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Welcome to Behind The Lock Box Podcast🎙️with Stephanie Xelowski.Â
Join Stephanie each week as she & her guests regale listeners with hilarious stories from their past real estate deals - Nothing is off limits! Get ready for lots of laughs, candid conversation and unfiltered advice. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Want more? Follow @behindthelockbox on Instagram & subscribe on YouTube.
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Today we are sitting down with Brittny & Chloe Brown from Bridgehause Property Management. Brittny starts us off with a story about tenants who had multiple visits from the cops…for alleged domestic violence. Then she tells us a WILD story where one tenant went through multiple roommates and it had been reported she flashed one of her roommates a firearm…Never a dull moment in property management! For all your property management needs, you can find Brittny, Chloe & their team with Br...
Today we are sitting down with Vanessa Mora & Luis Peraza from Finest City Homes. This episode quickly became a therapy session for us…maybe check on your Realtor friends. We’ve been going through it, LOL! But Vanessa SHOCKS Steph with a story where her colleague answered a FaceTime call of someone she didn’t know only to see a man’s…eh hem…genitalia on the screen! OMG! Vanessa and Luis also tell us a cautionary tale of something that happened to his Mom. You can follow Behind The L...
*Today’s Episode is really for the Realtors but there are some great nuggets for anyone running their own business! Today we are sitting down with Luke Acree, President of Reminder Media! Reminder Media is personally branded marketing that ACTUALLY gets a response! Luke is also an agent, but started Reminder Media as a way for agents to help stay consistently in front of their clients and grow their business - and in a meaningful way. Steph uses the personally branded magazine to stay i...
Today we are sitting down with Lora Banner with Pacific Sotheby's International Realty. Lora starts off with a story where she and her clients thought they were walking through a vacant listing but instead found a passed out naked man! Noooo! She then tells us a story of a car driving into a pond in the neighborhood of her newest listing - we hope no turtles or ducks were harmed! You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindthelockbox@gmail.c...
Today we are sitting down with Quin Gaughan from Pacific Real Estate Center. Quin starts us off with a story where he was propositioned by a potential client - she asked if he would be willing to film Only Fans content with them! He then tells us a story where his broker was holding a property open and the street was shut down because a neighbor was stabbed…! What?! You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindthelockbox@gmail.com. This episo...
Today we are sitting down with Paige Steckling from Real Broker out of Utah. Paige starts us off with a BANG! She shocks Steph by telling her a story where a supposed buyer called asking about a listing she had…he then sent her a text that turned out to be a d!ck pic! SO unbelievably foul! Paige then tells a story where a house she was getting ready to close on was vandalized the night before closing and the hoops they had to jump through to get it closed…! You can follow Behind The Loc...
Today we are sitting down with Dave Lass with Real Broker in Lake Tahoe. Dave starts us off with a story where he took on a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listing and the owner lived out of town. The things he did to get this listing ready for market will blow your mind. Let’s just say it was a lot of blood, sweat and probably some tears. He then tells Steph a story where he helped a client who had fallen on hard times sell his condo and move into something better, only to get a call after the deal...
Today we are sitting down with Luis Peraza from Finest City Homes. Luis shares some stories about the hazards that can happen during showings. One house they walked into was supposed to be empty during the showing, only to find out someone (we think the seller’s son) was in the shower. Luckily they got in and out before they ran into him. And then Luis tells us about a “tenant” that wasn’t supposed to be at a property he was showing and let’s just say her boyfriend was less than pleased… You ...
Today we are sitting down with Chloe Brown with BridgeHaus Property Management. Being in property management, Chloe has SEEN IT ALL! She starts off telling us a story about a tenant who was calling upset because their electricity bills were so high…turns out it was because they had a friend living in a tent outback who they were feeding electricity to - illegally! Go check out this episode on YouTube to see the video! Chloe then tells us a story about a tenant who committed identity the...
