Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #118 with Jen Teske

Thou shalt not quit thy job before closing! Jen Teske, a realtor
in Edwardsville, IL, keeps a record of all the crazy real estate
stories she’s got, but the one that involves a buyer quitting his
job before closing day beats them all. Jen gives us the scoop on
an early possession gone wrong, how she handled the situation,
and what she learned. Tune in to hear about Jen’s 2-hour move-out
and how, at the very least, she got her cooler back.   


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


00:50 – Jen’s Background

1:00 – She’s been in real estate since 2007, lives in
Edwardsville, IL in a suburb of St. Louis, and is a part of the
“Jen and Jean Team”

02:30 – Jen’s CSIRE story (she writes them down!)

02:45 – One of her buyers broke one of “the golden rules”
when you buy property, the family moved in and got early
possession before closing and then the buyer quit his job

05:22 – She called the client to ask what happened, and he
said he didn’t think they’d check the day of closing

06:05 – The client had to be out of the house in two hours so
she helped them move out; a month later he returned her cooler
and said they were going to buy in a year

07:00 – She blocked his number and added more commandments to
the “golden rules” list

07:30 – Buyers, don’t ask for early possession and sellers,
don’t give it

07:40 – She highly recommends against

08:20 – The buyer had no idea that his actions were going to
affect other people

08:40 – The real estate agent can’t control the client’s
behavior but still looks bad to the other agent; she had to
profusely apologize and take ownership for the client

08:50 – Handling the situation

09:00 – She explained to the other agent what the client did
despite having told him the ground rules

09:40 – She felt terribly for the boy who was wanting to
start his new school after the move

10:30 – How to get in touch with Jen and the Jen and Jean
Team

10:35 – Website: com

10:50 – Telephone: (618)541-1010

11:00 – If you know someone relocating to St. Louis, don’t
forget about the Illinois side



3 Key Points
Always tell your clients the ground rules...and repeat yourself
if you have to! Buyers and sellers: Early possession is not
recommended! Always handle less-than-ideal situations with
transparency and grace.   

Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Melissa Valder