Translating broker into English
Just for fun, a quickie: from the Boston Globe, a helpful (and funny) guide to translate broker-speak into English …
Standard Realtor purchase and sale form, in triplicate
… with nuggets like these:
Must see: The outside may be ugly and the location bad, but the inside is nice.
Motivated seller: Make an offer. The seller is eager to move.
Needs TLC (tender loving care): ‘‘It means Home Depot, come help me.’’
Every tribe has its own jargon.
Jean-Francois Champollion, who first deciphered broker hierogylphics
