Q: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen during a showing?
Wallpaper in a half bath that was all nude women. Needless to say it was unforgettable! And my clients, eight years later, still laugh about it. The in-floor hot tub made perfect sense after that. #canyousaybachelor
Holli Woodward, CRS, McGraw REALTORS®, Owasso, Oklahoma
This reminds me that I once showed a condo where the 65- to 70-year-old owner insisted on being present. Smoking, he proudly showed us his collection of Playboy magazines piled haphazardly in the main closet. Had to be 25 or 30 years worth … And no, he was not Hugh Hefner. Maybe a wannabe.
Bill Kuhlman, CRS, Keller Williams Boston South West in Needham, Massachusetts
I saw a floor made of pennies. That was a first.
Jenny Meers, CRS, Murray Bell Real Estate LLC, Lutz, Florida
Without any heads up from the listing office when the appointment was made, an associate and I went to show a house that was identified as vacant. That was true if it was referencing human beings. After the alarm went off because no instructions were given regarding an alarm, we quickly discovered we were at what appeared to be an abandoned exotic zoo. We encountered four caged, agitated monkeys. Though that took us off guard, we found it very interesting, until the tour escalated. Being near the garage entrance we decided to look there next, and what greeted us? A caged six-foot Komodo dragon! Quickly getting out of the garage, we headed into the main part of the house, empty and quiet. We talked about how crazy this was and continued the tour, only to find more than 20 glass aquariums loaded with turtles, lizards and exotic snakes, including pythons and rattlers.
Kim Knapp, CRS, Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Fleming Island, Florida
A red fox inside the house. It was new construction, almost completed, but had a makeshift garage door of plywood. It was winter and Mr. Foxy moved in!
Patty Newell Mortara, CRS, Coldwell Banker, Flemington, New Jersey
I once had a listing where the buyers agent asked after the showing if we were charging extra for the lady under the bed. It turned out that Mrs. Seller had tried to hide under the bed for the showing. The buyer thought there was a pillow sticking out and tapped it with his foot and it moved.
Judy F. Smith, CRS, RE/MAX Professionals, Omaha, Nebraska
I was showing a house that had eight huge televisions around the rooms in the house. All of them were tuned into the same channel. Playing on all of the screens was a documentary about serial killers. You just cant make this stuff up. We left and never went back.
Chris Schilling, CRS, Turbo Realty, Houston, Texas
I had called to let the seller know I would show the home at 5 p.m. that afternoon. When I arrived with my buyers, we found a pool party was going on with 10 nude guests. It was a surprise for all!
Kim Knapp, CRS, Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Fleming Island, Florida
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