Behind The Lock Box

Today we are sitting down with Brittny & Chloe Brown from Bridgehause Property Management. Brittny starts us off with a story about tenants who had multiple visits from the cops…for alleged domestic violence. Then she tells us a WILD story where one tenant went through multiple roommates and it had been reported she flashed one of her roommates a firearm…Never a dull moment in property managem...

Today we are sitting down with Vanessa Mora & Luis Peraza from Finest City Homes. This episode quickly became a therapy session for us…maybe check on your Realtor friends. We’ve been going through it, LOL! But Vanessa SHOCKS Steph with a story where her colleague answered a FaceTime call of someone she didn’t know only to see a man’s…eh hem…genitalia on the screen! OMG! Vanessa and Luis also t...

*Today’s Episode is really for the Realtors but there are some great nuggets for anyone running their own business!  Today we are sitting down with Luke Acree, President of Reminder Media! Reminder Media is personally branded marketing that ACTUALLY gets a response! Luke is also an agent, but started Reminder Media as a way for agents to help stay consistently in front of their clients and grow th...

Today we are sitting down with Lora Banner with Pacific Sotheby's International Realty. Lora starts off with a story where she and her clients thought they were walking through a vacant listing but instead found a passed out naked man! Noooo! She then tells us a story of a car driving into a pond in the neighborhood of her newest listing - we hope no turtles or ducks were harmed!  You can fol...

Today we are sitting down with Quin Gaughan from Pacific Real Estate Center. Quin starts us off with a story where he was propositioned by a potential client - she asked if he would be willing to film Only Fans content with them! He then tells us a story where his broker was holding a property open and the street was shut down because a neighbor was stabbed…! What?!  You can follow Behind The Lock...

Today we are sitting down with Paige Steckling from Real Broker out of Utah. Paige starts us off with a BANG! She shocks Steph by telling her a story where a supposed buyer called asking about a listing she had…he then sent her a text that turned out to be a d!ck pic! SO unbelievably foul! Paige then tells a story where a house she was getting ready to close on was vandalized the night before clos...

Today we’re throwing it back to one of our fave episodes from last April, so ICYMI, here it is again. If you like ghost stories or stories about finding a naked man breaking into a house…you’ll love this one! Enjoy!  We are sitting down with Valerie Zatt from Compass! Valerie shares a story about a particular listing down in Mission Bay that she has sold a couple times over. But the first time she...

Today we are sitting down with Eric Simon AKA The Broke Agent and co-founder of Broke Agent Media (BAM). Eric has come a LONG way in his career - from starting a sports blog call The Pudgy Caddy (can we somehow find this on the dark web??) to working as a receptionist turned buyer agent for Hilton & Hyland in Los Angeles. Eric and Steph chat about what it’s like to create content in the real e...

Today we are sitting down with Dave Lass with Real Broker in Lake Tahoe. Dave starts us off with a story where he took on a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listing and the owner lived out of town. The things he did to get this listing ready for market will blow your mind. Let’s just say it was a lot of blood, sweat and probably some tears. He then tells Steph a story where he helped a client who had fall...

Today we are sitting down with Luis Peraza from Finest City Homes. Luis shares some stories about the hazards that can happen during showings. One house they walked into was supposed to be empty during the showing, only to find out someone (we think the seller’s son) was in the shower. Luckily they got in and out before they ran into him. And then Luis tells us about a “tenant” that wasn’t suppose...

Today we are sitting down with Chloe Brown with BridgeHaus Property Management. Being in property management, Chloe has SEEN IT ALL! She starts off telling us a story about a tenant who was calling upset because their electricity bills were so high…turns out it was because they had a friend living in a tent outback who they were feeding electricity to -  illegally! Go check out this episode on You...

Today we are sitting down with Justine Lieberman from Compass. Justine tells us a hilarious story where she accidentally beheaded a little St. Joseph statue she buried at one of her listings! She then tells Steph a story about a friend who bought a house and did not use Justine - which wasn’t the issue! - it was just how they told her… You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on Y...

