Stop the whining. You should be grateful for the opportunity to spend hours driving around in the middle of …..well, um…Hellhole Canyon:
I mentioned the business opportunity because the pot-house video a few months back generated more calls from buyers than all other videos combined. Apparently, horticulture is a thriving hobby in the area.
boy this looks like the beginning of some cheesy horror flick. i kept expecting to see some shrouded figure darting between the doorways in the background. be careful out there, jim!
Banjo music. We need banjo music!
“Horticulture is a thriving hobby…” LOL!
Jim, if it never was your intention to produce a Halloween themed video, then I have to say you have some incredible luck there!
Do children still go out trick-or-treating in SoCal? Or has that pretty much been eliminated by “Stranger Danger?” Many of us older folks were lucky enough to enjoy the night before it was eventually ruined by perpetually panic-stricken parents.
Jim,
Here is my video response:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4royOLtvmQ
BTW, the other day when you did the bathroom remodel, all I could think of was the “Cahlumns”. They’re so classy. It’s like so freakin’ awesome. Gotta get yourself some more Cahlumns.
Best wishes,
Chuck
My momma always said that I had a rare and unique gift – a skill that few possess, and how lucky I am to have it.
But only today did I realize how rare and unique.
I can drive a car with one hand.
Left at 5:59am this morning:
Please put a sign on your car so I know to avoid you when you drive. Any idiot that films movies while he drives ought to have his license revoked and his cars impounded.
On the plus side, at least you’ll be able to upload film of the 4-car, fatal pile-up you cause.
Jim,
You could always get one of these:
http://www.challengerewards.com/Resources/Product-Categories/Digital-Video/In-Car/ICOP-20-20-Vision
Besides, if you drive a crown vic P71, you’ll never get pulled over.
Chuck
Rezone this as American Indian land and you can do anything you want!
Casino Heaven!
Sweet intro music.
What percentage of realtors have carry permits?
Jim – I think you, and they guy in the video, were separated at birth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RLqLx1iYI&feature=player_embedded
He’d fit in well in RSF, and would dig your truck…or he just wouldn’t care…
Quit putting Spinal Tap songs into my head.
In your previous two visits, the house looked vaguely interesting from the outside. Now that the inside has been revealed, my reaction is a resounding ehhhhhhh…
And yes, you really should get a mini-tripod or other camera mount for your car. I have enough trouble changing tracks on my portable MP3 player while driving; if I tried actually framing and focusing video shots, I’d have long since been dead.
Yes, you have a rare and unique gift. Please don’t do silly things so we can continue to enjoy it.
from the looks of the warning lights on the dashboard your car is due for service and a few repairs jim!
I’m waiting to crash it and collect the insurance.
I suspect they wanted a better picture of the lockbox because they suspected that someone swapped lockboxes and took the original (possibly to limit viewing – wild west out there).. and that the Realtor in question was too lazy to do it themselves..
good plan
my mbz wagon is 10 years old and every time i take it in they want to do 2k of repairs/service to the darn thing. brakes all around last time was 1k and water pump 700 bones. like a second mortgage! to get this on the subject of homes(indirectly), how many people spend $6-800 or more a month on car leases/costs in CA? Car ins tacked on to that takes down your home buying power a notch or 2! What if you have 2 cars, a his and hers leased and to insure. Looking at $1500.00 a month min. Thats 2k earned pre tax for cars! If you quite paying for your car lease its towed away in 30 days. Home is the only free thing left that you can stop payments on and hang out in!
Amen brother.
While we’re on the subject of people’s incessant need to criticize my driving, let it be known that I haven’t been in an accident in 10+ years, at a solid 30,000 miles per year.
And I’m not counting the car in the pool, it drove itself in there.
I’m having a day – this just in:
Hi Jim,
I am a buyer’s agent in Georgia, who is a Realtor, too. I came across your channel and wanted to give you the heads up that your channel name may not be in compliance with NAR’s usage of the Realtor trademark.
Just trying to be helpful,
Stephen
Jim the REALTOR just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
What exactly does the acronym REALTOR stand for, anyway? Runs Everywhere Announcing, “Leave The Old Rental!” …?
