Princess Lenora; believe it or not, I actually have sold a castle. It was the Bavarian summer residence of King Ludwig the fourth or fith, or one of those. It was harder than you can imagine, because I had a lot of unserious customers that just wanted to tour. It took almost two years till I sold it. Finally an artsy film director bought it. I get invited to all his big vernissages and fantastic parties that he throws about once a year. Let me tell you Lynn, there's tons of writing material in this business...keep your note book handy..

Congrats Lynn, you're well on your way. Is there any such thing as a 'downsized' castle?

chick

Thanks you all. Hey, I wonder if I visited that castle? When I was in high school I took a trip to Germany, among other countries, with a group. We went to castles in Bavaria. It was fascinating! I hear that a lot of castles are converted to schools or universities or some other venture in order to pay for maintenance and taxes. That's better than letting them go to ruin.

Hannelore, how cool is that to be sell and be invited to parites at a castle. I'd love to hear about those parties...and the guy who is in the film industry.

Dotsie, the parties aren't what you think they might be in a castle. No white wigs and sparkling crowns…Not even a moat.Sorry JJ.

The people are very artsy bohemian types. I always feel like I'm being set back into the hippy years when I'm there. The owner of the castle is so cool and lay back. He mainly does documentary films, (excellent movies). I hope to get enough paintings together to do a vernissage there. I've often noticed that the really rich rich people are often more down to earth that the rich people…if you know what I mean.

The castle itself is in a French baroque style. Their kitchen is darling. All blue and white with beautiful blue and white plates hanging around as decor. They still have the huge old fashioned sink and oven too.

Does it have a moat?

No,... no moat here in Germany. It's said you can't get any alligators in these parts...They're supposed to be all floating around on their backs, sunning their bellies in some Queen's moat….feeding on the hired help…..

Congratulations, Lynn. I hear those tests are REALLY hard. Of course, you'll make sure we're all invited to those castle parties won't ya. Does da Queen have alligators in her moat? I thought it just had water in it.

Hi all, I'm missing my BWS friends. I want to read and respond to everything but I don't have the time. yes, the exam is hard. It is not that the concepts are so difficult but that the questions are poorly worded and convoluted. I have another week and a half of school/study, then on to take the exam. In the next week or so I will be interviewing with brokers to see what agency I want to go to. Talk with you all soon! L

We'll still be here missing you too. Study hard and do well, Lynn.

chick