Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #67 with Steve Weiss

Realtors help people buy, sell, or lease their homes, but when do
their services and responsibility to the client end? A closing or
a successfully sold property does NOT necessarily mean the
realtor’s job is done. Leigh interviews Steve Weiss, a realtor of
32 years, shares about an after-sale issue where he sends his
clients on a nice dinner out so that he could investigate a
peculiar smell coming from under the house.


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Time Stamped Show Notes: 

00:37 – Leigh welcomes today’s guest, Steve Weiss

00:56 – Steve lives in San Luis Obispo

01:26 – It’s located on the central coast, in between San
Francisco and LA

01:49 – Steve has been in residential real estate for almost
32 years

02:58 – After 32 years in real estate and with tons of
stories, Steve found it difficult to just pick one story

03:16 – San Luis Obispo is a college town

03:44 – Their real estate community has dubbed some homes
by name

03:50 – The Alamo – a house that seems to have
battles all the time

04:03 – The Fredericks of Hollywood – house that has
whips and other crazy items hanging in sight of the
public

04:18 – PP Home – a home filled with ladies with
paraphernalia and panties



04:41 – Steve’s story was from the early 1990’s

05:10 – His son, Eric, had a friend who was moving
out

05:19 – There was something strange about the home

05:38 – Steve listed the home and it sold rather
quickly

05:54 – The buyer had a home inspection and termite
inspection

06:15 – There were numerous things that needed to be
addressed

06:23 – The screen that blocked vermin was needing to
be replaced

06:35 – They tented the home

06:44 – The buyers moved in

06:54 – A few days after, there was a hint of a smell
and it kept getting worse

07:24 – They called the fume company

07:34 – The fume guy went underneath the house and
found a dead skunk

07:42 – The smell did not go away

08:12 – The fume guy went under the house again, dug
deeper and found another skunk

08:58 – Both husband and wife were in tears

09:09 – Steve gave them cash to have a nice dinner so
they could see what they could do to eliminate the issue

09:30 – After this issue, the husband woke up in the
middle of the night and found maggots coming out from
under the carpet

10:35 – 4 months later, the seller came to town and
ran into the new owners

10:49 – Mrs. Buyer told Mrs. Seller that the house
was haunted



11:19 – Stop thinking about the money

12:09 – Steve’s parents taught him to be compassionate

12:48 – Make things right

13:47 – Leigh suggests that realtors should have an
emergency fund

14:24 – Do research on the realtors you select

14:55 – The worst thing a realtor can do is hide

15:57 – Contact Steve on SLO Properties or call him at
805-886-1404

17:25 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story
in real estate 



3 Key Points Always go back and double check items listed in
the home inspection report to find out the probable causes for
those particular issues. Even if a house has been turned over, it’s
a realtor’s moral duty to help the new owners find any underlying
problems regarding the sale. Always show compassion and make things
right. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music