BethAnn Long - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #177

To pant-suit or not to pant-suit, that is the question! BethAnn
from Spokane, a REALTOR of 17 years and Spokane native, has a
fishy story to tell that involves tuna, a cat in love and – you
guessed it – a pant suit. She’s also got another story for the
books involving a giant teddy bear and humpy dogs. Can’t stand
the mystery? Listen in to hear BethAnn’s crazy stories and learn
why she got rid of the pant suit for good.  


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


01:00 – Introducing BethAnn

01:15 – She’s a Spokane native and has sold real estate for
17 years; her father owned a brokerage in the 70s and 80s

01:30 – She has two sets of twins and five kids total; it was
good training for multi-tasking

02:40 – BethAnn’s CSIRE story

02:50 – A month or so ago she went to list a house and did a
walk-through; she explained what they needed to declutter for
photos

03:30 – They went to the patio and there was a huge
larger-than-a-human teddy bear sitting in a lawn chair

03:40 – Two weeks later, she arrives at the house with her
photographer; the bear is still on the patio

04:30 – She asked the seller about the bear and the seller
got quiet; she said they can’t move it because they need it there
for their dogs to hump

05:00 – She was concerned her dogs would be distressed
without their humping bear

05:30 – She left the bear in the pictures for fun; the house
sold and is under contract

08:00 – What BethAnn has to say about safety

08:45 – Open houses are a huge safety risk for agents

09:00 – She had an open house in her own neighborhood and a
gentleman came in who made her feel unsafe

09:20 – She’s a huge advocate for safety; she recommends a
lender sit with ladies at open houses

10:00 – BethAnn’s cat story

10:13 – After a year in the business, she got a nice grey
suit; she did one of her first open houses and the woman said,
“If you let the cat out, you’re fired”

10:25 – She showed a sign on the laundry room door that said
not to open it; people were coming in droves to the house

11:00 – She was talking to people in the living room and she
sees the cat in the front yard; she tried to get the cat and it
goes into a bush

11:35 – She jumped into the bush with her suit but missed the
cat, so she got a can of tuna from inside and came back out to
get the cat

12:30 – Everyone was watching her through the windows; she
called a neighbor with two boys to try and catch the cat

13:00 – She told the home viewers that she had to get the cat
and they asked, “Well, what about that cat?”

13:05 – The owners cat was sitting inside looking out the
window at the one outside

14:40 – How to contact BethAnn: bethannhomes.com



3 Key Points


Be safe when conducting open houses!

If your dog gets distressed, get a giant humping teddy bear!

Pant suits may or may not be a good idea when chasing a cat.