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Hot New Niche Market! Friday Fun Day!

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Real Estate AZ Broker BR030809000

Recently I've been getting a lot of spam texts from people wanting to sell something to me or better yet, buy something from me!  So why is this any different from all the other years of spam texts?  Because they're getting more creative in what specifically they want to buy from me!  One cracked me up so much that I wanted to share it with rest of you looking for a new niche.  And since it's Friday what better day is there to have a little fun!

Endre Barath, Jr. wrote about niches and making yourself stand out from all the other agents.  Great! Perfect timing to share my new niche!  And remember this isn't about  my ego, this is about standing out from the masses and not being a sheep.

So let's get to the new niche!  The text I received asked me - do you have hoarder homes for sale?  I am looking to buy hoarder homes. 

No kidding!  This is the first time a spammer wants to buy a hoarder home specifically!   Sure back in the foreclosure years we had foreclosure dumps etc but hoarder home is  a whole other level of total dump.  And of course they come with a bunch of other psychological issues that "Hoarder Home Niche Market Agents" must know how to handle and deal with in a very specific way.   Hoarder Home niches can be tricky little devils. But once you set yourself up as the Hoarder Home expert in your market it won't matter as you'll have very little competition.  Trust me, the spammer made sure I knew that little piece of important information! Sure sold me!!

Are you ready to take on your new niche?  Call me today and let's get started.  But only call, if you are ready to commit yourself to excellence! It takes a great deal of skill to stage a hoarder home so let's get started NOW!

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Comments(22)

Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Anna,

It is crazy the calls from scammers and what they ask! I listened to a podcast about the people that are duped to come work for scammers. They are enslaved and do nothing all day but make spam calls. They are given lists of numbers. If someone picks up their call they are automatically put on another list and placed as a higher priority to call! But I think you have found a niche!

Aug 02, 2024 07:42 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Right a new niche - not Dorie Dillard Austin TX !  I enjoyed having a little fun mocking the spammers.  It's so utterly ridiculous thinking about taking a seminar to sell hoarder homes!

Aug 03, 2024 10:44 AM
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Hoarder Homes Ho! Same reason Anna that people like to buy locked storage units. They love to evidently buy a hoarder home and sift through hoarder stuff and find a treasure as a needle in a haystack. Jeff

Aug 02, 2024 09:45 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Oh so you're the guy who sent the hoarder spammer my way Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI - thanks! It's all a joke!

Aug 03, 2024 10:46 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Anna "Banana" Kruchten  thank you for the honorable mentions, I forget six or more years ago I represented the estate of a hoarder. The home was totally filled with well you know like your photo.... I Advised the estate not to do anything. I only took outside photos and street views of the property.... let the marketing spell it out that it was full of stuff:)) needless to say I sold it in a very quick manner and only had a handful of people that actually went inside the home.... so this would be a great niche market for you.... few photos, few showing and selling it quickly, Endre

Aug 02, 2024 10:46 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Well more power to you Endre Barath, Jr. !!  You actually did have a hoarder home!  I never have and never will as you remember I'm mostly retired now.  Why on earth would I take hoarders on!!  Very funny!

Aug 03, 2024 10:48 AM
Michael Elliott
Fathom Realty - Burlington Township, NJ
Burlington, New Jersey Residential Sales

Ugh the idea of this gives me stress!   I am not a fan of cluttttterrrr.   Enjoy!

Aug 03, 2024 03:07 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Stress Michael Elliott I can understand why!  It would drive me bonkers.  Even my house cleaners thing I'm a clean freak! The 'idea' of taking a hoarder seminar is hilarious to me!   Spamming the spammers!

Aug 03, 2024 10:50 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Anna - incoming spam and other sorts of stuff hoard our spaces.   Unfortunately, it seems to be in our sights on a regular basis.   It might be best to look beyond such attempts rather than invite it in.  Eliminate and Ignore.  

