Yes Sir I'll Jump...How High

By Avryl Fuchs

Although the subject is about real estate, when you start this work, you will realise this is not about houses but about people and their emotions and, most importantly, letting go of your own ego, because that is going to get smacked around on a regular basis. So pack your ego up in a neat parcel, tie it with a pretty ribbon, and take it out only occasionally, quietly in your own home and enjoy your friendship with itbut please do not forget to put it away again before you start the next day, and who knows? Maybe you will strike it lucky as I did and be chosen as the agent to find a residence to house our first president of the New Democratic South Africa.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jul 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481797887

Avryl Fuchs

Avryl married at a young age, has three children and seven grandchildren, and has always been a total workaholic in whatever she put her mind to, whether it be the bringing up of her children, her very sincere interest in metaphysics, her spiritual beliefs, or her work. With eurhythmics and remedial teaching as a background, she worked in the school section of a home for the mentally and physically disabled for about ten years, and only when her husband’s illness was severe was she forced to leave because she had now become the breadwinner . Avryl also acted in a number of stage shows, usually as a cameo and mostly comedy, a relief from the difficult work in her day-to-day activities. All this served her well in the real estate industry with her knowledge of property law, her dedication, empathy, good humour, and an astute knowledge and understanding of human behaviour; and with an excellent memory for detail, this book has come about. She had taken particular care to, at no time throughout the writing of the book, use any names, places, or addresses and that it should not cause embarrassment to anyone as she was very well known in the real estate industry in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Yes Sir I'll Jump…

How High

AVRYL FUCHS

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/19/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-9787-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-9788-7 (e)

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Contents

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1. AN ESTATE AGENTS CAREER

2. FIRST DAY

3. NEW LESSONS LEARNT

4. VIPS’S–VERY INFLUENTIAL PERSON

5. VERY INAPPROPRIATE PERSON

6. VERY IMPASSIONED PERSON

7. NEW JOB

8. FIRST OFFER–FIRST SALE

9. ALL EARS BUT NO TEARS

10. LOSING YOUR NAIVITY

11. GOOD LESSON LEARNT

12. GREAT DECEPTIONS

13. BE TOTALLY HONEST–HOW MUCH?

14. SELLERS DECEPTIONS

15. ALL FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR

16. BUYERS PRETENCES

17. CEMENTED

18. BIDETS

19. THE BARE FACTS

20. POLICE STUFF

21. DIAMONDS ARE NOT ALWAYS A GIRLS BEST FRIEND

22. CAT BURGLAR

23. THE INSPECTOR

24. EYE WITNESS

25. SUPERSTITIONS AND CUSTOMS

26. COLOURS AND TRADITIONS

27. THE MORE-SO’S

28. FRAMED

29. MARY. MARY–HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

30. DEAFNESS–THE PRICE FOR SECURITY

31. COMMISSIONS

32. SOMETHING DIFFERENT

33. WHO’S THE BOSS

34. HA! CAUGHT

35. OFFICE COMPETITION

36. LAWYERS

37. ORIGINALS

38. MORE POLICE STORIES

39. RUSSIAN ROULETTE

40. SHOWHOUSES

41. ANC ANOTHER NEW CONTACT

42. CLOSING DEALS

43. YOGA RELAXATION

44. EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY

45. JACCUZZI OR NO DEAL

46. OPEN AND CLOSED

47. A DEALS A DEAL

48. A DOG LIFE

49. LABOUR OF LOVE

50. APPOINTMENTS VERSUS DISAPPOINTMENT

51. A THREESOME

52. DEPOSITS

53. HOW YOU DRIVE

54. EPILOGUE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my children and grandchildren

Stanley, Lisa, Joshua, Talia, Rachel

and Daniel

Ingrid,

Janine, Francois, Chad, Dylan and Keiren

SPECIAL THANKS

To my Mentor and dear friend Monty

FOREWORD

Y es Sir, I’ll Jump… How High is a delightful, informative and unforgettable read.

Avryl Fuchs, the author, takes the reader on a journey, travelling through the pages of an industry that can be most rewarding but certainly challenging.

The crystallization of her years of interaction in the area of real estate, led her to record a sincere account of what the ordinary citizen does not hear about. For those of you who are and were fortunate enough to meet the author, her integrity, sincerity and wonderful sense of humour are the hall marks of her character. This book has an International flavour and wide audience.

In my early years, the years that shape an individual, I was raised spending every Saturday afternoon pegging land in Durban. My late father was a real estate agent and taught me the value of owning one’s own piece of earth

I have a deep appreciation for the patience and resilience of the agents in this sector. Historically, South Africa has changed, but what has not changed are the daily trials and triumphs of this industry. In the same manner that one imagines Gandhi perched on one’s shoulder, reading you his autobiography, the book at hand is straight from the heart of Avryl.

May the book find a place in the hearts of all home owners.

Shireen Sanojini Munsamy

B A Honours History

Diploma Education.

Author/Publisher of two Historical books

Director – Human rights committee of South Africa

INTRODUCTION

H ow often one hears an Estate Agent saying she can write a book on all her experiences in house sales  –  well now retired after nearly 30 years of being in the industry, I have decided to write about the many interesting, entertaining and oft times unpleasant anecdotes I have experienced – and real truths about the industry, which will be helpful to aspiring agents, a good laugh to the old timers and a different view to both sellers and buyers. My years in the industry were spent working on all the ‘upmarket homes’ of the sometimes ‘rich and famous, and oft times the ‘infamous’ and as so often happens where there is big money there are big mischiefs too.

1. AN ESTATE AGENTS CAREER

S o you want to be an Estate Agent – I ask you – why in heavens name do