This podcast was recorded just before Halloween and reflects and represents our own personal beliefs and experiences about the topic.  

 

Are ghost and spirits real? That depends on what you believe! Let's keep it real, this is a topic most people are scared to talk, bring up, or mention. On this episode we talk about our own personal encounters with ghost and spirits as they relate to real estate. 

 

Halloween is 365 day in Real Estate. Whether you are a believer or not in ghost, you are going to find some useful information on this podcast guest real estate veteran Valerie Crowell.----more----

 

 

About Valerie Crowell 

"She has been awarded Top Producer March 2013, Realtor the Quarter Q2 2012 and the CCRIM Realtor of the year for 2013.  She in the top twenty in the region.  She was also given the Moneymaker in 2011, an award given to the agent with the most potential to break out.  She serves on the Agent Leadership Council, Market Center Faculty and co-chairs the Keller Williams Culture committee in her office.  She is formerly the Tour Captain for CCRIM and former President of CCRIM, (the Walnut Creek Realtor Marketing Association), BNI’s Cornerstone Referrals and the Women’s Council of Realtors Contra Costa Network.

When she’s not helping people buy and sell real estate she is a volunteer with Doberman Pinscher rescue, evaluating temperament at the shelters and transporting homeless dogs to their new life.  She has always been athletically inclined and currently participates in distance cycling and power lifting.  She believes that sport teaches us the discipline and teamwork we need to live prosperous lives.  She has completed numerous century rides and holds over 25 power lifting records.  She is most proud of her four AIDS/Lifecycle rides.  She has raised over $20,000 to help end the scourge of HIV and AIDS and treat those currently suffering from the virus.

She lives in Concord with two rescued Doberman Pinschers, Bubba and Bill and a crazy puppy named Frida."

On this no "holds barred" "deep dive" episode we discuss:

Scary stories 

When do you have to disclose ghost or spirits 

Do you believe in ghost?

Keith scary story

Ghost are not only exclusive to a house

Selling a home that someone died in 

Cleaning out negative engeries

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About your host Kerri

 

It all began with the game of Monopoly®

I grew up in the late 1970s-early 1980s when video games were either unavailable or too pricey for my welfare-dependent family. So I played board games; Monopoly was my favorite. I developed my version of the game, with credit cards, loans, and renters, by the time I was eight.

After working since age 14, and saving most of my pay, I set a goal—to become a homeowner by the time I was 25. One crack house in Oakland became “home sweet home” the day I turned 25.

Three years later my boss, Moe, at the tattoo shop asked when I was going to purchase an income property. I claimed not to have adequate savings. That’s when Moe taught me the power of leverage.Over the next couple of years, friends and family would ask me for real estate advice. After being repeatedly told, “You have given me better advice than my agent” or “If you were an agent I would use you,” I earned my license in 2006.When the housing market crashed, I had to learn and adapt quickly. Instead of praying for a market recovery I looked for opportunities. My first question, “Who would be buying or selling in a market like this?” Two answers: Investors and short sellers.

Investors came quickly; I am one and know the business. Short sellers came later when I met Monica Cabrera, an agent with an unmatched local short-sale track record. We joined forces and formed the Bay Area Short Sale Angels,* now Northern California’s #1 short sale team, in 2008. (www.BayAreaShortSaleAngels.com).

We have helped families, individuals, and investors avoid foreclosure and improve their financial future and outlook. Staying on top of the market has made us a trusted r