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The Broke Agent is a media brand that creates entertainment for real estate professionals. But the beauty of it is that you don't have to be in the industry to enjoy its content. Sure, that would unlock a deeper level of understanding and appreciation but it's not necessary.
Just look at its project Real Estate Fails, for example. Full of ridiculous architectural and interior design hiccups, it shares pictures from the ridiculous side of the housing market, proving that some agents don't have everything under control. Whether it's due to their own fault, the owners, or unfortunate circumstances, there are plenty of things that might deter potential buyers.
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Notice
We managed to get in touch with Eric Simon, founder of The Broke Agent, and he was kind enough to have a little chat with us.
"Just over six years ago, I started posting as The Broke Agent on Instagram, producing content that focused on the 'inner monologue' of a struggling realtor in Los Angeles. As a licensed realtor, I basically started making fun of everything that was happening to me and put it online in blog form, YouTube Videos, and short-form content like memes, tweets, and Facebook posts. It blew up really quickly and now has well over half a million followers across all platforms."
Even if we were to talk solely about its target audience, there's still room for The Broke Agent to grow as there are over 2 million active real estate agents in the U.S.
#2
Who Needs Inspections?
Falcon 2 years ago
We had a good example here at work. Dude owned a camping site with houses. The firefighters did a surprise inspection. Dude got fined for not having any fire alarms or smoke detectors. He then proceeds to glue smoke detectors to ceilings without connecting them to anything. The firefighters came back, opened the detectors and found his little scam. Dude got fined AGAIN and then called us to install things properly. 😂
#3
Apparently The Description Read “Stainless Steel Appliances”
Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago
I suspect it was used for online pictures. Idiots. Lol
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Kelli Lindsay 2 years ago
So wait, where was the yellow handle of the microwave hiding, exactly, bc it doesn’t look like there is a slot for it and would cause the magnetic cover to bulge out which it clearly isn’t in the first pic. I call bullshit.
Kelli Lindsay 2 years ago
I now see the edge below the handle so I guess, feasibly, the magnet would cover it, but still, lol; at some point a prospective buyer is gonna actually be physically in the kitchen, right? Lol
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Nicole Tomme 2 years ago (edited)
Wow. Just wow. My parents bought a house years ago and the couple that was selling tried to swap out the washer and dryer and stovetop AFTER closing (not in the agreement). I noticed immediately and my parents had the check held until they returned the stolen property. Classy.
Klaatu Verrata (Cough) 2 years ago (edited)
Something like this happened to us. 15 years ago we bought an almost new home where the couple who built it ran out of money half way through the build, and ended up divorcing over the stress of it (both facts concealed from us, the buyers, and our agent). So they installed stuff they either borrowed, intended to remove and keep, or planned to return for refunds after the house closing. Mind you, this was a $600,000+ house 15 years ago. So...you can imagine where this went. Their biggest mistake was trying to con attorneys. 😂
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Candy Hanson 2 years ago
How does that fit over the microwave door handle?? This is magician s***.
Denielle Vazquez 2 years ago
I'm wondering the same. Magnet looks flat against it and should be a bulge where the handle is. Unless they removed the handle(s) for the pictures that are posted on the actual posting, but are showing it with the handle just for this pic?! IDK but I can CLEARLY tell something is not right in the 1st pic and would definitely say something about it. You can just tell the oven looks fake in that 1st pic...there is no reflection and should CLEARLY have reflection of whatever is in front of it! I guess I have just learned to really look at photos now since EVERYTHING is photoshopped these days to deceive the naked eye!
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Lindsey Leigh Phillips 2 years ago
This is actually perfect, as i usually just put a photo of food on the dinner table.
Alicia GriffonLady 2 years ago
How was a flat printout of an oven covering the handle of the microwave?
Amazon QT 2 years ago
There’s a raised rim around edge of the microwave and stove so it will clear any protruding features.
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Chance Bike 2 years ago
Honestly.. More than likely, they were waiting on final appliances to get shipped/installed, and this was for photo/presentation purposes. I don't think they could pass a sale otherwise within the contract.
Amazon QT 2 years ago
There was a condo a few doors down for ours that the owner stopped paying her condo dues for over 2 years.., final total was $17,545 she owed in condo does for those 2 years ( and that didn’t include the late fees the accrued over the months. She had finally sold the condo, was under contract and got everything out of the condo- she even took the washer/dryer and fridge and a few other things. The buyer forced her to bring them back because it was in the contract. LOL
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Jessica B 2 years ago
Something like this happened to the people who lived in my house before me. They were promised granite countertops and paid for them when they bought the house from out of state, turns out the sellers just installed a granite design sticker, and didn't even do a great job of it. It doesn't bother us too much, but we didn't pay for granite.
