What is the worst experience you have had during your career in real estate?

 Kylie: I was showing a family of 5 through a very expensive, immaculate house where all the children had moved out and only the parents remained. The master bedroom, the only bedroom in the house being used, had plush, spotless white carpet.

The first child started projectile vomiting on arriving in this room, then the 2^nd child. They had the flu and had just eaten yoghurt and orange juice before the inspection. The father picked them up and rushed them onto the deck and the 3^rd child followed suit and started throwing up. The mother and I scurried around trying to clean orange vomit off white carpet. The father had to hose down the deck. Dishwashing liquid is amazing for this sort of stain!

Calling the owners to tell them about that inspection is the most dreaded call I have had to make. The owners were very good about it and when they came home they were very impressed with my dishwashing liquid remedy.

Needless to say we got the carpets professionally cleaned and I did sell the house…but not to those clients.

Kylie Emans – Licensed Real Estate Agent at Beach & Bay Realty (12 Years experience)

What is the funniest and most embarrassing thing that has happened to you as a real estate agent?

I probably would have to say the time I did an open house at a property that WAS NOT for sale!

I was working part time before I finished my Licensing course so I helped out at an office on weekends doing opens. They gave me the address which was on the corner and it was 1 of 2 townhouses. Basically I put my open house sign out of the one I thought it was and opened up the house and waited for people to turn up. I did think it was rather messy for an open house and I did a bit of tidying up. I had about 6 groups through the house and about 35 minutes into it I noticed a mature couple walking down the driveway with grocery bags and I thought it was a bit weird. Turned out they were the grandparents and they had popped in to see their kids on the way home! They were shocked to see that a complete stranger was standing in the lounge room and even more shocked when I told them how my key opened the front door! While apologising profusely I made a hasty retreat, I have never moved so fast.

Turns out it was the townhouse next door I was supposed to be opening!