Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #69 with Laura Czerwinski

You know those nails pops—the bumps or blemishes on a wall caused
by wood studs shrinking—imagine having thousands of them on your
newly constructed home.  Laura Czerwinski anticipated a few
as they’re common with new builds, but THOUSANDS? Throw a new
baby into the mix of transitioning into a new home and having
repairmen coming in and and out, and you’ve got yourself a crazy
story. In this episode, Leigh welcomes Laura Czerwinski, one of
Leigh’s favorite clients who has a passion not just for building
a house, but making it a home that you want to live in. 


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Time Stamped Show Notes:

00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode

00:48 – Leigh introduces Laura

01:25 – Laura and her husband decided to build their house in
2014 after the birth of their son

01:33 – It was Laura’s third time building a house and
her husband’s first



01:40 – Laura and her husband didn’t have any idea what would
happen after closing

01:55 – “Real estate is not a moment in time, it’s the
craziest thing in our lives”

02:32 – Leigh was very supportive of Laura after what had
happened to them after moving in

02:57 – They encountered a lot of nail pops in their new
home that needed to be repaired

03:02 – They had thousands of nail pops, only after a few
months

03:59 – Laura did not have this problem with her first 2
homes to this extent

04:20 – Laura has a newborn premature baby at home and
people are constantly coming in for repairs



05:13 – Laura’s builder is a giant national builder and they
had decent communication with the project manager until closing

05:42 – Laura had 3 project managers through the entire
process of building



05:56 – Laura suggests being persistent and to keep notes
while building your house

06:00 – Laura stayed positive and thought of her family to
keep her going

06:11 – Leigh told Laura that it’s better that the nail pops
are happening now rather than later

06:44 – Everything is not sitting well for Laura’s husband
either

07:26 – Laura always wants her house to be ready for a
re-sell and to do things the right way

08:39 – Laura enjoys building a house

08:56 – “Home is where you make memories, it’s where you
build your life”

09:12 – Laura feels that it’s her responsibility to take care
of the house

09:34 – Laura converted a part of her previous house as a
movie room when she and her husband got married

10:02 – Laura’s previous house design was her interpretation
of the things that make her happy

10:28 – Every time we travel, every part of the hotel
that we stay in should make us feel happy and relaxed

10:56 – Laura wanted to replicate that feeling when she’s
home, she wants to relax and rest



11:07 – Laura goes crazy on articles stating how to make
something look expensive or high-end

11:28 – It’s about having a place of honor in your home

11:38 – “It doesn’t have to be that you’re trying to pull
off something looking expensive”

12:26 – “I’m not trying to look expensive, I’m trying to
look my style”

12:34 – Go with things that make you feel good



13:20 – Laura got a lot of great feedback from the desk
manager at her previous home

13:48 – Buyers look for something different in their house

13:58 – Laura built the desk manager because she had an
awkward hallway that didn’t make sense

14:55 – “When you think of those little details on how you
live every day, that makes sense”

15:41 – There’s a lot of ideas online for designing and this
is where Laura gets most of her ideas

16:11 – Laura started a Facebook page, Cookie Cutter to
Custom

16:17 – People come together and give advice to each
other for real projects that they can do

17:09 – It’s a free website and there’s no need to
purchase anything

17:22 – Laura can give people recommendations that are
low-budget and easy to do projects

17:30 – There are also people who share what they’ve
accomplished

17:40 – Laura’s goal is for people to love where they
live



18:28 – There are also people who will talk on Laura’s
channel on how to protect your home, how to decorate and where
you can purchase things

19:13 – Laura wants people to share and show off what they’ve
done well

19:27 – Follow Laura on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
Youtube

21:22 – Laura’s house is now doing great and she has moved
forward

22:59 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in
real estate

3 Key Points Be patient, persistent and keep notes while in
the process of building your house. Create a home where you want to
build your memories with your family. There are people who have
great ideas, but may be too shy to share—having a online group is a
great space to do this. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music