A Realtor friend of mine told me this story and it was just too delicious to keep to myself. The story is hers, but the writing is all me!
Sometimes the ordinary Muggle (non- Real Estate professional) might assume that Realtors receive exorbitant amounts of money for the service we provide.
If you knew what we often deal with, behind the scenes, you might realize we are not paid nearly enough.
Take, for example, the case of the naked seller.
Our story begins when I show my client a new listing in an area she has long coveted. It was newer built, located on a quiet street surrounded by other, nice, homes and it had a lovely city lights view. More to the point, it was in her price range. "It's perfect", she sighs, and we proceed to make an offer that is eventually accepted.
We saw signs of trouble, even in those early days. The decrepit dog, clearly in it's last days, languishing in the shade; the fat and raggedy chicken in the rundown coop in the back; the sullen, middle aged male in the home office who could not bear to acknowledge our presence - but we persevered. Maybe it was a bad day, maybe the seller was a shy man.
But, no. Mr. Seller is one half of a bitter divorce that has led to a court ordered sale of this home. To say he is not happy is a shocking understatement and he has engaged in all sorts of passive-aggressive bad behavior.
These are the small, impotent gestures of a beaten person. He wouldn't bother to answer the door or say "hello". He glowered and mumbled and made cryptic remarks about the fate of the dog. He refused to clean his dishes or pick up his dirty underwear so the ex-wife-to-be drove to the home frequently to clean up (Thank you, Mrs. Seller). He refused even the most reasonable buyer requests in order to force the ex-wife-to-be to spend more money on the attorney. And the chicken is dead. We don't know when. We don't know how.
By now it is clear Mr. Seller does not want to move. He is pulling the biggest Ostrich I have ever seen. I swear he must have a picture of Tinkerbell in his closet; to whom he claps his hands three times and says "I believe" every night, hoping that we will all go away so he can return to whatever fantasy he had prior to the divorce.
Which leads us to the naked part.
He has refused to sign the grant deed and has asked, plaintively, "why won't the buyer let me just stay here?". Mrs. Can't-Be-The-Ex-Soon-Enough has asked her attorney to have a judge sign the grant deed instead of Mr. Seller and for the Sheriff to forcibly remove Mr. Seller from the premises. The harried Listing Agent warned us off from doing the final walk through because "Mr. Seller is likely to be lying in bed, naked, as a protest". Eew.
If Mr. Seller doesn't get real, real soon, here's what's going to happen. He's going to be lying in bed, naked, as his impotent protest. Mrs. Seller is going to show up, with calvary in tow, and she is going to have him hauled out of there and dumped on the curb. And then she is going to go all "Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale" when she throws all his stuff to the curb with him.
It could happen. Mrs. Seller is waiting for Mr. Seller to trample on her last nerve and then the Furies of Hell shall be unleashed.
I deserve combat pay.
| Single Family Homes | January |
| New Listings | 20 |
| Total Listings | 62 |
| Sales Pending | 7 |
| Homes Sold | 10 |
| Expired Listings | 7 |
| Average Days on Market | 98 |
| Average $per Sq.Ft. | $319 |
| Median Selling Price | $716,500 |
| Average Selling Price | $615,308 |
| Absorption Rate * | 5 |
| * The # of months to sell current inventory at present rate of sales |
| Condos and Townhomes | January |
| New Listings | 4 |
| Total Listings | 10 |
| Sales Pending | 5 |
| Homes Sold | 3 |
| Expired Listings | 4 |
| Average Days on Market | 40 |
| Average $per Sq.Ft. | $293.21 |
| Median Selling Price | $233,000 |
