So What Did You Do Today, Honey? A Day in the Life of a Realtor (R)

Ah, the life of a Realtor (R)... no set hours, my time is my own, come and go as you please.

PU-LEEEZ !!! This was one long day:

7 am- Check email, write email. Receive email from agent asking permission to use my photo. Huh?

8 am- Check out the agent's website- already using my photo, send email asking for it to be removed.

8:30 am- Call client, set up showing for 6pm. Email agent about closing details.

9:30 am - Meet with client to sign the listing agreement.

10:00 am- Drop lunch money off to daughter at college.

10:30 am- At the property taking photo's and video. Just me and fifty acres. Not too sure about tramping through the grass... I KNOW there's at least one snake waiting for me. Put my boots on. Think I will have owner send me photo's of the creek.

11 am- Decide to check with the next door neighbor about the placement of my sign. Hmmm, no one home but what a cute little dog, come here puppy...oh shoot, another dog, a BIG dog, not so cute.... is that a great dane?, oh shoot, YES it is and he's running my way, Lord get me to my car in one piece!

11:30 am-At the Clerks Office pulling a copy of the deed and plat

12:00 - At the Health Dept pulling a copy of the septic permit

12:15pm - Stop to take more Localism photo's

12:30 pm- On the road back to town, make phone calls.

1:00 pm - Stuck in traffic, three car accident, Ma'am, you need to TURN AROUND, Uh is there a backroad to Lynchburg??? Yes, but it's way out of your way....of course. Is that my GPS under my signs? I wondered where it was.

2:00 pm- At CVS making a cd

2:45 pm - HOME, time for lunch. Hi Duncan, did you lose a treat?, What's that under the china cabinet? OMG, it's a mouse, shoot, no it's a chipmunk!! How did a chipmunk get in? Shrieking as the chipmunk crosses over my bare feet TWICE and out of the dining room. Where did it go? Oh great.....spend two hours looking for a chipmunk. Call husband, bring traps home, now!

4:45 pm - Trying to input listing while dog barks, whines and says "I want chipmunk for dinner mom".

5:45 pm - At the office, check my box, leave my check for fees

6:00 pm - Showing townhomes

7:45 pm - Receive call from investor as I'm leaving townhomes. Need to email comps when I get home.

8:30 pm- Take call from client. Need to email client after I email investor.

9:00pm- Help husband find seeds to put into (humane) traps to catch chipmunk. Dinner? Shoot, I didn't have lunch!

Tomorrow is another day!