Katie Townsend - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #167

Public Service Announcement: Please keep your junk in your pants
or in your trunk. Seem obvious? Not to Katie Townsend’s client!
Katie’s a long-time REALTORÒ in Parsons, Tennessee who learned a
valuable lesson about safety early in her career. Tune in to hear
what she saw, what she learned, and why she’s a better
professional because of it.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


00:45 – Introducing Katie, a REALTORÒ of 15 years in Parsons,
Tennessee who owns her own firm

01:45 – She will be president of her association next year

04:20 – On buying and selling real estate

04:40 – It’s a very professional business; the consumer is
getting wiser and people in the industry who are professional
thrive

05:20 – People don’t know what goes on at the back-end

07:30 – Katies CSIRE story

07:45 – It has to do with safety; a gentleman was paying cash
and wanted to see remote properties

08:08 – On the drive, he pulled out his “junk”; she didn’t
have cell service and she made an excuse to leave him ASAP

11:00 – What Katie has learned

11:15 – She could’ve been in a dangerous situation; now she
leaves a list at her office and lets people know where she’s
going to be

12:00 – She also keeps two guns with her at all times; her
husband gave her a gun for Valentine’s Day, too

12:56 – Ask better questions before you spend alone time with
clients; it makes you a better professional

14:48 – Be responsible for yourself

15:05 – How to contact Katie: her website



3 Key Points
Buying and selling real estate is an adult job. Be safe – crazy
things can happen! Ask better questions to elevate yourself as a
professional.

Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Melissa Valder