Coosaw Point BBQ Cookoff

On June 5, 2010 Island Realty and Coosaw Point held the “First Annual Coosaw Point BBQ Cookoff” to benefit The Little Red Dog, an organization that provides special bikes to handicapped children and adults. 250 locals attended the cookoff showcasing both professionals and amateurs competing in a variety of categories such as Professional, Amateurs, Just for Fun/Trailer Trash and Showmanship. Among the area restaurants in the event were, Saltus / Plums, Boondocks, Keiths, Danny’s BBQ, The Office & The Smokey Chef. Among the amateurs vying for honors were Bud Martin, Andy Gallant & Lorrick Fanning.

The daunting task of tasting and judging these fine samples of “real barbecue” was left to local celebreties; Rep. Shannon Erickson, Sen. Tom Davis, Mayor Billy Keyserling, Malcolm Goodrich, Charles Gay and Richard Brooks. Robert and Ann Gallant graciously donated the location and Island Realty’s Christian Sherbert & Todd McDaniel did a yeoman’s job of organizing the event that ultimately raised $1700 for The Little Red Dog Foundation”. Go to www.coosawpoint.com for pictures.

Another Lender Story

Here I go again. In yet another transaction that our company is involved in the Lender is dragging his feet. Our company brought an offer on a bank owned property that is listed with another company. There were competing offers and our offer eventually won the sale. Unfortunately the lender that owns the property did not sign off on the offer, thereby converting it to a bona fide sale. So what happens next? Another agent with another buyer comes along and submits an offer. Once again we have to compete, once again we win. Once again the lender is not signing off. They are telling their agent, "Oh, it's okay, everything is fine". Their agent is telling us that he is telling all subsequent offerees that the property is in contract, which technically it is not. Meanwhile no one can sign off on this agreement. Meanwhile this bank owned property is still on the market. Meanwhile our buyer is still not in firm contract or any contract for that matter. Is this the sort of behavior that got them in trouble in the first place? YIKES!!!!!!!