Real Talk with Leigh Brown

Summary: Being a realtor isn't as easy as you think, especially for the newbies in the biz! Listen as Tara Christianson explains how her naivety made her spend $15,000 of her own hard-earned money for a single listing that she never even sold! Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time...

Summary: Real estate sabotage?—Yeah, it's a REAL thing, just ask today's guest, Joslyn Solomon . She'll tells us about the time she was trying to get a property sold, but kept encountering hostile neighbors, neighbors who used bees, Rottweilers, and live animal traps to make the sale an impossibility. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a bea...

Summary: Realty is about more than making the sale—it's about making the clients feel comfortable and, if need be, normal. And sometimes that means listening to the walls, or pretending to see "wonderful kittens" in a closet that doesn't exist! Listen as today's guest, Lani Rosales talks about her experience with a schizophrenic client. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts...

Summary: Imagine a client shooting off his finger because of anger –that results to non closing because he can't sign! How out of this world is that?! Listen as Marsha Stowell shares about her experience on her very first client in real estate. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time...

Summary: Moving into a new house might sound easy, but as today's guests Clark and Elizabeth will tell you—it's not…especially when you break your leg and forget to have the gas and water utilities turned on! Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:41 – Introdu...

Summary: If a property goes into the 40+ showing mark and it hasn't sold, well, there's probably something that isn't right. Listen to this episode's guest, Bunni Longwell , as she talks about her experience with a 40s showing, and how she had to get it right FAST. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Br...

Summary: Would you tap into your network to scrounge up $1.2M in 48 hours for a client looking to convert on a short sale? That's what this week's guest Tim Hur did! Listen as Tim explains how he was able to orchestrate the miraculous deal all the way to close. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown...

Summary: How do you think your seller would feel if they found out two agents were getting…frisky…in their home? Less than thrilled? Listen in to hear Sunny Lake describe how her seller reacted when two agents were caught getting down in a property they were trying to sell. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The...

Summary: Nobody wants to be shamed in the public! Today's guest, Kevin Tengan , will talk about the time another realtor not only publically harassed him for not signing some paperwork, but chased him out of the house and down the block! Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stampe...

Summary: When the owner says "come on in" only to show you a naked person in their bedroom, what do you do? Andreea Alexandrescu will tell you what she did when one home owner did exactly that. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:39 – Introducing Andreea Al...

Summary: If you're going to sell your home, at least put some pants on. That's what today's guest, Jay Thompson , wanted to say to a pair of home sellers. Listen as Jay talks about the time he rolled into a showing only find both owners at home and buck-naked. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown E...

Summary: Realtors aren't supposed to be morticians, right? But what if you're asked to confirm if the home seller is really dead? That's the story today's guest Jean Richer is here to share! Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:37 – Introducing Jean 00:49 –...

Summary: "When there's something strange…in your neighborhood…who you gonna call?"—ever since dealing with some ghost-hunting clients and selling a haunted house, Colin Cameron has been singing the Ghostbusters theme song big time. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show...

Summary: What would you had an open-house scheduled, but hours before it's supposed to start, you show up to find the place littered with empty beer bottles and naked people from a Halloween house party thrown the night before? Paula Clark can tell you what she did in that situation during this week's episode. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never m...

Summary: Have you ever had your client turn out to be a major player in a drug cartel? Todd Ferris has. Listen in to this week's episode of and he'll tell you all about it. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:33 – Introducing Todd Ferris 01:10 – Todd is mar...

Summary: Today's guest, Megan Ferris shares not just one, but five of the craziest! Listen as Megan talks about drunk home owners falling down the stairs, tarantula-laden surprises, and a much unwanted gerbil.   Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:30 – Intr...

Summary: From crazy squatters to different animals lurking on the property…from a machete-wielding weirdo to a suspicious-looking neighbor, today's guest has seen it all. Listen as Julie Nikolaou shares her outrageous and eventful experiences with a bank owned property she's currently handling in Appleton, Wisconsin. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone....

Summary: Have you ever driven your clients around in reverse?—Peter Brewer has. In fact, he's driven his clients around an entire island in reverse when the gearshift in his car stopped working. Hear Peter talk about that wild story and more during this week's episode of Crazy Shit in Real Estate. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat fr...

Summary: Ask yourself how it would feel to stand in the same room where an abusive husband is berating his wife about money? Can you feel the tension? Can you see the danger and the risk? Cassie Wells can because she lived that exact moment. In today's episode of CSIRE, Cassie will share her crazy story and talk about some important real estate rights you might now be aware of. Please subscribe to...

Summary: If you've been in real estate long enough, there's a good chance you've run headlong into a hoarders—hoarders are everywhere!—and your next client could be one. Listen as today's guest Sharon McRill shares her outrageous experiences with hoarders—from finding a single ruby earring in a room with piled up stock perspectives, to discovering photos from the 1930s and tracking down the origin...

On today's episode of Crazy $hit In Real Estate, Leigh sits down for an interview with The Real Estate Geek, Tony Iacoviello . Listen as Tony talks about the time he wandered into a nudist mobile park, only to end up selling and listing many of the properties in there. Tony will also highlight other nude encounters and explain how he handles a lack of clothing in the professional setting. Please s...

Summary: Do you smell smoke?—Wally Conway did. While one Jacksonville realtor was busy working about the house painters being able to finish their work, Wally was busy extinguishing an electrical fire that almost took a house up in flames…   Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time St...

Summary: Snakes, raccoons, dead cats?!—Those are just a few of the unsightly critters home inspector, Jeff Baker, has run into during the course of his career. Listen as Jeff takes the CSIRE audience through the oft overlooked UGLY side of home inspections.   Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Ex...

Summary: Think working as a home inspector is a cake-walk?—tell that to today's guest, Russ Hensel, who's been forced to endure some pretty brutal inspections including one where the home owner decided to punch him in the face.   Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience . Time Stamped Show N...

Summary: Meet Kamal Cheeks, the man who's reinvigorating the metro Detroit real estate market one property at a time. Listen as Kamal takes us through dark days of Detroit real estate, when properties were selling for as little as ONE DOLLAR, to the brightening horizon of today's market. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh b...