Back from meeting with our realtor

Not much to say, really. I’m starting to think that maybe our realtor isn’t really motivated to help out where he can. I think maybe we hurt his feelings a bit, too.

I sort of understand. When dealing in real estate matters, I guess/know you’re not really supposed to usurp your agent and go straight to the other agent, but dammit he was not in town last week and the “deadline” we were told we would have our answer by came and went. Called the listing agent, and after explaining the situation and being politely reminded that this is not standard protocol, she relented and called the bank that is holding the loan and reviewing the case. Apparently the case officer is blind and his dad was mad at him, and walked all over his case files with golf cleats.

That bastard.

Anyway, she called us back and let us have it: no news. Well that’s not true. We had been informed that they had received the latest BPO – another appraisal – earlier in the month and were reviewing that. Turns out (according to whom she spoke with on this particular day), that the BPO wasn’t even scheduled to be ready until the 24th of April; last Friday. So with that information in hand, we took to the streets and beat a path to our realtor’s door. Who, it just so happens, works next door to our house.

Asked if he could call and see what’s up? Told us no, he can’t speed it up. All we can do is wait. Grrrrr.

Waiting. We’ve done that. Hell, we submitted our damned offer on the 18th of January. It’s now well passed 90 days since. I think I’m about done waiting. F*ck me this is getting old now suddenly.

Note: Short Sales? They’re LONG. Don’t be fooled. And also: don’t do business with your next door neighbors. That way, when the time comes that you need to move on to a different realtor, you don’t have to fake the polite wave and smile. Because I think that might be where we’re headed, here.