Paula Brahan - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #163

Question: When do you know a listing appointment has taken a
turn? Answer: When the conversation topic changes from the home
to penises and circumcisions! You heard it here first, folks!
Paula Brahan, a REALTOR in Hattiesburg, MS, has been on the show
before, but we had to bring her on again to share her most recent
crazy shit. Listen in to find out what the heck happened – and
learn what crazy things her client had been collecting.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


01:20 – Introducing Paula Brahan; a REALTOR in Hattiesburg,
MS who has been in real estate for 5 years

02:20 – She was a nurse for 23 years and worked in
psychiatry; she knows how to deal with crazy

02:50 – Paula’s CSIRE story

03:08 – She went to a listing appointment 30 minutes away; it
was a rural community

03:30 – The cigarette odor was very strong inside; the home
was neat but the woman “collected” a lot of things

04:30 – There were a couple rooms that they had not entered
because of the amount of “collections” inside

05:00 – She was very concerned about her things; Paula tried
to change the conversation to the issue of the cigarette odor

05:44 – She suggested some ways to part with the belongings,
like taking photos and making albums of the belongings

06:30 – The appointment took a turn when the woman said her
middle son was circumcised and she kept the little plastic piece
in a scrapbook

08:02 – Another CSIRE story

08:30 – A woman’s husband died three days before closing

09:00 – How to get in touch with Paula: text (601)606-6686,
call her office at (601)668-1600, or visit her website



3 Key Points


Being a psychiatric nurse and being a REALTOR isn’t that
different.

Some people collect everything.

Be mindful of how you inform someone about their home’s odor
or messiness.