Today we are sitting down with Kat Olczak. Kat specializes in probate sales and has seen A LOT - some wild & crazy and some very sad and heavy. Kat shares a few stories with us, all pretty sad, to be honest. At one of her properties she discovered there was a dead body found…in the freezer! And the last story she shares not only had squatters living on the property but a very sad story of a ma...

Today we are sitting down with Tiffany Trost from eXp. Tiffany starts out by telling us a few hard lessons she learned early on in her career - like taking her two older clients out to see homes in her two door mustang…oh and she forgot to get gas! She then bonds with our producer Max about fainting! Turns out they both have Vasovagal. Terrifying! She then ends with a story about a moldy muffin… Y...

Today we are sitting down with Justin Brennan, Multifamily CEO. Justin and Steph chat through the basics of getting started in the multifamily game and Justin tells us how he got started. He then tells us a story where he went on a listing presentation and the seller got a little flirty! He also shocks Steph when he tells her he was locking up one of his listings and stumbled across a dead guy in...

Today we are sitting down with Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin from Real Broker. Femi has had some weird run-in’s with people at open houses…although, haven’t we all?! LOL! She also tells us a story where she was locking up a property and the very expensive door handle fell off! She thought for sure she’d have to buy the house!  You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email...

Today we are sitting down with Michelle Dykstra from Compass. Michelle has been in this business, well, according to her since she was 7 years old, haha! So she has seen some stuff! She tells us a story where a seller offered her a hit from a bong when she was 8 months pregnant! She also tells us a very terrifying story where a clients child ran into a plate glass window, shattered it and almost f...

Today we’re throwing it back to one of our fave episodes from last July, so ICYMI, here it is again. Enjoy - this one is wild!  We are sitting down with Betty Tashakorian from Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties. For those who don’t know Betty, she is meticulous in everything she does. So when she walked into her condo listing downtown and found the place a total wreck and condo...

Today we are sitting down with Mia Tidwell from the O’Bryn Team at Compass! And wow, did Mia bring the stories!! She starts off by telling us about a haunted house she LIVED in when she was in high school and her parents had neglected to tell her about this new “roommate” of theirs. Then she tells us about a listing she recently had where she was certain someone was either hiding in the house or b...

Today we are sitting down with the North Park whisperer himself, Matt Davies, Broker. And Matt Tovey is back as our guest co-host again! This might be our most unhinged episode yet…Davies tells us a story about a house he bought that he needed to get the tenants out, and, well, that proved to be harder than he thought. We then go off on multiple tangents, like the reasons why Davies doesn’t like d...

Today we are sitting down with Nick Mazza from the Harth Team at Compass. Nick and I go WAY back - to when he was one of my first clients! When we reconnected at a recent business dinner, we both knew he had to come on the show! Nick tells us the story of how he found his current home and how he was dodging shit, like, literally. He then tells a wild story of a property he and his brothers flipped...

Today we are sitting down with Pete Williams with Farmers Insurance & Heather Daum from The Agency. As we discuss the recent devastating fires that have ravaged LA, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected. And to all the first responders who have put their lives on the line to fight these fires, THANK YOU & WE LOVE YOU. Pete discusses the state of insurance here in...

Today we are sitting down with Ryan Petaishiski from Consumers Title. Ryan is my title rep and close friend. He also listens to the show every week so when he heard me talking some trash on the house he bought (because I also showed it to a client before he bought it), he knew he had to come on the show and avenge his home! He also tells us a very sad story that recently happened to a friend of hi...

Today we are sitting down with Jenna Yost Hoyas, co-owner of the Yost Quesada team with Douglas Elliman. Jenna starts off telling us a story where her team sold a listing in east San Diego and it happened to come with a wild boar! She then told us a story where a cockroach fell ON her assistant as she was touring investors through their listing…! You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, wa...

Today we are sitting down with Ron Fineman with eXp. Ron starts off telling us a story about a rather stinky friend he found at one of his most recently listings! He then tells us a story where he got locked out of one of his first open houses! OMG, the stress!!! And then he ends the episode by telling us he sold Jack Osbourne’s house and what almost killed that deal! You can follow Behind The Loc...