Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate 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 Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Introducing Tara 00:47 – Tara started as an agent before transitioning to life as a technology and training director 02:25 – Tara’s first listing was a $1.7M house 02:55 – Her clients lied to her about the price 03:08 – The market started to drop 03:25 – Tara finally secured an offer for $1.4M 03:33 – By that time, Tara has invested already $15,000 in marketing 04:48 – The listing has been up for 6 months 05:02 – The owners declined the offer 05:19 – Why?—because they were just using their home as an ATM 05:45 – The owners didn’t want to get the ‘embarrassment’ of a short sale si