{"id":16166,"date":"2012-08-21T19:27:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T02:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=16166"},"modified":"2012-08-21T19:39:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T02:39:52","slug":"i-hate-to-ask-for-anything-and-yet-i-am-literally-reduced-to-begging-for-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/16166\/i-hate-to-ask-for-anything-and-yet-i-am-literally-reduced-to-begging-for-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"I hate to ask for anything, and yet I am literally reduced to begging for attention."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the Big Reveal from the third act of the movie Punchline<\/a>, a naked confession from Tom Hanks’ character, Steven Gold:<\/p>\n

“If you’re sending someone down, you better send him fast — ‘cuz funny Steve’s going under.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I understood that line much too well when I first I heard it. I’ve lived with it rolling around in my head for the past twenty-odd years, and now I’m living it in real life. <\/p>\n

This is from mail Cathleen sent today to someone (one of many someones) we owe money to:<\/p>\n

We do have a problem: Greg and I are broke just about to the point where we aren’t able to keep our business afloat. We have shut off notices for our internet and phone (we gave up TV months ago), for our electricity, for our gas, and for our water and city services. Our house is scheduled for foreclosure within the next three weeks. <\/p>\n

Since the First of April, we’ve only closed four transactions, for a total of $9,220 in commissions. We have only one transaction in escrow right now, and that’s a short sale, so who knows when it will close. I’ve been busy getting two houses ready to list and trying to sell furniture, lithographs and anything else that might interest anyone to try to keep lights on and our pets fed.<\/p>\n

I’ve been keeping a careful eye on our bank accounts, and right now, if we were to send you the money we owe you, we will have a bank balance of $0.00 in the business account and $1.19 in our personal account.<\/p>\n

I’m sorry to have to share such bad news. We’ve been working like crazy to turn this situation around…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This post is not an appeal to pity. Too much the contrary. Two Foreclosure Notices ago, Cheryl Johnson tried to beg for money for us, and I shot that idea down with dispatch. The last<\/em> thing I want is money I haven’t earned. But after a lifetime of working my ass off for about fifteen cents an hour, net, Greg Swann is going under — and not slowly.<\/p>\n

This is so stupid. I Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the Big Reveal from the third act of the movie Punchline, a naked confession from Tom Hanks’ character, Steven Gold: “If you’re sending someone down, you better send him fast — ‘cuz funny Steve’s going under.” I understood that line much too well when I first I heard it. 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