Real estate is not always a glamorous job. Despite all the home showcases that trend online, Nicole (@realestateboss) told TikTok about a dangerous encounter she supposedly had in northern Nevada.
Nicole advised realtors, especially female realtors, to listen to their gut and to remain vigilant when meeting a new client. As a real estate agent, Nicole was used to talking to leads and meeting potential clients. She got a message from a man who wanted to sell his property, so Nicole did what she usually does—get him on a buyer’s call and set up a showdate.
Nicole said that as she was driving to the location, she was getting a “weird” feeling. She was uneasy for some reason, and she couldn’t explain why.
“Keep in mind, on the buyer’s intake call, he kept his sunglasses on,” she said. The man was inside his house, and Nicole was internally questioning why he’d wear the accessory indoors. Although that wouldn’t usually be cause for concern for Nicole, she felt suspicious about the man.
Nevertheless, they’d ended up discussing the property. The man described it as a standard home that has three bedrooms, two baths, and a medium-sized yard. But then, the man sent a photo of the property, and it didn’t seem like anything he discussed on call.
“This is odd. It was a lot further out of town, it was on a massive lot with a bunch of weird sheds, and it was a little, manufactured home,” she said. But Nicole kept on driving until she reached the property.
Nicole was used to visiting rural locations because she’s from northern Nevada. Even a manufactured home wasn’t an uncommon sight around these parts. But as she was rolling up, Nicole noticed a truck parked in a way that seemed like it was blocking the entrance of the property.
A real estate horror story
To get in, she said that she had to squeeze the vehicle through so that she could get past the one parked in front. Nicole noticed that although the man’s truck was parked, he was not in his vehicle.
Then, Nicole noticed another truck. She described it as “super beat-up,” and it jerked back behind one of the sheds. Out of suspicion, Nicole decided not to enter the property and drove around the lot instead.
“Then, sure enough, there was another vehicle, with a man in it,” she said. Nicole claimed that the man was ‘creeping’ behind one of the sheds.
“And the reason I know he’s creeping is because as I roll by, he slams his head down—he hides in his seat,” Nicole recalled. She kept driving until she reached the truck that was blocking the gate.
“I see the guy, crouched down on the other side of his truck,” she revealed. Nicole didn’t know what to make of the scenario. She speculated that perhaps the plan was to get her in the property, and then the truck at the entrance would block the gate. Regardless, Nicole drove away from the property after seeing the two men who seemed to be hiding for unknown reasons.
Still, she messaged the man to tell him that she was going to cancel the appointment and advised him to find a new realtor. Despite having backed out, Nicole didn’t receive a response from her supposed client.
“I want to remind you: stay vigilant. Listen to your gut, ladies,” Nicole said after her unnerving encounter. Real estate agents have to go into vacant homes to meet new people, and not all of them are well-intentioned.
“Watch your back. This job is dangerous. We go and meet strangers in vacant houses for a living, and agents get unalived. This happens,” Nicole warned.
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