Requiring all caps for REALTOR is so annoying!
http://www.besportier.com/archives/vholdr-helmet-camera.jpg
Foreclosures, 66 Chevy, helmet camera.
Imagine the possibilities!
Jim, correction, it is suppose to be Jim the REALTOR®
Not counting the car in the pool…?
Okay, Jim. You HAVE to tell us this story! 🙂
Decent place… for 250k.
Not so sure about the horticulture stuff. Once legalized, the wholesale price for marijuana will drop to pennies per lb. Growing pot on a small scale will be as silly as farming lettuce on your quarter acre.
What, no comments about the carpet in the bathroom?
“…may not be in compliance with NAR’s usage of the Realtor trademark…”
The NAR may not be in compliance with reality and honesty…
How about Stephen goes after the problems that hurt their customers, instead of nitpicking on things like this.
Its easy.. just tell them that you are not using the REALTOR® trademark, but are describing your profession as a Realtor in your name on this blog. This way they can’t later claim that you are harming their trademark through your blog. Trademarks have to be very explicit in their layout, wording etc. to be enforceable, otherwise they would be trying to trademark standard English words, which you can’t do.
I think Realtor is actually a made-up name just for that reason. Non-trademarkingly speaking, I think he’s Jim the Real Estate Agent, or JtREA.
Sweet intro music. –Greekfire
I couldn’t resist looking it up on iTunes, which has this to say:
“With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title “In the Garden of Eden” or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity.”
I think you would have to say, not written by a fan.
He should be Jim the RealThor. If the NAR gives him crap, he can shoot lightning bolts at them.
@Dwip: The song that was playing was from Cream, not Iron Butterfly.
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh54rSzheg
Still acid-rock, I guess.
Thanks Greekfire, and you’re correct – the CD playing in my video was a bootleg of a live Clapton show. The youtube you added was a classic, Ginger Baker looked maniacal.
But dwip, I liked the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida trivia too!
Whoops, acidrockID-fail. I like the video though. Dang I want that hat.
I missed the good music growing up. In my era it was acts like the Bee Gees, which are to music like cheese is to Velveeta.
“While we’re on the subject of people’s incessant need to criticize my driving, let it be known that I haven’t been in an accident in 10+ years, at a solid 30,000 miles per year.”
*Chuckle* Jim, you’re talking about me, aren’t you? Can I remind you that I just want you to stop at those annoying stop signs…you know red octagons procliaming the letters: S-T-O-P ? (And the fact that I’m a widow and thus have learned how quickly life can change is completely irrelevant…)
“And I’m not counting the car in the pool, it drove itself in there.” (JtR)
Whaaat, Jim? Um, was Rob Dawg with you?
Is this gonna story gonna be some clone scene like Tom Cruise in “Risky Business” back in the early 1980’s with his dad’s beloved Porshe? Remember, it nearly drown after it was at the sloping pier and the keys were locked inside?
Ooops, Jim, that was no “Anonymous” in Message #36 that was me!
“I missed the good music growing up. In my era it was acts like the Bee Gees, which are to music like cheese is to Velveeta. (Dwip)
I didn’t! Guess who I ran into in Grocery Land last week? There a few feet away from me at the registers was none other than David Crosby of the iconic Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
At first, I just asked, “Did anyone tell you you that you look a lot like David Crosby?” He gave me an amused look. I then became more courageous. “You ARE David Crosby of CSN&Y, right?” He looked straight at me, and said, “Yes, all four of them!”
I resisted the overwhelming urge to get his autograph when an assistant manager told me Crosby prefers to go incognito. I then called after him as he left the store: “Thank you for your music!”
Yeah, it sounds silly now but it was a heartfelt attempt to let him know how much I appreciated his musical influence in my life. CSN&Y was one of my favorite groups.
After they sung “Judy Blue Eyes”, at Woodstock, David says to 500,000 folks in the audience: “This is our 2nd gig!” And Steven Stills chimes in: “This is the 2nd time we’ve ever played in front of people, man! We’re scared sh*tless!”
The 8:40 clip is worth every second, and their harmonies are priceless,IMO. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1WGF5sA-3c