When an agent enters a listing presentation or appraisal, they step into someone else’s home and you never know what you’re about to encounter.

The longer you’ve been in real estate, the higher the chance that you’ve seen some strange things.

 

Today, I’ll share a few stories from other agents I know around the country…

 

The first story comes from Lisa who works on the Gold Coast…

 

“I was presenting to a seller and he had a bird in a cage. I told him I really didn’t like birds that much. Their feet!!! So… he let the stupid thing out of the cage. Guess where it went. On my head for the next hour. I did the entire listing presentation with a bird sitting on my head. The bird kept bending over to look me in the eyes. The owner thought it was hysterical. That house I then called the bird house. Still creeps me out.”

 

Funnily enough, the following story has happened to me but it’s amazing how many times I’ve turned up to an appointment and can hear some rustling around as soon as I knocked on the front door. Once inside, it has been pretty clear what was going on just before we arrived. Here’s a similar account from Rachael from Murrumba Downs…

 

“I’ve had a guy smoke some bongs in front of me…ex army PTS issues apparently, I spent an hour getting high from the second hand hooch”

 

Here’s a story from Stephan (Redcliffe) that is a little sad but highlights some of the things we encounter. Mental health is a serious issue and we don’t mean to make fun of anyone but in situations like this, all we can do is laugh and try to steer the person towards the help that they need…

 

“A new agent in an old office I worked in went to an appraisal. The fellow was wearing an ice cream bucket on his head. The ice cream container was wrapped in alfoil and had numerous bits of coat hanger wire poking out the top. His biceps and forearms were also wrapped in alfoil. The house was in a lower socioeconomic area and it wasn’t in a good state. He needed a super quick sale and settlement (inside 2 weeks to get the money in his hand), as apparently, the aliens were coming and the world was going to end as we know it. When asked why the helmet? His answer: it stops the rays they are sending out from damaging his brain and central nervous system.

 

Finally, here’s a short snippet from Scott in Melbourne…

 

“ I turned up to a running bath and then an invitation to jump in. True story.”

 

Funnily enough, this sort of thing has never really happened to me (should I be offended that my fine specimen of a masculine body hasn’t been noticed) although I did attend a listing presentation a few years ago on a stinking hot day where the female owner asked me if I wanted to have a swim before I left. When I politely told her that I didn’t have my swimmers, she told me that it was very private around the pool area and I was welcome to ‘skinny dip’.

 

Next week, I’ll share a few more funny stories with you that other agents around the country have been kind enough to share with me…

 

Until then, Happy Listing & Happy Selling.

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