I'm Back, with BACK TO BACK - I'VE GOT YOUR YOUR BACK, FRIDAY STORIES

Last Friday I was doing a walk through in a short sale and I foolishly parked across the street of the house we were checking on.

Why foolish?

I was greeted by a large dog that came up aggressively to my passenger window- a Doberman that was frothing at the mouth to be exact! He was frantically trying to get into the house on the side of the street that I parked.

I waited for him to go around the side of the house before I opened the door and crossed the street with my back turned to the dog. (not exactly the smartest thing I have done lately!)

As I neared the top of the driveway to open up the house we were checking on my buyer all of a sudden yelled, "JUMP INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK!!!" and Tom moved forward to protect me. The frothing Doberman stopped five feet short of saying "hello" to me!

I never opened a lockbox so fast in my life as Tom(my buyer) had my back looking out for a return visit from the Doberman. Tom immediately called animal control as the neighborhood elementary school was about to let out and children would be walking past the house with this aggressive dog still on the loose.

I still had a problem when we were finished of how to get back to my truck without the dog paying me a return visit. That was solved with the arrival of animal control!!!

THANKS, TOM FOR HAVING MY BACK!!!

Yesterday I visited the courthouse and then the county records building to do deed research for an incredible property that we just re-listed. It is almost 50 acres of wooded land with a stream that has a 2500 square foot ranch house with outbuildings located at 4125 North 300 West in West Lafayette, Indiana.

I went to pay for the deed copies in the recorders office and handed the staff member a $20 bill. There was a question about one of the deeds so they suggested I go next door to the auditor's office and discuss the matter with them. I left the $20 bill with the staff member and she said to come back and pay her when I received the information I needed about the deed copies next door.

It turned out I needed two more deed copies so I went back to the recorder's office and paid another staff member the $12 they needed in cash and then walked away.

I met the original staff member in the hallway returning from break and she asked me if I received my change back from the $20 bill I gave her.

I HAD FORGOTTEN I HAD ALREADY PAID HER before I went next door to the auditor's office and the $20 bill was still laying on the counter by her workstation!

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE $20!!!!

Thank you Tippecanoe County Recorder's Office you sure had MY BACK!!!!

Ginkgo Biloba anyone????

KELLER WILLIAMS Realty RED DAY in Lafayette, Indiana

Keller Williams Realty

--believes in giving back to our community.

-- today we partnered with HABITAT FOR HUMANITY for our Red Day Community Service project in Lafayette.

--Keller Williams agents worked at 106 Green Street in Lafayette, Indiana from 9 A.M. till past 5 P.M. restoring the exterior of an existing rehabilitation project with Habitat For Humanity.

--The spirited crew of KW agents:

****painted the window trim

****painted the fascia boards

****put up a privacy fence

****regraded back yard

****sodded back yard

****landscaped front yard

Carrie Johnston of Approved Mortgage(cjohnston@approvedonline.com) generously provided breakfast to the hungry Keller Williams Agents in the morning at the worksite.

THANKS Carrie!!!!!!

Are you looking for a good REALTOR® in the Greater Lafayette and West Lafayette Area who will help you reach new heights with your next real estate transaction?

Do you want real estate agents who continually brush up with the latest technology trends and attend Keller Williams' continuous real estate education classes to serve you best as a buyer and seller?

Why not STEP UP and give us a call at Keller Williams Realty in Lafayette, Indiana for your next real estate transaction?

****Note the author of this blog did not receive any monetary remuneration for his mention of Carrie Johnston of Approved Mortgage; but I did eat three of those tasty bagels with strawberry cream cheese!

Tippecanoe County courthouse: most beautiful in the state of Indiana

Homeward Bound 5K walk in Lafayette, IN this Saturday, April 16th to raise money for the homeless and for transitional housing needs in the Greater Lafayette area.

Please join the many REALTORS® from the Lafayette Keller Williams Realty Office and the Lafayette Regional Association of Realtors® in the 5K walk to raise money for HOMEWARD BOUND on Saturday, April 16th at 9 A.M. in Riehle Plaza in Lafayette.

*** Registration is at 9 A.M. and the walk will begin at 10 A.M.

*** The Lafayette Regional Association Of Realtors has contributed about 1/3 of all the money donated so far!!!!

*** These organizations in the Greater Lafayette Area will benefit from your contributions/support to help provide services to the homeless and those in need of transitional housing:

Family Promise of Greater Lafayette

Habitat for Humanity

Homestead Consulting Services

Lafayette Transitional Housing

Mental Health Association of Tippecanoe County

Rainbow Haven Transitional Housing of Frankfort

Salvation Army

YWCA

I hope to see you there on Saturday morning and if you can't make it you can always support this great cause by clicking on the link above!