Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #39 with Steve Westmark

Steve Westmark knew he had to keep his cool when he found his
seller asleep and the house a mess minutes after the open house
was scheduled to begin. Little did he know, he’d be dealing with
paramedics and questioned by the police in this unfortunate, real
estate story. In this episode, Leigh interviews Steve Westmark,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota—a realtor who stayed calm in a
terrible situation.


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Time Stamped Show Notes: 

00:20 – Introduction to today’s episode

00:28 – Today Leigh welcomes Steve Westmark!

01:03 – Steve started in 1973, right out of elementary
school

01:09 – Steve works in the Twin Cities area of
Minneapolis, Minnesota



01:56 – Steve is finally sharing his real-estate story!

01:57 – Steve was planning his open house from
1:00-4:00pm

02:04 – Steve arrived at the house at 1:05 and luckily no
one was there

02:21 – When Steve walked into the house, the seller was
not prepared

02:40 – Steve started cleaning everything and making the
house presentable

03:10 – Someone rang the bell, but the seller was still
sleeping in bed

03:37 – Steve walked the client around the house

04:00 – Steve told the client about the potential of the
house and took a look at the lot

04:24 – Steve walked up the bedroom to wake up the seller

04:37 – The seller didn’t look alive, so Steve called 911

05:22 – Steve went back to the room, as advised by 911,
to verify whether the seller was dead

06:09 – Steve closed the open house, even though
interested buyers kept coming

07:00 – Another client arrived for the open house at the
same time as the police

07:51 – Steve walked in the house with the police and
answered their questions

08:42 – The paramedics came and it was confirmed that the
seller died from a heart attack, Steve was released by the
police

09:18 – Steve called the pastor who referred him to the
seller and told him the sad news



10:43 – The family of the seller gave Steve back the listing
after 6 months

10:50 – Steve was still able to sell the house

11:08 – Leigh’s takeaways from Steve’s story

12:10 – Contact Steve Westmark through his website at com or
at SteveWestmark.com

3 Key Points Plan and organize your open house—be there AHEAD
of the scheduled time to make sure everything is in order. Stay
calm and keep your cool, even in the most stressful and unplanned
situations. Do your due diligence and check in with your seller
before the open house. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music