How This Laguna Beach Realtor Saved a Dog From Heat Stroke!

10 days ago, I notified you about a 3-bedroom, 3-bath Laguna Beach condo on the ocean side of the highway. List price -- $1,395, 000. Response was phenomenal! Emails and calls poured in. I even showed some of you this astounding Laguna Beach ocean view home. Obviously, everyone saw its value. So did the buyer who snapped it up. But before the sale, the seller, my client, stepped into a little adventure. I think you’ll enjoy her story.   

The home was on the market only two days. Already, eight prospects had been through the door. I was making final preparations for numbers 9, 10, 11 – all bundled together. Naturally, the seller would have to make herself scarce while the show was in progress.

Then I got the phone call. I always get the phone call. I greeted the caller with signature sweetness. The seller’s frantic voice shot back at me: “Hillary, I have three issues!”

“Fear not, dear seller,” I calmed. “I shall solve all three.”

The caller opened the floodgates: “My son came home last night and flung all his clothes around the house! He’s packing to move to Long Beach! There’s chaos everywhere!”

“No problem, Madame Seller,” I assured. “We just close that door…Next.”

 “My downstairs neighbor says I’m selling too cheaply.”

“Great, ask him if I can come over with a purchase contract.”

 I braced myself for number 3, which obviously will be the biggie. It gushed out in a high-voltage frenzy: “My dog has heat stroke!”

“Heat stroke? Isn’t that for menopausal women?” Not even a faint titter from the woman. This was serious. “OK, OK,” I soothe. “I have the solution.”

“You do?”

“Sure. The buyers will arrive in 30 minutes. So here’s the game plan. One, put your dog in the car.  Two, grab your smokes. And three, drive to this address” 

I texted the classified info to her, supplying the precise location of a designated parking space. For added insurance, I pointed an open house arrow at the space.

Upon arriving at the secret location, she carried out my special instructions: “Bring your dog up the flight of steps. Open the sliding door. Make sure the pooch rests its plump little belly on the cool, comfortable ceramic tiles. There’ll be a book on the coffee table for your reading pleasure. And a bowl of water for the dog. Oh, and please smoke your Marlboros outside. Now enjoy my home.”

Happily, the dog recovered nicely. During the two-hour recovery period, yours truly sold the the woman’s property. But the sale wasn’t the only thing that put a smile on my client’s face. “Aaah, you’re home was so relaxing,” she said. “Even the puppy had a good time.”   

While canine rescue isn’t a normal part of my service, I can promise you'll get what you want in the Laguna Beach real estate and Orange County real estate market…much sooner than you think.

Are you ready to live your dream in this coastal paradise? Contact The Coastal Property Experts today to schedule your complimentary consultation.

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