In the real estate business, there is a thing known as a "BPO", or Broker's Price Opinion. A broker or agent is contacted by a lender to appraise the value of a house or other real property, for whatever reason they need the information. For a small fee, the agent researches similar properties to come up with a best guess of what the property would sell for. It's mostly paperwork, but you do have to visit the property and take a few pictures.
Today, Judy had a commercial property BPO in a very rural area, so she asked me to go along and help her find it. Well, we found it, but not until we passed a "No Trespassing" sign and wound several hundred yards down a two-rut trail, through the heavy woods and into a small clearing. When we pulled into the yard, you could almost hear the banjoes tuning up!
We didn't even get out of the car, but took a couple of quick pictures through the windshield. The roof of the commercial building was missing, and you could barely make out the walls through the heaps of debris. Nearby, a small house was hidden beneath a bunch of big oaks, and a dirty old red pickup was parked in front.
After taking the pictures, we had to back down that narrow trail, as there was no place to turn around without going thru the yard and past the pickup. Had we done that, we might have been greeted by Cujo and a toothless meth-head with a 30-30, so we didn't take any chances.
It sure felt good to get back on the highway...and I do feel sorry for the census taker that has to visit that place.
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Well....it could mean one less ACORN employee to worry about. That was mean, wasn't it? *giggle*
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