Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #32 with Jennifer Langston

In this episode, Leigh interviews Jennifer Langston from
Kansas City, Missouri. Jennifer shares her disheartening
experience with an “incarcerated listing” and the events that
unfolded that caused her to lose the listing.  Listen as
Jennifer discusses how this entire process changed Jennifer
and her business practices to better prepare for “the worst
scenario”.   




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Time Stamped Show Notes:  



00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode 

00:30 – Introducing Jennifer Langston from Kansas City,
Missouri 

00:39 – Leigh knew Jennifer from the internet, then they
met in a senior citizen’s center 

01:20 – Jennifer shares about an incarcerated listing 



01:36 – Jennifer found out along the way that the seller
was in jail 

01:50 – The listing was a 1900s farmhouse, in Kansas, that
needed a lot of work 

02:21 – In Jennifer’s 20 years in the business, the
farmhouse was in the worst shape she’s ever seen  

02:26 – Jennifer started with a conventional renovation
loan 

03:35 –  The agent wasn’t truly honest about the
seller’s incarceration status 





04:20 – Jennifer’s buyers started asking her questions
about the seller because they googled the seller 

04:45 – Jennifer confirmed the seller’s incarceration with
the seller’s lawyer  

05:35 – In the process, the listing agent had a higher
backup offer and did everything to throw Jennifer’s offer
out 

06:20 – Jennifer’s offer got kicked out because of issues
with the power of attorney 

07:00 – The listing agent did something unethical 

07:31 – Jennifer shares how disappointed she was with the
transaction 



09:12 – Leigh shares that the consumers are not aware of
what realtors have to go through 

09:45 – Jennifer discusses the impact of how people treat
each other 

10:29 – This experience changed Jennifer’s
perspective 

12:10 – Reach Jennifer at 816-405-2439 and her
website 

13:27 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in
real estate  




3 Key Points 

Do your due diligence on the listing agent side RIGHT from
the start, so that your set-up well for your contract. 
Treat mistakes as a way to improve yourself and benefit your next
customers.  Work at a higher standard and be mindful of the
way we treat each other.