This edition of Photos of the Week features an equal amount of helpful, and no-so-helpful events and experiences.

Free coffee to anybody that solves the math equation in this photo…

This is either: a) really lazy and unoriginal, b) crystal-ball-like.

Many real estate agents choose to put something of “value” on the back of their business cards, like emergency numbers (in case you forget 911…), metric conversion charts, and of course the old faithful: amortization charts.

This amortization chart shows monthly mortgage payments for mortgage rates up to 9%, even though you can get a 10-year, fixed-rate mortgage right now for 3.79%.

It also shows a 35-year amortization, which was done away with years ago.

Sorry for the poor quality; it was hard to get a close-up photo of the business card!

Nothing says, “luxury condo” like two pairs of dirty underwear on the floor on the first day of showings.

One pair of tighty-whiteys, and one pair of bad-boy-blacks.

At least they’re Hugo Boss though, right?

I’ll save you the trouble of counting; that’s twenty-seven lockboxes.

Twenty-seven.

Do you know how many units are for sale at 1029 King Street right now?

TWO!

So why are there twenty-seven lockboxes?  We Realtors aren’t a very smart bunch.  “Hey Jen, can I borrow a lockbox for my new listing?  I seem to have misplaced all five of mine!”

I went to see a “one bedroom plus den” condo this week in Liberty Village, and I couldn’t find the den.  Well, Icould,but I chose not to.

The “den,” as you could guess from the photo, was simply the other side of the HVAC column that divided the living room in half.

It’s a space measuring 18 inches by 32 inches.

Isthiswhat organized real estate has been reduced to:

I told my client, “I hope the listing agent calls me for feedback,” and he did!

I jokingly said to him, “Yeah man, the showing went great, but my client and I spent a good hour searching for thatden!”

The amusement was lost on the listing agent.  “The den is located within the living space, and it’s the perfect spot for a home office.”

“Yeah, um, listen man,” I replied, “I was kidding, and if you think that’s a den, then I have a great “cottage” for you, built on stilts, down in the Florida everglades…”

He argued with me incessantly, trying to justify this space as a “true den.”  Enough already…

From the files of “You know you’re crazy when….“, take a look at the photo of this parking space.

I understand frustration when somebody parks in your space, but I also understand overkill.

This photo only shows ONE wall of the parking space, which has FIVE signs, each with a different warning.  Both side walls, and a half back-wall, were covered from top to bottom in these home-made signs.

The funny part: the car had “Wash Me” written in the dust, as it’s probably been there for years…

And lastly, while we’re on the subject of parking, have a look at this photo, which should be something out of Jay Leno’s “Headlines,” that is, if they still do that sketch, which I last saw in about 1998…

This is the bulletin board in my building.

One person is advertising “PARKING NEEDED.”

One person is advertising “PARKING AVAILABLE.”

What am I missing here?

Is this like a grade-eight dance?  Is Daniel afraid to talk to Maria?