| Average Selling Price | $260,667 |
| Absorption Rate * | 5.71 |
| * The # of months to sell current inventory at present rate of sales |
| Address | Area | Bed | Bath | SF | Lot | Price | ||
| 628 | E | Palm #C | Burbank | 2 | 3 | 1160 | 7446 | $405,000 |
| 436 | Spencer | Northwest | 3 | 2 | 1900 | 7900 | $839,000 | |
| 812 | E | Chestnut | Northwest | 2 | 1 | 936 | 7087 | $459,000 |
| 1230 | Cortez | Rossmoyne | 4 | 3 | 2861 | 8708 | $949,000 | |
| 1817 | Tamerlane | Woodlands | 3 | 2 | 1778 | 8105 | $625,000 | |
| 1923 | Hampton | Northwest | 4 | 4 | 3492 | 10980 | $1,049,000 | |
| 1961 | El Arbolita | Montecito | 4 | 5 | 3121 | 7845 | $995,000 | |
| 2052 | Valderas | Montecito | 2 | 2 | 1290 | 28024 | $539,000 | |
| 2141 | Rimcrest | Rossmoyne | 5 | 5 | 6755 | 78194 | $1,975,000 | |
| 3423 | Ayars Canyon | Rossmoyne | 5 | 5 | 5214 | 8075 | $1,749,000 | |
| 1860 | Foothill | La Canada | 3 | 3 | 1955 | 24830 | $799,000 | |
| 4645 | Hillard | La Canada | 4 | 3 | 2430 | 10200 | $1,295,000 | |
| 5227 | Crown | La Canada | 5 | 4 | 2874 | 29288 | $1,349,000 | |
| 5444 | Castle Knoll | La Canada | 5 | 3 | 3492 | 12608 | $1,675,000 | |
| 2331 | Chapman | La Cres. | 3 | 3 | 3549 | 11764 | $1,345,000 |
| Address | Bed | Bath | SF | Price | ||
| Glendale | 1620 | Cleveland | 4 | 3 | 2111 | $799,000 |
| Glendale | 1606 | Ridgeway | 3 | 2 | 2134 | $989,000 |
| Glendale | 703 | Glenmore | 2 | 1 | 1128 | $650,000 |
| Glendale | 830 | Cavanagh | 3 | 2 | 2058 | $995,000 |
| Glendale | 1725 | Ben Lomond | 3 | 2 | 2420 | $1,225,000 |
| Glendale | 845 | Burchett | 3 | 2 | 1324 | $529,900 |
| Glendale | 903 | Omar | 3 | 3 | 1737 | $659,000 |
| Glendale | 1240 | Alma | 3 | 2 | 1722 | $739,000 |
| Glendale | 717 | Avonglen | 4 | 3 | 2152 | $799,000 |
| La Cres | 3525 | Paraiso | 3 | 2 | 1702 | $509,900 |
| La Cres | 3079 | Honolulu | 4 | 3 | 2778 | $700,000 |
| La Cres | 5859 | Freeman | 4 | 4 | 2936 | $997,900 |
| La Cres | 2644 | Pickens | 3 | 1 | 932 | $410,000 |
| LCF | 5227 | Crown | 5 | 4 | 2874 | $1,349,000 |
| LCF | 1860 | Foothill | 3 | 3 | 1955 | $799,000 |
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| Address | Bed | Bath | SF | Lot | Price | ||||
| 820 | N | Lincoln | Burbank | 3 | 2 | 1852 | 7188 | $515,000 | |
| 820 | N | Catalina | Burbank | 2 | 1 | 1134 | 6745 | $399,000 | |
| 302 | Parkwood | Glendale | 3 | 3 | 2506 | 8509 | $724,950 | ||
| 436 | Spencer | Glendale | 3 | 2 | 1900 | 7900 | $839,000 | ||
| 730 | W | Doran | 103 | Glendale | 2 | 3 | 1580 | 36155 | $559,000 |
| 903 | Omar | Glendale | 3 | 3 | 1737 | 8160 | $659,000 | ||
| 1526 | Winchester | Glendale | 3 | 3 | 2470 | 6309 | $895,000 | ||
| 1817 | Tamerlane | Glendale | 3 | 2 | 1778 | 8105 | $625,000 | ||
| 1860 | Foothill | LCF | 3 | 3 | 1955 | 24830 | $799,000 | ||
| 4318 | Bel Aire | LCF | 4 | 3 | 3028 | 11687 | $1,400,000 | ||
| 4645 | Hillard | LCF | 4 | 3 | 2430 | 10200 | $1,295,000 | ||
| 4849 | Fairlawn | LCF | 4 | 6 | 4300 | 17317 | $2,675,000 | ||
| 5220 | Castle | LCF | 3 | 0 | 2280 | 18888 | $1,079,950 | ||
| 5227 | Crown | LCF | 5 | 4 | 2874 | 29288 | $1,349,000 | ||
| 5612 | Bramblewood | LCF | 3 | 2 | 2352 | 16166 | $1,200,000 | ||
| 2837 | Pinelawn | La Cres. | 4 | 3 | 2376 | 13383 | $798,500 | ||
| 3927 | Santa Carlotta | La Cres. | 3 | 2 | 1643 | 6926 | $659,000 | ||
| 5234 | Briggs | La Cres. | 5 | 4 | 4320 | 22013 | $1,610,000 | ||
| 453 | Frontenac | Mt Wash | 3 | 4 | 2101 | 5014 | $729,500 |
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Here's the official Biography:
Education and Experience: After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications from UCLA, Kendyl started with Proctor & Gamble in the Food Products Division. She moved to M&M/Mars as a sales manager after being aggressively recruited by several companies. Eventually, however, Kendyl was lured by the excitement and challenge of the Real Estate Industry.
