Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #85 with Sid and Rhonda Pugh

Listeners get a heartfelt invitation into the love story
of Sid and Rhonda Pugh. This lovely, real
estate couple share how they found each other in a GRI course
and discuss why persistence is KEY when it comes to pursuing
that “YES” that can change the entire course of your life.
Tune-in to find out why anything is possible in real
estate.  




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Time Stamped Show Notes: 



00:39 – Today’s episode is not just about real estate, but
relationships 

00:45 – Leigh welcomes Sid and Rhonda 

01:08 – Sid and Rhonda are in Huntsville and they work in
North Alabama and lower Tennessee areas 



01:37 – Sid started real estate in Colorado Springs back in
1979, before he moved to Huntsville 

02:07 – Rhonda got her real estate license in 1975 

02:51 – Sid moved to Alabama in 1981 because the real
estate market in Colorado Springs was going
downhill  

03:09 – Sid was recently divorced then and he went to a
week-long GRI class, where he met Rhonda 

03:56 – They went to lunch and Rhonda asked him a hundred
questions while Sid asked only one (if they could go out) which
she declined 





04:16 – Being a realtor, Sid knew that “sales” are made
after the 5th or 6th “NO” 

04:22 – After 3 months of Sid’s persistence, Rhonda finally
said “yes” 



06:51 – They’re celebrating their 34th wedding anniversary
this November 

07:01 – Their real estate businesses stayed separate for a
while 

07:11 – Rhonda was working with her mom when her dad passed
away 

07:59 – Training today in real estate is so good compared
to what realtors had back then 

09:03 – Sid and Rhonda are living proof of the training you
can receive from GRI courses 



09:34 – Rhonda didn’t really have any desire to date back
then as she already had 2 sons and had been by herself for 5
years 

09:56 – Sid kept asking her why she kept resisting – Rhonda
really didn’t want to get involved 

10:30 – Sid proposed 

11:23 – “It was a long 2-day discussion” 

11:37 – Rhonda’s friends helped them talk and think it
over 

11:57 – They both knew they were right for each other, but
they were both scared to get hurt as well 

12:10 – Within the first 3 weeks of marriage, they were
already talking about annulment—they sat down, talked, and
realized both of them were feeling vulnerable 



13:17 – The key to Sid and Rhonda’s relationship is keeping
Christ the center of it 

14:41 – Sid and Rhonda work together every day 

14:51 – They had 2 girls after they got married; now they
have 8 grandchildren 

15:24 – RE/MAX ALLIANCE is Sid and Rhonda’s
company 

15:29 – Call their team at 256-533-7653 or call RE/MAX
ALLIANCE 256-799-2999 

15:51 – They have 3 divisions within their team –
residential resale, new home, and property management 





16:37 – Call Sid directly at 256-337-7653 or email him
at sid@pughgroup.com 

17:36 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy
story in real estate 




3 Key Points 

Real estate can open up a whole host of opportunities
you’ve never thought of—professional and personal.  
Persistence is KEY when it comes to making that “sale”. 
Keep your values at the center of your relationship to sustain
all things.  


Credits 



Audio Production by Chris Mottram 

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Cover Design by Two Minds Design 

Original Music by Rimsky Music