Aug 03, 2024 03:21 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Michael Jacobs and that's exactly what I did with that spam text!!  And....... I sure had fun writing up this silly post playing with this ridiculous text spammer!  I must have learned the 'ponder' idea from someone.  Oh wait,.....that would be you!  See you gave  me a good time playing with the craziness of the whole idea!!

Aug 03, 2024 10:53 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I've not had that "invitation," Anna... but I can only think it's coming! Hoarder homes are not for me... that kind of clutter makes me nervous. My brokerage's office is undergoing a renovation for the past month so lots of stuff and people are functioning out of a small space. When I go in on a weekend to make copies, I feel like the walls are closing in on me... I'm in and out as fast as I can be.

Aug 03, 2024 05:08 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hey Nina Hollander, Broker sure isn't my cup of tea either!  But....it was fun thinking about such a funny, silly thing late on Friday afternoon!

Aug 03, 2024 10:54 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks, Anna, for this interesting post. I have not seem many hoarder homes during my career. However, many sellers need to get rid of a lot of stuff.

Aug 03, 2024 05:19 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi Roy Kelley this post was all just for Friday Fun!  I have zero intention of niching hoarders!  The idea of teaching it was even funnier to me.  Can't you see them trying to get people to buy this crazy idea!

Aug 03, 2024 10:56 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Now that is definitely a niche I haven't heard of before. If people accept that offer, those poor home owners will be inundated with agents contacting them. Well, maybe one or two agents. Someone will think this is a good idea!  Geez. Thanks for the "Hot" new niche update!!!

Aug 03, 2024 05:27 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Kat Palmiotti it is all made up just for Friday Fun!  The idea of taking a hoarder home seminar.......ridiculous!  Kind of like ocean front property in AZ!!

Aug 03, 2024 10:57 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Anna. Of all the niches out there, I would take a hard pass on "harder houses". Time has value. Enjoy your day.

Aug 03, 2024 06:19 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

As would I Wayne Martin !  Hard pass.  But it's been fun playing with the ridiculous idea on Friday Fun Day!

Aug 03, 2024 10:59 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hey Anna,
I thought you were semi-retiring, but now you're rebranding yourself as the Hoarder Ho? What the He**?

Aug 03, 2024 10:32 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Yes I am mostly retired Carol Williams !  And you know I'm just having fun MSU of Friday!  Can you imagine buying that line of bs - taking a seminar of hoarder niching!

Aug 03, 2024 11:00 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

 

Given my niche, I regularly receive calls, text messages, and emails - yet they want them "Off Market" and of course, they want me to represent them after it is fixed up and ready to sell.  

Most people cannot believe what I see in some homes.  And I have photos to prove it  (LOL). 

Aug 03, 2024 10:33 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

I've been blessed to find a hauling service that sorts the "stuff" and donates what can be donated.  The last client that had a house filled with stuff received a $2,500 donation receipt.  There is a lot of stuff that goes to the dump, but not all of it Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten 

Aug 03, 2024 11:10 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist I can see how your estate/probate niche would fall into my Friday Fun Day niche!  It makes sense that estate sales may have a lot of stuff left behind that nobody knows what to do with or wants.  That's when I'd bring in the junk guys as I bet you do.

Aug 03, 2024 11:02 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Anna "Banana" Kruchten, I love this post; it is amazing! I will say I have been on vacation. When I returned, I was busy taking courses on all the new forms our state has provided us with. Trying to sign into AR was difficult, as there were technical problems.  When I finally could, I wasn't sure what was going on --- until I read your post I'm HOME 

Aug 05, 2024 04:30 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Glad you're back home safe and sound Hannah Williams !  It was a bit of a wild ride last week on the platform. But most of us understand what happens when bots take over. They did a great job of squashing those rats!

Aug 06, 2024 09:56 AM
Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan
Samson Properties - Bowie, MD
I don't make promises.I deliver results.SOLD HOMES

Hoarder homes? Are you serious? WOW! 

