Thank you, Jimmy Fallon, for making it impossible to say “Thank You” without that intonation, and imagining lifting a pen in the air.

1) Thank you, FSBOs…

…for confirming that selling a house isn’t as easy as I make it look.

2) Thank you, open houses…

…for giving me some quiet alone time on a Sunday.

3) Thank you, weekend…

…for understanding that I don’t have time for you now that I’m in real estate.

4) Thank you, real estate agent who’s been in the business 28 years…

…for telling me you’ve been in the business 28 years.

5) Thank you, political yard signs…

…for getting my buyers’ hopes up, only to disappoint them when they mistake you for a For Sale sign.

6) Thank you, car…

…for also being an office, filing cabinet, and occasional dining room.

7) Thank you, Zillow…

…for making my client believe her $350k house is worth $575k.