Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #47 with Pam Gebhardt

In this episode, Leigh welcomes Pam Gebhardt to the show. Pam is
a realtor in the Atlanta area and has been in the real estate
industry for more than 26 years. Her crazy story describes a kind
deed that went terribly wrong and is, indeed, a tragedy! Listen
to hear why Pam no longer gives housewarming parties as a
congratulatory gift to  her clients.  


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Time Stamped Show Notes: 

00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode

00:36 – Introducing Pam Gebhardt

00:54 – Pam was trained in Education with a master’s degree
in Mathematics

01:01 – It’s her 26th year now, as a realtor in Atlanta

01:58 – This is a true and crazy story

02:12 – Pam lives in a gated golf course community

02:17 – She sells and lists homes around the area

02:21 – When Pam sells a luxury home, she throws a
housewarming party for the clients

02:37 – She sold a $2.8M brand new home to friends in her
community

02:48 – They closed in July, but her clients didn’t want
to do the party until they had all the furniture in the house

02:58 – They called Pam in mid-October for the party

03:03 – They had the caterers and 140 guests ready

03:27 – People were in the house – it was full

03:35 – Pam and the owner were in the basement, in the
home theater and bar

03:49 – All of a sudden, Pam and her client noticed a
smell – which they thought were people going up and down the
elevator

04:10 – Pam suggested to her client to get people off the
elevator, which he did

04:21 – They started to see smoke coming out of the cam
lights

04:27 – 5 minutes later, all the alarms went off in the
house

04:35 – Finally, they decided to go outside

04:50 – There were flames shooting out of the fireplace

05:06 – A person came up and told them to go in front of
the house – somebody called the fire department

05:18 – Everybody thought is was funny

05:36 – The firemen advised them to take the cars out of
the garage and remove all jewelry from the house

05:51 – People were having fun outside

05:58 – The firemen went up the house with a ladder

06:27 – All of a sudden, all the firemen came running out
of the house

06:30 – All 120 guests were outside and they watched the
house burn to the ground

06:46 – Her clients lost everything! Fortunately, their
old house was not sold and was still furnished

06:58 – The client moved back to their old house and Pam
recommended a reputable builder for them

07:14 – Long story short, there was a defective fireplace

07:19 – Pam makes sure that inspection amendments are
being chased properly



07:34 – Once the attic is in flames, there’s nothing that can
save the house

07:47 – The incident bothered Pam and the people in the
community

08:20 – The insurance company reimbursed the money

08:49 – The clients were back in the house in a year and 21
days after the fire

09:33 – The insurance company sued the fireplace company

10:13 – It took Pam at least 2 years before she could talk
about it

10:30 – Her client’s father was a fire chief in another city,
so he understood the gravity of what happened

10:44 – The buyers now ended up with a much better home than
they originally had

12:03 – Pam’s clients made “lemonade out of lemons”

12:32 – Pam now gives paintings instead of housewarming
parties

13:17 – Pam has a team of 3 and is located north-northeast of
Atlanta

13:30 – Contact Pam on her email

13:50 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in
real estate

3 Key Points It pays to check, cross check, and triple check
the quality of the house you’re buying. It’s normal to feel guilty
for something bad that happens to the house you sold, even if it’s
not your fault. Make sure to have a great home insurance for your
home. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music