Addie Owens - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #132

As the owner of her own real estate company, broker Addie Owens
has seen her fair share of crazy shit in real estate. But what
happens when she finds herself at a home she dubs “The Panty
Palace”? Tune in to hear Addie’s reasons why she never visits a
vacant home alone, and why safety measures are as equally
important for your clients are they are for you.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


00:40 - Addie’s Background

00:48 - She’s from a small town in the middle of Florida

01:03 - She’s been in the business for 13 years with REO
properties as her main source of business

01:12 - She has 2 kids, ages 18 and 19 and she is married
with a dog

02:00 - The “Panty Palace”

02:20 - She was contacted by a bank and assured that this
mobile home was vacant

03:07 - She contacted a locksmith and planned to meet at the
mobile home together since it was in a heavily wooded rural area

03:32 - The locksmith arrived early, and called her to
confirm the house was vacant because he saw signs of life like a
running fridge and food on the counter

04:10 - She thought it could probably be a squatter so she
called the local authorities to help handle the matter

04:30 - She arrives and can barely get to the door because
the ramp is covered by overgrown Jasmine vines

04:54 - Managed to get inside only to find the place littered
with beer cans and a dirty stained chair

05:35 - There was also a two-foot deep perimeter of Sunday
circular ads throughout the whole house

05:58 - The local deputies arrived and in the master bedroom
they found “mounds of panties of all shapes and sizes” that were
strewn everywhere

06:49 - Inside the second bathroom they discovered little
plastic bottles that were filled with tiny amounts of fluid and
they realized he was collecting his own fluids along with a
freezer in each bedroom the police wouldn’t touch without a
warrant

07:54 - While they were there, the occupant came back to the
home

08:27 - Occupant was about to eat lunch when the locksmith
came by so he fled because he had told the bank he had moved out

09:44 - She couldn’t secure the house until the eviction
process got started

10:38 - Property Preservation crew calls to tell her the
occupant built a shack at the end of the property and had been
living there since his eviction

10:57 - She ultimately declined the property because of the
unsafe situation

11:56 - Addie’s Safety Measures

12:12 - Now she always schedules an appointment with a
locksmith or Property Preservation before visiting a vacant lot

13:24 - She modified her email signature to include that she
requires a copy of a driver’s license before taking clients on
showings and encourages her other realtors to do the same

13:41 - There is always the opportunity for squatters, you
can’t take your location for granted

14:12 - It’s beneficial to have a mentor help walk you
through some of these challenges

14:58 - Addie’s contact information: visit her website at
www.addieowens.com where you can contact her directly



3 Key Points
Don’t go visit a site alone, especially if it’s in a secluded
area Squatters can happen anywhere, never take your environment for
granted Have established safety measures in place to protect both
you and your clients

Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Katie Allard