When You Need to Call Someone Named Turd (And Other Auction Adventures)

It's Blog Post Thursday!

I was talking last night to someone and they were laughing because I had called someone whose name is Turd to get information about a Harley Davidson. He's quite knowledgeable about them.

I also told her the story about the time we sold a pile of motorcycle parts for about $20,000 to a guy in South Dakota. People kept calling and asking what the serial number on the motor was and there wasn't a serial number on the motor. No, we looked all over that thing multiple times apiece. Guess what? Not all 1940s knucklehead Harley Davidson motorcycles have the serial number on them. I know I'll get a few people saying "do you know what one is worth and you only sold it for $20,000?" It was in pieces and you didn't know if it was all there or not. The guy who bought it actually restores vintage motorcycles and had it put together the next week. Yes, it was missing pieces. He had the spare parts to put it together. Something else cool, his wife races vintage motorcycles.

I had originally thought about writing on what you should do to prepare for a real estate auction, since we are having one next week. This is way cooler.

So what to do to plan for a real estate auction: Figure out what the real estate is worth to you. You can ask others their opinions, know there are a lot of those out there. Talk to your bank if you plan on getting a loan. Call an inspector or someone you trust to look at the property, if you want to. If you don't understand something, ask. We're happy to answer questions before the auction or even the day of the auction. We know most things about the property. We don't know everything though. Ya never know, we might just have to call Fuzzy or Turd to get an answer.

Happy Bidding!
Kara C. Belcher-Miller