Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #66 with Pat Tasker

Home inspections prove to be an important part of a home buying
process – it’s simply an opportunity to know a full, unbiased
disclosure of the property you’re getting. Today’s guest, Pat
Tasker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin shares her crazy story of a home
inspection that will send you through the roof—or in this case,
through the second floor, literally. 


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Time Stamped Show Notes: 

00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode

00:38 – Leigh welcomes Pat Tasker

00:58 – Pat is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

01:06 – She has been in real estate for 28 years

01:58 – Pat shares about the most crazy home inspection ever:

02:05 – A couple was buying their first home – a Cape Cod
house

02:30 – Pat has always attended inspections because of 2
things:

02:43 – She likes to know what the home inspector
says

03:01 – She’ll have to negotiate any problems



03:21 – Mr. Buyer was following the inspector while Mrs.
Buyer was upstairs with her camera

03:37 – Pat was in the dining room with a mentee group of
6 agents

03:48 – She was taking to an agent and she thought she
saw something in the living room

04:12 – Pat then thought she heard an egg cracking and
she saw small debris falling

04:28 – The ceiling cracked open and 2 legs came through

04:41 – Her buyer was hanging from the 2nd floor down to
the living room; she then fell flat onto the floor

05:03 – Her buyer just missed a stone mantle, a foot away

05:16 – Pat called the listing agent

05:47 – The buyer fixed the ceiling after getting the
house



06:31 – There are times where buyers forget that the house is
still the seller’s house

07:01 – It was the buyer’s fault

07:18 – The buyer took full responsibility and the seller
didn’t mind the hole until she left the house

08:36 – The buyer was too busy taking photos of the house
that she didn’t notice where she was walking

09:38 – A home inspector told Pat that some agents get
combative during inspections

09:54 – The home inspector should do his job in informing the
buyer of the house’s condition

10:18 – If you can’t keep your mouth shut, don’t go to the
inspections

11:22 – Reach Pat on her phone 414-588-4907 or on her website

12:13 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in
real estate

3 Key Points It’s sometimes better to be present at home
inspections, even if you’re not required to. Buyers should remember
to be always careful checking out a property – the house is still
the seller’s property. An agent should never interrupt while a home
inspector does his job. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music