Show notes
Chase after your seller’s dog who is running down the street or show the home to potential buyers? No one really thinks they’d have to ever make this choice with the exception of today’s guest, Chris Donaldson. Leigh welcomes Chris Donaldson, the man behind Donaldson Educational Services. Tune in to find the choice Chris made and how it all paid off in the end. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or in the Podcasts App on your phone. Never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting The Leigh Brown Experience. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:21 – Introduction for today’s episode 00:33 – Leigh introduces Chris 01:06 – Chris went to LSU and studied for 5 years 01:45 – Real estate helped Chris pay for his 5th year in college 02:31 – Chris has YouTube videos that are helpful and relatable to realtors 03:36 – Chris has a lot of crazy experiences 03:50 – There was one specific story that happened to Chris when he was still a young realtor 04:08 – Chris was in his early 20s when he scored a listing that was out of FHA loan range 04:53 – Chris had a pair of potential buyers 05:06 – Chris showed up to a meeting with the buyers at the house, all dressed up 05:23 – When Chris opened the door, the family dog ran between his legs, out the door, and down the street 05:55 – Chris decided to go after the dog 06:05 – It was summer and Chris was in a suit, running after the dog 06:15 – Chris was calling the dog until he found it trying to get into another dog’s yard 06:36 – Chris then dragged the dog back to the house and ended up missing his appointment 07:04 – Chris went to a bar and was thinking about the buyers he lost 07:22 – The seller called Chris asking him about the showing 08:00 – The seller asked whose dog was in the house and why is it here 08:11 – The dog tore the house up and Chris was fired 09:06 – The seller called Chris again apologizing 09:30 – The dog was actually the seller’s son’s dog and Chris got the job again 10:31 – The house had rescued dogs before 11:14 – It’s the things that realtors do behind the actual work that earns them their stripes 11:37 – Realtors try to solve problems without even knowing the real deal 12:05 – You cannot control everything in real estate 12:58 – If you’re doing the business the right way, it will work out at some point 14:55 – Find everything about real estate at com 15:17 – Chris is on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter too 16:06 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in real estate 3 Key Points Do the right thing—it WILL work out in the end. Great realtors go out of their way to do the work behind the actual work. There are many events in real estate that are unpredictable and uncontrollable—prepare the best you can and just go with it. Credits Audio Production by Chris Mottram Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives Cover Design by Two Minds Design Original Music by Rimsky Music