TBMA? Is that like WWF? Maybe UFC? How about BJJ? (at first I thought this one was an ‘unmentionable’ but it turned out to be Brazilian Ju Jitsu. Apparently participants are waxed to within an inch of their life before competing). What about NRL or NFL? No, we are not even warm.
I have come across a phenomenon that could make for exciting, adrenaline pumping, edge of your seat action and could be a ratings winner for a sports caster like FoxSports or ESPN. It’s called ‘The Busiest Man Alive’ or TBMA is it’s catchy acronym. Why TBMA?
All day long I meet and deal with people from all walks of life. For the most part these individuals, couples or families are looking to either sell or buy an asset worth hundreds of thousands of dollars – a home. A fairly substantial transaction in someone’s life you would have to agree. We are not talking about whether you buy the pink shirt or the blue shirt here. We are diving into a purchase that needs consideration, attention to detail and an investment of time to pull it all together.
During quite a few of the thousands of interactions I have had with buyers and sellers of real property, I have had the fortune to meet some true contenders who have what it takes to compete in a ‘TBMA’ championship, and for a select few, they could make it all the way to the final.
“I would really love to see that property with the pool and the shed. My husband really needs the shed for his boat, bike, pool table and wood lathe.” “Great,” I say, “When are you both available to see it?” “Oh, it will be just me, my husband is sooooooooo busy at work. He wouldn’t be able to see it until after nine o’clock on Sunday night.” What the…….when does he have time for the boat, bike, pool table and wood lathe?
“We’d like to make an offer on that house.” “No problem, I’ll have the documents drawn up. Can you come into my office, it’ll take about thirty minutes to run through and sign.” “Mate, I’m sooooooo busy. Just flat out. Start work at 6am and finish at Midnight. I might be able to make it in by Friday week.” Next!!!!!
“Fantastic, I really look forward to helping you sell and move on to the next phase of your lives. Before we start, to make sure the presentation is right you might just need to give that gate a lick of paint, cut those bushes back from the front windows and give the (knee high) lawns a run over.” “Maaaaaate, I am sooooooooo busy. Working eight days a week at the moment. It’ll all fall apart if I’m not at work. Buyers will just have to deal with it.” It’s your home sir and the buyers will ensure it stays that way.
These are only some of the contenders. But, there is one fatal flaw with TBMA. What chance the contestants will actually turn up for the Million Dollar Prize Money? They are soooooooo busy! Oh well, back to the drawing board. How about ‘Death By Negotiation’? We could put half a dozen buyers and sellers in a pit with knives and stakes to fight it over $1,000 and whether the spice rack stays on the sale of a $400,000 home and the last one standing………
