Last Saturday when I called the Cherokee County Courthouse for jury duty instructions, the reporting date had been changed from Monday to Tuesday, for whatever reasons. Years ago when I served in Florida, everyone reported to a holding room each day, (I never saw the courtroom), where we sat not knowing whether we were needed or not, then finally released on our third day. So not knowing how the day was going to go, I brought a new book to start and a half-dozen sudokus printed from a puzzle site, and my black erasable pen. This Tuesday I reported directly into the Superior Courtroom and by 11 the jury selection was in process. I sat next to the judge's chamber door where the bailiff announced "All rise!"...........just like on Judge Judy. There were about 40 people to select from to make up the jury for Wednesday's trial. Jurors were selected randomly like a raffle drawing. I had never seen this process and enjoyed watching both sides question the 12 jurors and one alternate. By noon the jury had been chosen and everyone was released for the rest of the day. I had to call the courthouse Wednesday evening for further instructions for the rest of the week. Wednesday evening the remaining potential jurors were dismissed and we won't have to serve again for two years. I was kind of disappointed not to be on Wednesday's jury. It would have been interesting.
Tomorrow, Friday the 10th, by mid-afternoon if everything goes well, we will no longer be owners of Florida property. It's not feasible to be long distance landlords. Our Remax Realtor said this is one of the hardest sales he's had to work through in his 20 years. Between our property manager, Total Realty, and our renters, there has been one road block after another deliberately delaying the process. Our Remax Realtor, Lance McKinnon, sold our first house in Deltona when he first became a realtor and has survived all the economic turmoils in sales. If it wasn't for his professionalism and constant contact with us, we'd still be struggling to get through this transaction.
Tomorrow, Friday the 10th, by mid-afternoon if everything goes well, we will no longer be owners of Florida property. It's not feasible to be long distance landlords. Our Remax Realtor said this is one of the hardest sales he's had to work through in his 20 years. Between our property manager, Total Realty, and our renters, there has been one road block after another deliberately delaying the process. Our Remax Realtor, Lance McKinnon, sold our first house in Deltona when he first became a realtor and has survived all the economic turmoils in sales. If it wasn't for his professionalism and constant contact with us, we'd still be struggling to get through this transaction.
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