Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #18 with Colin Cameron

Summary:

“When there’s something strange…in your neighborhood…who you
gonna call?”—ever since dealing with some ghost-hunting clients
and selling a haunted house, Colin Cameron has been singing the
Ghostbusters theme song big time.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:

00:39 – Introducing Colin Cameron

01:03 – Colin is operating in Southern Pennsylvania, about an
hour from Baltimore

01:50 – 2 years ago is when Colin jumped into the real estate
business

02:18 – One Sunday morning, Colin got a call from a
pre-approved client, Pam, using a USDA loan



03:10 – Pam wanted to buy a house listed for $ 115,000

03:25 – Right off the bat, Colin could tell Pam wasn’t
usual thanks to her email address—“rikihealer”

03:52 – Todd and Pam met at the house



04:08 – As they go through the house, Pam keeps her boyfriend
Steve on FaceTime



04:10 – Colin had to sell the house via FaceTime

04:40 – This was Colin’s first sale, they put in an $80K
bid, got the house

05:33 – As it turned out, Pam is a ghost-hunter

06:20 – Pam continues to do business with Todd, so they
show another house out in the boonies of Pennsylvania—Pam
loved the house, Steve wasn’t sure

06:50 – Put in a bid, got the house

07:10 – That’s when Todd starting having trouble getting
a hold of Pam

07:20 – Todd went out with his daughter in the grocery
store

07:25 – Gets tapped on the shoulder by an acquaintance of
Steve



07:30 – He told him that Steve died that day



07:45 – Steve had a heart failure but survived



08:13 – Pam called Todd about the appointment



08:25 – Pam wanted to continue with the purchase because
Steve didn’t die

09:44 – They signed the contract and bought the house



10:51 – Pam did pre-occupation



11:13 – They’ve now lived there for 18 months



11:25 – Todd doesn’t know how old the house is

11:54 – Pam figured out that the house is hunted



12:20 – They’re having ghost tours in their house



13:04 – Pam and Steve’s Gettysburg Ghost Exchange

13:15 – Find Colin on Facebook or google him

13:35 –Are you a listener with a crazy story to share? Ping
Leigh at www.crazyshitinrealestate.com

3 Key Points Learn how to manage transactions early. Always
try to help your client—no matter how different their lives may be.
Be prepared for your clients’ to die. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music