{"id":1535,"date":"2014-01-16T23:03:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T03:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dankrell.com\/blog\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:31:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:31:26","slug":"when-real-estate-imitates-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankrell.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/16\/when-real-estate-imitates-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"When real estate imitates cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"real<\/a>Does cinema imitate life, or is it the other way around?<\/h1>\n

I have always said that being a real estate professional is more than just selling homes \u2013 it\u2019s about the people, relationships, and the occasional interesting story. So, here’s a few recent stories where real estate imitates film.<\/p>\n

Reminiscent of American Beauty\u2026 <\/i>Late last year, a story emerged about a law suit against a real estate agent who allegedly used a home as a rendezvous place for sex.\u00a0 In their suit, the owners of the New Jersey home alleged that the agent they hired to list their vacant home kept buyers away by over pricing it; and by the way \u2013 he allegedly used the home as a clandestine sexual meeting place.\u00a0 The agents involved were reportedly recorded on hidden video cameras (nj.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Although the comedy Neighbors <\/i>highlights the obnoxious relationship, real life bad neighbors are not as humorous\u2026 A recent report of a New Jersey home buyer taking action against the home builder received national attention.\u00a0 The buyer sued the home builder alleging that the home builder did not disclose that the neighbor is potentially antagonistic; and if it was known, might have affected the buyer\u2019s decision to purchase the home (abcnews.go.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This story has a twist like Down and out in Beverly Hills\u2026<\/i>Thinking outside the box, a Denver real estate agent had the brilliant idea to help a homeless man.\u00a0 The agent passed this homeless man daily, and decided to help him out \u2013 but not with a handout.\u00a0 The agent hired him.\u00a0 The homeless man held a sign that used to read, \u201cI\u2019m cold. I\u2019m homeless. I\u2019m hungry. Spare Anything.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 Now the sign reads, \u201cNo need for your cash! I\u2019m sponsored by Joe Manzanares.\u201d <\/i>(kdvr.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Mistaken identity is often the plot of a movie, but not like this\u2026This story comes from Fort Worth, where a couple\u2019s home was mistakenly knocked down by the city.\u00a0 The family was planning to move into the home that the grandmother lived in.\u00a0 The owners visited the home often for maintenance.\u00a0 However, on one occasion they realized the home disappeared.\u00a0 The city mistakenly demolished the home, when the home next door was scheduled for demolition.\u00a0\u00a0 The ABC News report explains that this occurs more often than you think; human error is often cited for mistaken demolition (abcnews.go.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Who You Gonna Call? \u2013 Ghostbusters!\u00a0 <\/i>When they listed their Pennsylvania home, the home seller wasn\u2019t sure about disclosing the strange phenomenon that he experienced.\u00a0 Even though the seller admitted having a scientific mind, some occurrences were hard to explain.\u00a0 The seller\u2019s stories included hearing people talking when he was with his infant daughter, hearing doors slamming.\u00a0 When he listed the home, the description read: \u201cSlightly haunted. Nothing serious, though.\u201d\u00a0 You might think that home buyers might be scared away, but the seller was pleasantly surprised by the publicity that was gained from the report \u2013 and the abundance of offers for the home (zillow.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A real life War of the Roses<\/i> \u2026 When a Michigan man moved into the home next door to his ex-wife and her husband, no one expected this.\u00a0 A twelve foot sculpture was erected in the back yard directed to the neighbor \u2013 \u201cflipping the bird.\u201d\u00a0 Oh, and there is a spotlight to help see it at night (deadlinedetroit.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Does cinema imitate life, or is it the other way around? I have always said that being a real estate professional is more than just selling homes \u2013 it\u2019s about the people, relationships, and the occasional interesting story. So, here’s a few recent stories where real estate imitates film. Reminiscent of American Beauty\u2026 Late last … <\/p>\n

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