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房子没买成:但是我一定得请老周喝酒

我们要买房了。

朋友老周是买房的专家,虽然他不是经纪,但大家说他比经纪专业得多。

我们把要求告诉了一位做经纪的朋友,他为我们查到了三间不同位置的House.

我们把打印出来的材料交给了老周。他一看便把一幢位于市中心的半独立屋排除在外了,他说这个区域是中国人集中的地区,而这幢房子的门牌是444号,以后Resale有问题的,所以别看现在它比旁边的房子便宜很多,以后你要卖出去也会碰到同样的问题,价格也要做相应的下调。因为这个区域不会有老外来买,而老外不在乎4,却在乎13。

我们一听觉得有道理,就不去那家看了。第二家在学院街附近。我们一起去看了,房东是华人,很热情。房子也比想像的好,二层,三十年新。一切都满意。老周提出去看看地下室。于是我们来到了地下室。老周见地下室水斗下面铺着一块地毯,于是顺手把地毯翻起来,发现下面很湿。于是问是否有渗水现象。房东说:有一点不严重。

告别那家,老周说,难怪卖得便宜,原来地下室渗水啊。这是一个很难解决的问题,用上海话说就是要“大劲拱”才能修好,花大钱了。于是我暗叹老周不是浪得虚名。

第三家在地铁沿线,布劳大街往东。那儿环境很好,多数住的是白人。但是这栋房子比以前出售的周围的房子整整便宜了五万,而且不断买卖的记录相当频繁。我们带着疑惑跟着老周去看个究竟。那天是Open House.一个白人经纪边打手机边把我们迎进屋。其实那天不太热。但门窗紧闭,楼上楼下都开着空调。我想可能洋人比较怕热,也没在意。

屋里有架便携式的收音机,在不断放送摇滚乐。而那经纪把我们撂在一边不断地大声打着手机。我看那房子的状况非常好,而且门窗楼梯都是柚木的,开价47万,实在不贵。老周提出看看花园,经纪说你们自己看吧,一会儿要来人看房,我不陪你们了。我们来到花园,那个花园收拾得十分漂亮,花团锦簇,我们一看就欢喜得不得了。但老周说你们安静一下,听。不久脚底下震动起来,一阵沉沉的声音传入鼓膜。我们一下子意识到下面是地铁线路!

于是我们回到房间,把收音机关了。一会儿我们听到了地铁滚滚而来的声音。

我们告别了经纪,他还没有讲完电话。挥挥手算是跟我们告别。

出得门来,老周说,他打手机开空调都是掩护。我们惊出了身冷汗。如果在这样的房子里生活我们恐怕连一天都过不下去,要知道这儿的地铁跟国内不同,上海的地铁11点以后就结束了,而这儿的地铁半夜两点还在运行。要是住在地铁上面生活我们天天如坐针毡,很快就会把房子卖了。我感谢老周的同时,问他,为什么当时挖地铁的时候这家房东同意地铁从他们家下面走过。老周说,可能是地铁线在房子建造之前就有了。

我说,老周明天你无论如何要来喝酒。他就是好这一口,欣然答应了。

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老周喝好了么?
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