Hi, I'm new to this list (a week or so ago). I'm very interested in finding an investment in AP. A few months ago, my partner and I called a real estate office on a listing we saw on realtor.com. It was a disaster. Imagine every possible failing a person could have in real estate, and he had it. I won't bore you with the painful details.
Since then, we were referred by a relative who is on the Chamber to two other realtors. Neither called us back. My family owns a Century 21 office in north Jersey. We were referred to another agency in the AP area. THAT realtor didn't call back, either. It's starting to feel like a conspiracy of realtors--keep out potential buyers. Last week, we went to First Night. First, I have to agree with the person who posted about the "Guns for Cash" sign. My heart went out to the organizers of First Night. It must have been demoralizing to see that giant flashing sign on Main. We got to town early in order to drive around in the daylight. My sister, a very successful realtor, was with us. We called a bunch of offices/realtors based on signs on different properties. Things finally started happening. We got responses and people willing to talk. We scheduled call backs for Monday since it was getting dark and most people were tied up with either First Night or life in general. Here we are on Weds. morning, and guess what? We're chasing those realtors down again. No call backs. We actually got one of them. He told us the property we were interested in, listed exclusively with his agency, had been on the market a very long time. A minute later, we were cut off. He never called back. I just called and got him in the office. Amazingly, he is now saying that that property has *been* under contract and that he had been confused during our previous call. What in the hell is going on with realtors in Asbury Park???? I'm starting to think that maybe we *shouldn't* invest. How can the town ever survive with real estate **professionals**? Please email me if you have any insights, advice, or suggestions. I've been a Bruce fan since I was 18 years old (going on 42), and I'm half of a lesbian couple. I have wanted *very* much to see the re-birth of AP, and I feel I want to match my emotional investment with a financial one, but I'm having my doubts now. One last thing...I'm sure this has been discussed, but I had to say that if anyone knows about the Navy Pier in Chicago, you'll understand that that is *exactly* what needs to happen to Convention Hall. What is the status of refurbishing CH and the Casino? Thank you. Jacky ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