Today we are sitting down with Justine Lieberman from Compass. Justine tells us a hilarious story where she accidentally beheaded a little St. Joseph statue she buried at one of her listings! She then tells Steph a story about a friend who bought a house and did not use Justine - which wasn’t the issue! - it was just how they told her… You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindthelockbox@gmail.com. This episode was produced & edited by Prope...
Today we are sitting down with Kat Olczak. Kat specializes in probate sales and has seen A LOT - some wild & crazy and some very sad and heavy. Kat shares a few stories with us, all pretty sad, to be honest. At one of her properties she discovered there was a dead body found…in the freezer! And the last story she shares not only had squatters living on the property but a very sad story of a man who ended his life there. Please listen with care during this episode. You can follow Beh...
Today we are sitting down with Tiffany Trost from eXp. Tiffany starts out by telling us a few hard lessons she learned early on in her career - like taking her two older clients out to see homes in her two door mustang…oh and she forgot to get gas! She then bonds with our producer Max about fainting! Turns out they both have Vasovagal. Terrifying! She then ends with a story about a moldy muffin… You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindthelockb...
Today we are sitting down with Justin Brennan, Multifamily CEO. Justin and Steph chat through the basics of getting started in the multifamily game and Justin tells us how he got started. He then tells us a story where he went on a listing presentation and the seller got a little flirty! He also shocks Steph when he tells her he was locking up one of his listings and stumbled across a dead guy in the closet!! You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email ...
Today we are sitting down with Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin from Real Broker. Femi has had some weird run-in’s with people at open houses…although, haven’t we all?! LOL! She also tells us a story where she was locking up a property and the very expensive door handle fell off! She thought for sure she’d have to buy the house! You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindthelockbox@gmail.com. This episode was produced & edited by Property Showca...
Today we are sitting down with Michelle Dykstra from Compass. Michelle has been in this business, well, according to her since she was 7 years old, haha! So she has seen some stuff! She tells us a story where a seller offered her a hit from a bong when she was 8 months pregnant! She also tells us a very terrifying story where a clients child ran into a plate glass window, shattered it and almost fell two stories to the ground below… You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on...
Today we are sitting down with Mia Tidwell from the O’Bryn Team at Compass! And wow, did Mia bring the stories!! She starts off by telling us about a haunted house she LIVED in when she was in high school and her parents had neglected to tell her about this new “roommate” of theirs. Then she tells us about a listing she recently had where she was certain someone was either hiding in the house or breaking in at night and staying in the primary bedroom. This story is nuts! You can follow ...
Today we are sitting down with the North Park whisperer himself, Matt Davies, Broker. And Matt Tovey is back as our guest co-host again! This might be our most unhinged episode yet…Davies tells us a story about a house he bought that he needed to get the tenants out, and, well, that proved to be harder than he thought. We then go off on multiple tangents, like the reasons why Davies doesn’t like dogs and what made him scream inside his friend’s rental property. So if you made it through the w...
Today we are sitting down with Nick Mazza from the Harth Team at Compass. Nick and I go WAY back - to when he was one of my first clients! When we reconnected at a recent business dinner, we both knew he had to come on the show! Nick tells us the story of how he found his current home and how he was dodging shit, like, literally. He then tells a wild story of a property he and his brothers flipped where a man died because one of the other tenants accidentally started a fire in the basement! Y...
Today we are sitting down with Pete Williams with Farmers Insurance & Heather Daum from The Agency. As we discuss the recent devastating fires that have ravaged LA, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected. And to all the first responders who have put their lives on the line to fight these fires, THANK YOU & WE LOVE YOU. Pete discusses the state of insurance here in California, what the foreseeable future will look like and timelines that we need to be aware of...
Today we are sitting down with Ryan Petaishiski from Consumers Title. Ryan is my title rep and close friend. He also listens to the show every week so when he heard me talking some trash on the house he bought (because I also showed it to a client before he bought it), he knew he had to come on the show and avenge his home! He also tells us a very sad story that recently happened to a friend of his. You can follow Behind The Lock Box on Instagram, watch us on YouTube or email us at behindth...
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