Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #40 with Koki Adasi

Koki has not 1, but 5 crazy stories to share—and, to our dismay, we don't even get his most crazy one! In this episode, Leigh interviews Koki Adasi, an associate broker and team leader for Long and Foster Real Estate in Washington DC. With 10 years in the industry, Koki is no stranger to the debauchery that can be found behind closed doors. 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 00:27 – Introducing Koki Adasi to the show 00:47 – Koki is a Team Leader and Associate Broker for Long & Foster, in Washington, DC 01:03 – Koki has been in real estate for 10 years 01:55 – There are so many stories Koki has from his 10-year experience 02:07 – The best story Koki has can't be shared 02:18 – One of Leigh's brokers told her before, "If you don't wind up in litigation at some point, you really aren't busy in real estate" 02:39 – Koki shares about the crazy mural 02:42 – Koki had a short-sale listing 5-6 years ago 02:48 – The house was in disrepair 02:54 – The seller had a knee problem and asked Koki to go upstairs by himself 03:07 – Koki found this huge mural across the wall which was the picture of the owner in a thong! 03:27 – When Koki went downstairs, the owner's boyfriend looked at him, laughing 04:14 – Koki's second story just happened recently 04:18 – He was in Virginia, showing a luxury property 04:23 – He arrived at the property before his clients 04:42 – He pulled up to the house and looked to see if anyone was there 04:46 – A highschool kid answered the door 05:00 – Koki's clients arrived and they went through the house 05:06 – They went into their son's bedroom and saw a young lady in the bed, under the sheets 05:37 – Koki shares his third story 05:43 – Koki called the owner early and she said she'll be home for the showing 05:52 – Koki and his clients knocked, but no one answered 06:00 – As soon as they walked in, the condo smelt like marijuana 06:14 – They proceeded to go in and walk around 06:26 – The master bedroom door was wide open and they found two people doing the deed 06:45 – Koki's client wanted to watch, but he proceeded to leave 07:28 – Koki shares a dog story 07:38 – Koki was previewing a property 07:41 – The owner said there are dogs in the house that are super friendly 07:52 – Koki arrived at the property and tried to make some noise – no dogs in sight 07:57 – He walked upstairs and heard dogs barking from the basement 08:04 – He went to the top of the stairs and saw not-very-friendly looking pitbulls 08:21 – He turned and ran to the bathroom, while the dogs barked ferociously 08:28 – The dogs made it to the top of the stairs and were banging the bathroom door 08:33 – He wasn't comfortable leaving the property so Koki waited 30 mins for the agent to fetch him 09:20 – Koki's last story happened while they were doing a home inspection 09:37 – They knew there was one tenant who was unhappy that the owner was selling the property 09:44 – The tenant was following them around 09:54 – The tenant threatened Koki's client that if they proceeded to buy the property, he would kill them 10:15 – Koki's client is handicapped 10:34 – They followed the tenant to his unit and tried to diffuse his anger 10:50 – Koki's client said they weren't buying the property 11:52 – Previewing means your realtor goes out to check on the property prior to any showings 12:00 – Leigh believes agents should preview a property before bringing a client over for a viewing 13:12 – Connect with Koki on his website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 14:04 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in real estate  3 Key Points Definitely expect to have MORE than one crazy real estate story over the span of your career. Property owners can sometimes be uncooperative in unexpected ways. Realtors should always preview the properties before the actual showings for the client. Credits Audio Production by Chris Mottram Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives Cover Design by Two Minds Design Original Music by Rimsky Music