Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #58 with Shannon Brien

When Shannon’s gut told her that something was off with a certain
house, she couldn’t have been more right. A homeowner who
illegally smuggles family relatives into the country to
essentially work without pay is not someone you’d like to buy a
home from. In this episode, Leigh welcomes Shannon Brien who has
been in real estate for almost 4 years. She is a realtor with The
Douglas Realty for Coldwell Banker HPW in Raleigh, North
Carolina.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:

00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode

00:40 – Leigh introduces Shannon

01:10 – Shannon has been in real estate for almost 4 years
and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina

01:40 – Shannon explains the triangle of North Carolina

02:54 – Shannon starts with her crazy story

03:01 – Shannon’s attorney, Duane Hall, had a paralegal
who wanted to buy a house

03:24 – They sold Kelly’s house and got it out of
contract

03:31 – Shannon had scheduling issues so a colleague
booked Kelly’s first viewing—Shannon hadn’t even seen the
house yet

03:53 – The house was a rental property and needed to
have some repairs done

04:11 – Kelly looked into the company who owns the house

04:21 – The man who owns most of the properties had
gotten into trouble

04:31 – This man was illegally bringing in relatives to
the states, making them work at his kiosks, and was not
paying them in cash

05:05 – Shannon immediately terminated the contract

05:12 – Two weeks later, the property was seized by the
Feds

05:20 – Shannon and Kelly looked into another house

05:27 – There were renters in the house and there was
drug paraphernalia everywhere—the house was also trashed

06:20 – Shannon and the Kelly felt they could “roll with
it” and fix it up

06:48 – They had their final walkthrough

07:19 – Shannon found out that the tenants were the
sellers’ relatives

07:26 – The family pulled together to get the house
cleaned up and sorted for the sale



08:18 – Shannon had a great relationships with the agent on
the other side

09:24 – Shannon shares what she likes about the women council

10:14 – When you volunteer and get involved, there’s a huge
payoff for you and your client

10:45 – Shannon shares how she reacted seeing the drugs with
her client

12:14 – Shannon can be reached through social media

12:18 – Reach Shannon at 919-909-8335 and through email

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

3 Key Points Trust your gut—it is there for a reason. When you
volunteer and get involved, there’s a huge payoff for you and your
client. Know your local legislators and be aware on how they can
help your local real estate concerns. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music