Phil Treadwell - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #159

When’s the best time to discover that your spouse has 3
ex-husbands...and they’re all dead? Why, at the closing table, of
course! Phil Treadwell, a regional manager and VP of development
for Mason-McDuffie Mortgage, podcaster, and co-founder of the
Industry Syndicate, didn’t see the black widow until her husband
did, and even then, the property still closed. Listen in to find
out what happened – and learn some useful parenting tips that’ll
help you raise kids that aren’t assholes. 


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


00:50 – Introducing Phil, the VP of Development and Regional
Manager for Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation who has been in
the industry for 15 years

01:36 – He’s the host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert
podcast and co-founder of the Industry Syndicate

01:55 – He’s been all over the industry for the past 15 years

03:00 – Phil’s CSIRE story

03:15 – It’s funny how people get into the mortgage industry;
Phil’s funniest story was during a closing

03:50 – He was working with a middle-aged couple with no kids
and everything was going well

04:17 – They sit at the closing table and there’s an AKA form
(Also Known As) that indicates if a person has ever used any
other name

05:08 – The woman has 5 different last names on her AKA form;
the husband looked over and asked what they were

05:25 – One was her maiden name, one was her husband’s last
name, and the other three were from her three ex-husbands

05:30 – The husband said, “What other marriages?” and, “Where
are they?”

05:46 – She said that they had all died and he asked how; at
that point the closer suggested they leave and let them talk it
through

06:30 – The guy came out and said they were ready for closing
and nothing else was mentioned about the ex-husbands

07:55 – Funny ways people end up in the lending industry

07:50 – His favorite story is of a teller of a bank who got
robbed at gunpoint twice; he tried to quit and was put in the
mortgage department instead

09:10 – How parents can get their kids ready for their first
purchase

09:18 – Teach the value of hard work and a good work ethic

10:22 – Raise kids that aren’t entitled and want to achieve
goals; prepare them for the world

12:20 – On budgeting after you buy a home

12:34 – Many people ask about how to position themselves to
buy a home and don’t consider the budgeting required to maintain
a home once you own it

13:34 – Have pride and satisfaction in your purchase and
teach your kids to work for what they have

14:40 – How to contact Phil: his website and on all social
channels as @philtreadwell 



3 Key Points


Watch out for black widows!

You never know what’s going to happen or where you’ll end up!

Don’t raise assholes.