Awards and Recognition: Kendyl began her impressive career in 1988 by becoming a multi-million dollar producer in sales her first year. She also received the "Distinguished Achievement Award" for outstanding service in her first year, and has continued to earn numerous regional, national, and office awards, including Top Listing Agent, Top Gross Commission, and Presidents International Elite, an International Coldwell Banker award - one of the highest in the company. Currently Kendyl is the ranked #47 in the Northwest Region, which includes the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys as well as Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and was named a "Super Agent" by Los Angeles Magazine, a rare honor conferred to agents who pass rigorous third party surveys and research.
Professional Philosophy: "I care about my clients and I provide for them a service that goes beyond the realm of merely selling the house. There is nothing more gratifying than helping people buy and sell their personal homes, and what I do everyday makes a huge difference in peoples' lives. In the corporate world, it is hard to make that kind of impact," Kendyl says. The secret of her success, she claims, "...is really no secret! Success comes from hard work and lots of self-motivation. You need to have the burning desire to succeed, and you will. Every year I set goals for myself, and for the most part, I accomplish them. You need to go that extra mile for your clients and do whatever needs to be done."
Personal Life: Young's personal family life is just as important as her career. She is the proud mother of two, and her husband, Stan, is her silent partner in the business.
Don't I sound important? Here's what I really want you to know. I am passionate about my life's vocation of over 20 years. I am dedicated to constantly improving my professional skills and my knowledge of the general industry and local trends.
My true skill is matching people with homes. I truly hear what is important to both the home seller and the home buyer and I put them together in a way that helps them both. It's my job and it's my life.
How can I help you?
I specialize in single family residential homes in Glendale, La Canada, La Crescenta dna Burbank.
I hate real estate agents. That's why I love Kendyl. I find most agents are kind of creepy. They're always selling, always pushing. They don't treat you like a person, but like a payment on their white Lincoln with the gold trim package. But Kendyl is different. She's a real person. She really cares about her neighborhood, and gets to know her neighbors as friends, long before they become clients. I enjoy talking with Kendyl about actual normal things: movies, music, politics... and, oh yeah, real estate. That makes it much easier to enjoy the extensive hours we need to spend together in pursuing a home purchase. I used Kendyl to purchase our new home in Pasadena, CA and sell my old house in Glendale. Despite a difficult market, Kendyl worked tirelessly to make the deals happen. Through ups and downs, she never lost her sense of humor, and helped me keep mine. And when it was all said and done, she'd gotten us the best deals possible. The best recommendation I can give: Kendyl remains a great friend, long after the deal is over." February 18, 2008
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
Adam Bezark
hired Kendyl as a Real Estate Agent in 2006, and hired Kendyl more than once
If I want an honest opinion, and expertise in knowledge of the L.A. real estate market, Kendyl is my first choice. She's thorough, responsive and cares about her clients." February 14, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Alexis Djivre
hired Kendyl as a Real Estate Agent in 2008, and hired Kendyl more than once
Kendyl is an expert real estate agent in the Glendale, CA area. Her professional standards are the highest and she is a joy to work with. She will deliver the best possible result when buying or selling your home."
February 14, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
George Potter
hired Kendyl as a Real Estate Agent in 2006
I've done 4 transactions with Kendyl from 1991 to 2006 in Northern & Southern California. She listens to what you want, has excellent information on the neighborhoods, gets the deal done and it's always a pleasure to work with Kendyl. She is simply amazing!" February 13, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Steve Gurklys
hired Kendyl as a Real Estate Agent in 1991, and hired Kendyl more than once
We liked working with Kendyl. No question went unanswered. Answers were useful and moved the process along. Kendyl will be the first person we call when we want to sell. Kendyl keeps in touch with her
clients." February 13, 2008
Top qualities: Personable, On Time, High Integrity
Hugh Scheffy
hired Kendyl as a Real Estate Agent in 2000
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