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Rosie Nearly Killed the Deal

By Living Room Realty, August 31, 2018

The first time I set foot in my client’s new home, I was greeted by a sweet cat named Rosie. She did the typical cat stuff, cute meowing, rubbing herself against our legs, etc. As we moved through the house, I kept hearing Rosie meowing near the entrance to the basement. We eventually headed that way and immediately saw what all the fuss was about…Rosie had brought us a “present”. In the middle of the stairs was a dead mouse. We all laughed it off, skipped that step and moved on.

Fast forward to the inspection. The inspector and I enter the house and are immediately greeted by Rosie. She’s a very outgoing cat and kept hanging around me. As I’m sitting at the kitchen table, I see Rosie pop through the cat door with a dead baby bird in her mouth. She lays it at my feet. My inspector (an animal loving, vegetarian) and I are distraught. Poor baby bird! I grab a broom and dustpan and take the sweet bird to it’s resting place. Rosie must have sensed our dissatisfaction with the gift because about a half hour later, I hear a faint chirping. I ask the inspector if he hears it. Yes. We follow the noise and find a baby bird (alive this time) in the corner and Rosie “playing” with it. Rosie looks at me for approval, which she does not get. The inspector and I save the bird and I desperately take it outside looking for it’s home. I find what I think is the nest and leave the bird nearby on the ground. The bird disappeared and I pray it’s mama found it.

Yesterday, I was out at the house checking on the new roof that is going on. I run into the seller and ask how things are going with the move. He replies, “I’m fine, but Rosie is having a tough time.” In my mind I laughed…Rosie might be having a tough time, but the small animals of Canyon Crest are stoked to see her go!

LAURA CAVANAUGH
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laura.cavanaugh@livingroomre.com

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