Come join us today on For the Love of Real Estate as we chat with Mike Conners, a realtor based in Kansas City and the author of the book, Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Real Estate. We won't be sharing your typical, knowledge-based concepts in this podcast. Instead, get ready to have fun as Mike and Jill share their craziest stories about showing homes to clients. From birds and pigs to ghosts, some houses have it all. But don't let that scare you away from your home shopping journey! Tune in for a hilarious episode that you won't want to miss. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

 

• [01:50] Mike tells of a house with many different animals inside and an odor outside 
• [07:45] Jill shares her story of a home that reminded her of Amityville Horror  
• [09:58] What were some of the “weird” feelings the house was “expressing.” 
• [12:48] Being attacked by an animal while showing a house and someone needing stitches 
• [17:11] Sellers not admitting there are raccoons in the house 
• [21:07] Mike shares his haunted listing story 

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

 

• Not all showings of houses are the Better Homes and Gardens dream homes. Some are downright scary. 
• People don’t all live the same.  Some of us are neat freaks; some live with ghosts and don’t seem to mind. 
• If you are considering getting your real estate license, you will enjoy this podcast. However, there is information here you won’t find in your training. 

 

RESOURCE LINKS: 

 

Jill Elliott Homes - Website 

 

For the Love of Real Estate Website 

 

Mike Conners - Website 

 

Mike Conners - Facebook 

 

ReeceNichols - Website 

 

BIOGRAPHY: 

Mike Conners has lived in Kansas City for the past 25 years. Before becoming a real estate agent, he spent 15 years as a regional manager with two leading medical companies. During these years, he developed his client-centric mentality and overall sales philosophies. After years of driving winning behaviors from his sales teams, Mike now embraces that same attitude for himself. Mike played college and semi-pro baseball and roots for the Royals and Chiefs. However, his biggest joy these days are not traveling for work anymore; instead, he spends time with his family.