When you are a single young mother of five girls and a brand new Realtor, you chase deals where you find them.  Often you don’t yet have the good sense to verify facts.  For three full days I drove a cash buyer around town, dealing with her kids and her mother and her sister, looking at every available home in her $350,000 price range.  On a hot afternoon, I pulled into a 7-11 to buy everyone drinks, and turned to my ‘client’ and asked her if she needed anything.  She said, “Oh, yes, Mimi, would you be a dear and pick up a lottery ticket for me?  It’s the only chance I would ever have of buying one of these beautiful homes.”