I went out for showings with some clients today and we happened to stumble upon a jewel on the Etobicoke waterfront.  Of course, with all jewels, we weren't the only ones to discover it, so surprise, surprise - there was a bidding war.  Looks like the multiple offer manifestation is spreading east and west of the core now.  It's almost odd how the number of sales are decreasing across the Toronto Real Estate Board, yet the prices keep increasing.

I used to go to the Sick Kids Hospital for my thyroid problem when I was a kid, so it's a place that's pretty near and dear to me. I called in right away and was glad to bring the count down to 27.  I arrived at the home, but I actually stayed in the car listening to the radio until they made the mark... honestly, I feel really happy that I can give something back at least - even though it's just a little bit.

Woo hoo, I'm officially a new Miracle Club Member and you can be one too!  Oh come on, you know you wanna...

They're a young couple looking for their first home and of course, as classic first time buyers, they always fall for the houses with all the fluff.  I mean, it's hard not to when a place is looking so smashingly perfect!  However, there was a floating staircase in the middle, which would not bode well with kids. 

What happened to good old fashion negotiating?

I've been OD-ing on lemon & honey, but it's not working, so I think it's time to hit up the doctor... although I'm having a difficult time finding the time to go since I have a bidding war to deal with tonight... and tomorrow and appointments for every day after.

There's no time to be sick in this business... *sigh*

I had all intentions to work today, but again, since all the real estate offices are closed, none of my appointments confirmed.  Awwww... too bad. 

Happy  Easter!

On a side note, since I rarely get entire days off, I struggled a bit to figure out what to do with myself and all that "free" time.  My puppy Hero was probably the happiest one of all since he got to go for a loooooong walk and a playdate with his friend Peanut.  It was pretty nice for me too I must say... I should do this more often.

Last night I helped a client bid on a studio loft at 24 Noble... which until yesterday, was still one of the undervalued buildings in the city.  Of course, I love lofts, I love the building and I love undervalued properties in up and coming areas... hence, I already snached up an identical unit there last year and renovated it back up to snuff.  At the time, I thought I had competely overpaid for the place since I had to bid for it too and set a record price for this unit in an unrenovated state.

Anyway, back to the situation at hand... the loft was listed at $189,900 and it came with first come, first served shared parking potential.  Not a bad deal considering it's a real, genuine, hard loft and it's right next to two TTC lines at Dufferin & Queen.  

The default when I'm sleepless or I'm restless or I'm procrastinating or I'm in dire need of a chat but can't get a hold of my girlfriends, is to watch reruns of my favourite TV series, Sex in the City. A couple of months ago, I started from the beginning and today, something very unfortunate happened... I completed watching all of it again for the third time. It's finished, done, complete, au revior, so what the heck am I supposed to do now? Do you have any idea how many devoted hours of watching that was? If only I could find a way to apply that rigour to work, I'd be rich I tell you.