A Little Bit of Funny

The coronavirus being on everyone's mind lately, I expected this real-estate story to be about changes in how to display a property:

When Buyers and Sellers Bare It All

Sure, that makes sense. Denude the house of all furniture, pictures, beds, etc. which can carry germs. Renters and buyers need to feel safe. Staging houses is out, stripping houses is in.

Actually, the headline describes mildly amusing real estate anecdotes that would have been more interesting in a bygone era:

in the middle of the showing the woman comes out of the bedroom into the living room with her robe flying open. She was naked...She just walked out of the room with a bra in her hand. She acted like she didn’t think I was going to be there, but she knew I was because I had spoken to her before the showing. I was showing the apartment to a couple. The three of us went wide-eyed and I said, “I think we should reschedule.”...Her display of nudity was just a tactic to scare off potential buyers.

(Realtor magazine photo)

Another prospect did more than test the handles in the shower:

He was still in no rush. He finished his shower and got out. The apartment was staged, and there was a stage towel that he used to dry off. Thankfully he put his clothes back on.

Come to think of it, with all the worries about COVID-19, civil unrest, and a crippled economy, we can use a little bit of funny.