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"This is probably the strangest way I've gotten a potential client: I got a call from the producer of 'America's Most Wanted.' It turns out they were doing a show on a local builder who took deposits from buyers and then fled. They were looking for a construction site where they could shoot interviews with six of the couples that were ripped off by this guy. I let them use one of my sites, and I had a chance to talk to the couples afterward for about an hour about how the buying process should have worked. One of those couples contacted me a month ago, and they have since talked to one of my project designers twice."
-- Tim Burch Jr.
Burch Builders Group, Warrenton
One Call in a Million
"In the brokerage business, agents never want to hang out in the office or take desk duty. They think it's a waste of time and that nobody is going to cold-call the office. But I walked in the office at 8 a.m. recently, with a cup of coffee in one hand and a briefcase in the other. The phone was ringing, and I considered letting it roll over into voice mail. But I picked up. On the other end was a gentleman from the U.K. who was interested in buying property. Twenty-four hours later, he had purchased a $1.2 million property and he was looking for plenty of others to invest in."
-- Dave DeSantis
Tutt Taylor & Rankin Sotheby's International Realty, Washington
Cat Congestion
"We've done two large jobs that involve animal hoarding. The worst was a single-family home with more than 400 cats in it. Apparently, the owner did not live in the house but came by periodically to feed the cats. The neighbors complained because they could smell the stench from the sidewalk, and the house was eventually condemned. Animal control made 12 to 15 visits to remove all the animals, and our crew came in to clean up. The cleanup must've cost $40,000, not counting any construction work. We took photos to document our work and in one of the pictures, we saw this pair of eyes on a corner shelving unit above the workers in the living room. That creature was watching the progress for several hours, and nobody ever saw it."
-- Chris Coffin
Service Master of Alexandria
