George Mantor - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #137

What’s better than one Crazy Shit in Real Estate story? Three!
George Mantor, a north county San Diego realtor who has been in
the biz for 40 years, has three crazy stories for us – including
one where his client tried to jump out of his car on the highway!
Over the past 40 years George has seen a lot of crazy things, but
through it all he’s kept his innate desire to simply help people.
Listen in to hear George tell the secrets of a long and happy
career in real estate, and get inspired to keep the humor and
fulfillment alive in yours.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


01:00 – Introducing George

01:22 – He’s in north San Diego county and it’s his 40th year
in real estate

01:55 – He has seen the consumer protection laws evolve and
understands how it can be difficult to understand

02:30 – George’s CSIRE story

02:30 - His first transaction was a run-down fixer-upper; one
day before closing the seller’s ex-husband’s ex-wife’s lawyer
called

03:20 – The ex-wife wanted to claim some of the proceeds

03:40 – The seller decided that she didn’t want to do it and
tried to leap out of his car on the highway

04:25 – He stopped her from leaping out of the car and pulled
over

04:50 – She regained herself and went through the sale

05:00 – Another CSIRE story

05:05 – During the wildfires of north county San Diego a few
years ago, he had a listing in escrow

05:40 – For the final walk-through, they saw that the kitchen
roof had burned

06:25 – Helping manage buyer’s and seller’s anxiety as a
realtor

07:00 – Good realtors help manage that so people can complete
their desired transaction

07:30 – George has a good sense of humor and reminded them
that lightning rarely strikes the same place twice

08:00 – Most of his clients are people he has a relationship
with and he’s wired to want to help people

08:45 – It’s important to have legal knowledge so you can
help your clients

09:30 – Another CSIRE story

09:35 – A marine colonel listed his San Diego house with
George because he moved to Orange County

10:05 - When George went to do a walk-through with the
buyer’s agent, he arrived to the home early to find a motorcycle
in the living room and food containers everywhere

10:30 – He rescheduled it for the next day; the colonel’s son
had been living there and the colonel said it’d be taken care of

11:15 – The next day, the house looked like nothing had ever
happened; it was perfect

12:00 – How realtors can better help their clients

12:10 – By offering counseling along the way, clients can be
made to understand that things will happen along the way and the
realtor will help

12:20 – To clients, their shelter is the biggest part of
their life; it’s not just a transaction

13:00 – With divorced clients, you must sit down with them to
clarify that they’ll need to work together

15:00 – George’s book – The Awful Truth About Careers in Real
Estate

15:20 – This book is good for the public and those pursuing a
career in real estate

16:13 – The book and George’s contact information is
available on Amazon



3 Key Points


As a realtor, you have the power to help alleviate your
client’s anxiety during the process.

It’s important to educate yourself on the different facets of
real estate.

In real estate, a sense of humor is critical!



Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Melissa Valder