Leigh Brown: Crazy Shit In Real Estate Podcast

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Crazy Shit In Real Estate

Summary:

Meet Nobu Hata, a former real estate agent who’s turned to the dark side…just kidding. Nobu actually makes realtors life’s better for everybody involved in the home selling/buying process by working as they Director of Member Engagement for the National Association of REALTORS®.Sit back and relax as Nobu shares a supernatural experience from one home-showing “hell” never forget.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 00:40 – Leigh welcomes Nobu Hata to the show
  • 01:02 – How Nobu got out of real estate
  • 01:59 – Nobu’s crazy real estate story
  • 02:25 – It was cold, dark, and Nobu was on his last of the day
  • 02:38 – The third story of the home was a finished attic
  • 02:47 – Immediately, when we walked into the home Nobu had a bad feeling, a feeling that only increased as he moved upstairs
  • 03:23 – Nothing happened, the showing finished, and Nobu walked out only to realize he left the light on in the attic
  • 03:46 – He went back up to the attic to shut the light off and, as he was flipping the switch, he saw a man
  • 04:15 – Quickly, Nobu turned the light back on, but the man was gone
  • 05:03 – Nobu sent a feedback to the agent
  • 05:18 – Mel, the ghost
  • 06:02 – Nothing on Google about the home
  • 06:25 – Nobu shares his friend’s ghost story
  • 07:23 – Ghost in a house is not a material fact—so it cannot be disclosed
  • 07:38 – Haunting disclosure in Minnesota real estate forms
  • 08:28 – Are you a listener with a crazy story to share? Ping Leigh at
    www.noflufftraining.com

Key Points:

  1. Once you’re in, you’re IN.
  2. Trust your instincts and that supernatural feeling—go with it.
  3. When in doubt, don’t go alone into the dark.

Credits

Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate Episode 5: Nobu Hata

Aired on:
September 20, 2016

Meet Nobu Hata, a former real estate agent who’s turned to the dark side…just kidding. Nobu actually makes realtors life’s better for everybody involved in the home selling/buying process by working..

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