Melissa got word that she would record by noon today YAHOO. She was going to get her keys around 1 pm and wanted us to meet her there with her cat and truckload of painting and other stuff. In keeping with everything else that has caused delays, we all get there and there is no key to get in! Melissa's realtor contacts the sellers realtor and supposedly the locks were rekeyed yesterday but no key was in the lock box. More calls with the locksmith stating he left a key. He says he will come by between 3 and 4 pm to cut Melissa a new key. Melissa went back to work while we hauled stuff up to the third floor and will wait for the locksmith. So Melissa owns a condo that she can't get into. She was also told a specific site was hers for parking. Hmmm, John and I couldn't find it. Another issue to get settled.
Thankfully, the locksmith got there earlier than expected. He was perplexed that the key was not in the lockbox because he knew he had put the key in the lockbox and left two other keys on the kitchen counter. He had a key and said if the deadbolt is locked (he left it unlocked), then a realtor was here and took the key. Sure enough, the deadbolt was locked. John and I told the locksmith that we didn't feel at all comfortable that someone had a key to our daughter's condo. He had to agree so we asked him to rekey the locks at our expense. His price was very reasonable, quick, and convenient. Both John and I feel much better. We did learn that all Fannie Mae properties are keyed the same way and the lock box has the same code country wide so when a property sells, they rekey the locks.
John and and I got all the stuff inside the condo and went to work. We got Melissa's bedroom ceiling painted and were well on the way to getting the dark walls primed when Melissa got home from work. She had stopped at the store and got her working crew some sandwiches and cold drinks for dinner. With the help of Ryan (Melissa's friend Kelly's husband), John got Melissa's bed up the stairwell after a trip to the storage unit. Melissa was determined to sleep in her own bed tonight. John got the water heater lit, shower curtain and shower head installed (former owners took the shower head). While John was doing all of this, I continued on priming the dark walls in the bedroom. We were very tired puppies by the time we got home at 10:30. We are just so happy that the real estate limbo Melissa has been in is over and we now have plenty to do. It will be fun helping Melissa bring her vision of what she wants in making the condo her home.
