Not the best of days

Dear Family and Friends,
Everything does not always go smoothly no matter how hard you try.

Ken and I walked today, that went well. Then I came back to shower and have breakfast, that went well also.

Shortly thereafter I left for San Francisco. Upon arrival I found a house that was surrounded by businesses on every side. None of my comparables I had carefully researched were located on a business street and surrounded by businesses. I also found out that the 83 year old acupuncturist was from China, spends most of his time in China and was in fact leaving for the homeland tomorrow. He had conducted his practice from a little office in the house on the street level.

After regrouping I went across the street to a Century 21 office and the agent told me that if I would ask the computer a different set of questions I would find comparables that had both small businesses and were primarily single family homes. So that meant a return trip to San Francisco later in the week, not the greatest of news.

I next drove to Oakland where I started shooting comparables for the house I saw on Sunday afternoon. While I was shooting a phone call came in. It was Mark, the agent for the Novato condo sale. He was calling to inform me that I would have to cancel my appointment for Novato later in the afternoon since the bank that holds the mortgage had not yet accepted the offer. So another change in plans.

I reached in my briefcase for the inspection I needed to do in Tracy and of course the file was still on my desk at home so that meant instead of being able to drive directly to Tracy I would have to go home. So that is what I did, I drove home, picked up the file, called the builder and headed for Tracy. When I got to the house it was locked up tight and the promised key was no where to be found, was it to be yet another strike out? I called the builder again and he confirmed that there really was a little key hidden and yes that time I located it. The home is nearly completed and is very beautiful, work is coming along nicely. But when I called the lender to report in the phone just rang and rang, they had gone home early today, of course!

The evening turned out better. Nikki thumped on my winter and wakened me from a brief nap as I waited for them to arrive so I could see Keanna swim. After my heart stopped racing from the scare I went in and enjoyed watching Keanna in the water with her swim instructor.

Then it was time for me to face my machines and since I'm starting to get a cold that was a bit more difficult tonight than normal. I made it through and now I'm glad to be home and resting. I'm off to do a nasal wash and then go to bed. I just want to recover, not get worse. It happens.

I'm grateful to be home,

love to all

tim