Aug 06, 2024 08:57 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi again Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan yes I am kidding! The whole was meant as a joke after I got that text message from a supposed investor looking to buy hoarder homes.  Seriously?  I highly doubt that!!

Aug 07, 2024 12:20 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Years ago, I took on a hoarder's house as a favor to a mutual friend. I had no warning.  That post I titled, "Martha Stewart did not live here."

Aug 09, 2024 02:39 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Now that's funny Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 !  And the good news is you didn't have to go to hoarder staging school to get it ready!

Aug 09, 2024 03:16 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

I find this hilarious!! These people will stoop to the lowest level ever! Love your post.

Aug 09, 2024 03:06 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi Dr. Paula McDonald I found it hilarious too!!  What they'll go to to try and sell an agent some new stupid whatever!

Aug 09, 2024 03:18 PM
Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - I only had a hoarders house to sell once and it made me nauseous to go inside. The owner left not one inch to spare on any countertop throughout the kitchen and bathrooms. The pantry was disgusting and I'm sure something was living behind that door. Under the sinks I nearly passed out from odors. When I got home, I jumped into the shower and washed my clothes.

That lasted for ~24 hours until I had a talk with the owner who owned the rental house I had listed. We had a heart-to-heart talk and she finally decided to break the tenants' lease and move them out paying for the movers. About a month later, I was able to list and sell quickly.

Nope! A hoarders niche is not for me. 

Aug 09, 2024 06:39 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP I hear you!  The first hoarder home I ever saw blew me away. I had no idea people actually lived that way.  Creepy to the max being I'm kind of a neat freak.

 As for this post.....it really was meant for fun and as a joke.  How nuts is it to get a text from investor looking for hoarder house to buy.  How low can they go these days.

Aug 16, 2024 02:46 PM
Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - "Creepy to the max," says it all!

I guess memories came into view too quickly, deja vu, you know! I didn't realize it was a post meant for fun. The jokes on me! 🤣

Yes, now after re-reading it, I would agree, it is a nutty request! But as they say, anything is possible and one man's junk is another man's treasure!

Aug 16, 2024 05:53 PM
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

I sold two hoarder homes many years ago. One of the homes actually made the buyer some money. There were thousands of dollars of auto mechanics tools inside the house. 

Aug 12, 2024 02:58 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

One has to have the patience of a saint to list a hoarder home - the contract paperwork alone and disclosures are nutso Debbie Laity !   Glad you had success with yours.

Aug 16, 2024 02:48 PM
Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP

Debbie Laity and Anna "Banana" Kruchten - taking inventory and putting a price on each item would take me forever! Can you imagine how long it would take? I'd probably have to give up and just put one price per room or make me an offer, I can't refuse. But then again the disclosures would be trying to remember, pricing things right, and having receipts like needed for an insurance claim. Ugh! That would be a lot of work! 

Debbie, I do know for sure, auto mechanic tools are in high demand. Old or new tools, they are valuable. The hoarder who got thousands of $$$ was very fortunate! I'm guessing, it was a transaction that will live on until eternity in your mind!

Aug 16, 2024 05:58 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

 A most unusual post and I can't even begin to imagine how one would start with a hoarder except for the caravan of dumpsters in the road.

Aug 13, 2024 05:09 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 this post was meant for fun.  See Nick's comment below!

Aug 16, 2024 02:49 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

This is hysterical, very funny. I am glad you shared as it made my day.

Aug 13, 2024 08:48 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 awesome! So this means you want to sign up for the seminar to learn how to exactly STAGE a hoarder home! 😂

Aug 16, 2024 02:44 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Yuck! Count me out on being a "hoarder" agent Anna "Banana" Kruchten . I can think of two homes here in Minot where the owner was a hoarder and the City ordered the homes to be demolished because flesh eating bacteria was found in those homes.

Sep 03, 2024 07:59 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

That would for sure be a HARD PASS Bob "RealMan" Timm !

Sep 03, 2024 05:01 PM