Strangest This That's Happened To Me In Real Estate, So Far.
I received my real estate license in the Spring of 2005.
There have been a lot of ups and downs odd happenings over the years in my real estate career, but the strangest one that comes to mine is...
I was a fairly new agent, trying to figure out this whole real estate thing. Didn't know how to find clients or really what to do with them once I did find them.
I had an idea! I had my business card design printed on a few giant magnets.
I drove a pretty new Ford F-150 Fx4 at the time and thought I'd put the magnets on the doors and tailgate to advertise my services.
I drove around like this for a few months, then something happened.
I didn't realize it until the next morning, but when I was out with some friends at a bar and grill the night before, someone actually stole the magnet off of my passenger side door. (That's why I didn't notice until the next day).
I went back to the bar and talked with the owner, and he offered to look at the video surveillance tapes. We couldn't tell anything because, of course, I parked farther out in the lot so that anyone coming through would see my advertisements.
I was pretty bummed about having to replace the magnet, so I took the other 2 off. I didn't want to look "lopsided."
That's when it got strange.
I got a call from someone who wanted to buy a house.
We talked for a while and determined that we could move on to the next step: a buyers consultation in my office.
He came in a couple days later and guess what? He handed my magnet back to me.
He sheepishly said, "Sorry about that. I had a little too much to drink, and my buddy (who was driving) didn't have anything to write with, so I took your magnet so I could contact you."
We both laughed about it and eventually he bought a house with me.
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