Walk through carefully...
When you do your final walk-through prior to closing you should have a check-off list of the items that are supposed to be replaced or repaired. It is advisable that you hire a home inspector to look over the entire house who will also agree to accompany you on your final walk-through.
Check the condition of the walls and floors, for there may be damage caused while moving the furniture and belongings. The carpet should also be checked for defects previously hidden by furniture.
I heard an agent tell the story of the time he and his buyers were doing their final walk-through. They were horrified to discover that the owners previously had their bedroom carpet dyed to a nice color green, but had neglected to dye the blue carpet underneath the bed and dressers. There in plain view were the blue imprints where the bed and dresser once stood.
And here is your morning coffee...
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
Take the risk of letting go the precious little control you've struggled to gain, letting go enough
to immerse yourself in what you are doing. Then - do it!”
THE SEARCH IS OVER!
Have you ever read Shel Silverstein's wonderful book, "The Missing Piece and the Big O"? It's a whimsical fable that has touched readers of all ages. It chronicles the search most of us have undertaken at one time or another in our lives to find the one person who can make us whole.
As the "Missing Piece" searches, it encounters other "parts." Some of them fit, but cannot roll. Others have too many pieces missing - while still others have too many pieces. The missing piece continues the futile search until one day it meets the "Big O" - a whole (not a part) with no pieces missing.
Thinking it had, at last, found its whole, the Missing Piece exclaims, "I think you are the one I have been waiting for - maybe I am your missing piece . . . I was hoping that I could roll with you." The Big O replied, "But I am not missing a piece . . . perhaps you could roll by yourself."
How often have we all felt that we needed someone else to be whole (or to roll) - not realizing that we are all in fact already the "Big O." We are already self-contained, have the ability to roll in any direction we like, and need nothing else to achieve every dream we've ever had. Then, unexpectedly, we find that there are others who are also "Big O's," with whom we can share our own "wholeness."
If I've lost you with this mysterious tale, go by the library or pick up a copy of this unusual story. Trust me - you'll understand. It's the type of book you can give to a loved one who may be feeling like a "Missing Piece."
