A funny thing happened at the Liquor Store yesterday..

Yes, I admit it..I'm a Realtor that LOVES BevMo. I often shop there for my Closing Champagne, and yesterday I was doing just that. The kind gentleman that approached me turned out to be...a former client!! Who knew? We got to talking..

"So, what did that Short Sale at the end of the block sell for?" he asks me finally.

I tell him.

"Well, I'm in the same boat, but my attorney told me to forget about a Short Sale..just a pain in the butt. He told me to just walk away when I'm ready."

I felt the blood rush to my head..time to bring out my Reality Hammer and start swinging. But, here? In the Liquor Store? Swinging at an employee? Absolutely! No time like the present..

Realtor mode kicks in.."Why would a bright man such as yourself believe that? Have you met with a Short Sale Agent? Have you spoken with your CPA or Tax Consultant? What's in it for your Attorney to advise you to walk away without attempting to mitigate the harm to your credit and possibly to your ability to buy again?"

"I don't care about my credit, Kim...so what's the point?"

We ended up standing in the aisle talking about variious "short sale points". After about 15 minutes, I said, "OK..now we've covered Short Sales, can we head over to the Champagne?"

"Sure! What're you looking for?"

"Oh,", I shrugged. "I just closed another Short Sale and I need a bottle of Dom for my closing."

His look of surprises was priceless. We shuffled off to the locked case of Champagnes. After getting down my box of Dom, he turned to me..

"Great to see you again. I'll re-think this Short Sale stuff."

I gave him a hug, and handed him a card.

Like I said, "A funny thing happened to me in the Liquor store..."