realtor(r) that means I spend my day all over the place, at showings, meeting contractors, clients, etc... So, for one day, I packed up my stuff and got on my bike, here is the recap: (All times are approximate).

6:45 am - Wake up as usual but am happy I don't have to go exercise as I figure I will get enough pedaling around town. I check the weather report and am thrilled to find out that our 100 degree heatwave is over! High of 77 degrees today...perfect!

7:30 am - start compiling Earth Day gifts. I have one basket on my bike so I have to pack up my Earth Day bags and flower seeds, etc... pretty tightly to fit

8:20 am - Call from my client. She wants to write an offer on a house we saw yesterday! Hooray! Then a bit of dread sets in. What if I need to drive to her to get the signatures? Whew, we can do it via email! Thank goodness for technology!

The rest of the morning is spent trying to get a hold of the agent to go over some specs as well as email follow up etc....

10:00 am - Time to head to the office. I have a lot to bring: Earth Day gifts, my lap top, files, my purse, water jug, etc...wow, and this is scaled down compared to all the stuff I have rattling around in my car! It is a good thing that the office is one block away and all down hill! I really should have gotten a picture of me and all my stuff.

10:30 am - still no call back from the agent...two more calls and an email. Also, do some home searches for buyers and other follow-up. I find myself almost secretly hoping nothing good came up that I will need to show. (This is not good.)

11:00 am - can't wait all day for the agent so I will head out on my bike and jam back if I hear from him...hmmm...jamming back might not be so easy.

Noonish - 1st stop - Fullerton Chamber of Commerce! I love Leah, Erin and Theresa and all seemed genuinely happy to see me! Here's your bag!

Right after it was over to Kneadle formerly Decaro Studios! They are in the same building and are awesome graphic artists, media, website, and SEO gurus. Lisa is one of my favorite buyers and we have been looking high and low. Andrea and Chris are still contemplating their home purchase :o).

12:30 - stopped at another buyer's house. She wasn't home. Left her bag.

12:45 - Studio EMP - Darn, Joel and Jeni weren't in.

12:46 - Carpe Diem and RK Designs. Gave Sabrina her bag. I love her!

1:00 - Cyndi at 40 Lashes! She will make sure you have lush, amazing lashes!

1:20 - Kelli and Judi's homes. They are the girls from Design by 2 Interiors. I was happy they were home working hard. Love these girls.

1:30 - Nevi at the Pint House- time for a yummy lunch of a Portobelo Burger!

Made a few other stops visiting clients on my bike. It was really fun and the weather was great! I had to cut it a bit short because I had some pressing issues to contend with at the office.

2:30 - Back at the office putting out fires and pacing like a mad woman (generally I would jump in the car and go talk face to face)...nope, gotta settle for the phone.

3:30 - agent calls back!

Hurray, write up the offer and get it to the buyer, who is awesome and signs and emails it on back!

4:30 - more fires to put out

5:00 - should be heading out to Cantina Lounge for a mixer but I missed the carpool because of those fires. So I stay in the office late working on a file that should be closing on Friday but have no loan approval!!!!!!!!!

6:45 - pack up and head on home. Unfortunately I don't make it all the way up the hill to my house. I have to walk part of the way. Maybe next year...

So, all in all, it was a good day, nothing newsworthy but I got to see a bunch of friends, clients and local businesses. They are an awesome and cheered me along all the way! I missed the mixer and was bummed about that but had to take care of business. If I had had my car, I could have stopped by for a bit.

For all of those that noticed that my helmet was missing, it was because I couldn't find it. I definitely need it next year because there was sure a lot of traffic. Also, if I missed you, it wasn't on purpose! I would love to send you a canvas grocery bag! Just let me know!

Today I am happy to have my car back! One day a year with no car won't kill me but it could easily put a damper on business. You can plan all you want but a Realtor's life can be so unpredictable!

JUST IN! As I was writing this, the Orange County Register called and is going to put a little blurb about me in next week's paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!