Stay Off My Lawn 2 years ago
Autistic me touching everything would’ve uncovered that scam in three milliseconds
Fergus Corgi 2 years ago
I bought a condo and after closing I realized the nice ceiling fans had been switched out for cheap ones, all the blinds were different & a couple of the appliances were swapped out too. I was planning on getting new blinds & appliances so that wasn't a big deal but the fans were like $1,000 each so I was going to say something until I realized they left the Miele washer & dryer behind (the listing said they were not included). I decided I wouldn't complain about the other stuff as long as they didn't come for the washer & dryer. They didn't so me, Sparkle & Sahara lived happily ever after 🙂
Mario Strada 2 years ago
Is that even legal? It's not a potted plant or a coffee table they are going to take back after the sale. People use appliances as part of the sale. I know it was a (minor) factor when I bought my house.
Lilly's Mom 2 years ago
That wouldn't have worked, the handle on the microwave would have stuck out.
Janet Graham 2 years ago
Always open up stuff like appliances when you do the final walk-through!
Ilvana Babic 2 years ago
Where do people buy this?!I want one when my mom in law decides to come for a visit!
Brandi VanSteenwyk 2 years ago
I suppose if I was the devil's (no morals or ethics) advocate I could suggest that they meant "stainless steel-LOOK appliances".
Klaatu Verrata (Cough) 2 years ago (edited)
Wonder how many Instagram "before and after"s do this (via Photoshop). If you can completely fake a big @$$, why not completely fake new appliances?
Kathleen Mortenson 2 years ago
What weasels, but I don't think it's a great idea to show these "fixes".
Sherri Mantooth Bagwell 2 years ago
The house we bought a yr ago had a lovely stainless steel fridge. When we pulled it out to check why water/ice wasn't coming out, we discovered they didn't plum for that.
ZonkeY_the_DonkeY 2 years ago
I don't understand the craze for that, what happend to normal stuff, like white fridges and microwaves
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Simon started Real Estate Fails to grow The Broke Agent brand and to reach people who aren't necessarily just real estate agents but he quickly realized that it's just a really fun account to manage.
"Everyone likes looking at housing pics, especially luxury or real estate 'fails,' so it resonated with an audience outside of the real estate industry as well as real estate agents."
"Real estate agents love the account because it exposes marketing blunders, property description errors, and other mistakes agents make when uploading their marketing online. It also gives them a platform to submit all the crazy stuff they see in the field and out on showings. The account also casts a wider net on the industry, attracting contractors, appraisers, inspectors, handymen, etc."
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This Might Be The Worst One Yet
#5
Sick Flat Screen
#6
Seen In Nebraska
According to Simon, curating the account is pretty straightforward because by now the community around it has gotten big enough for him to receive a steady stream of content.
"Most of my posts come from other realtors in my DMs, but I also get submissions in my Discord, through The Broke Agent and in our real estate Facebook pages and groups," he explained. "Like I said above, most of the photos come from agents actually spotting these crazy fails in the field on showings, inspections, or open houses. We also have a series called #ThingsWeSeeAtShowings on The Broke Agent stories."
#7
Nah Nobody Will Notice
#8
My Worst Nightmare
Steve Barnett 2 years ago (edited)
Get a doormat. If that is an important vent, get one with holes.
#9
When Your Stager Goes A Little Nuts With House Plants
You couldn't find another person more suited to run the project. "Because I am a licensed realtor, I have developed a good eye for what is 'out of the ordinary' and what will perform well as a post," Simon said. "Also, I've been looking at and posting real estate content every day for 6 plus years so that helps with my judgment for what to post."
"The best performing content on Real Estate Fails is toilet content and anything that's sexual. If it looks like a penis or is provocative in any way, the audience goes crazy for it."
Another successful ongoing theme is staging fails where people try to cover up eye sores or contracting issues. The keyword here is 'try'.
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No
#11
The F**k Is This?
#12
The Most Insane Apartment Complex Of All Time?
Simon constantly searches for ways to engage his followers. "The best way to [do it] on these posts is to say something in the caption like 'describe this like it's in a property description.' That way, agents can put their humorous twist on a housing feature and highlight it in a positive light like a realtor would do in their marketing."
The man behind the show also highlighted that The Broke Agent has much more to offer; it's a full-on real estate media company with Podcasts (The Over Ask Podcast), blogs, YouTube videos, contributors, and more. "Our goal is to make real estate professionals laugh through the daily stress of the industry and also help improve their business with our marketing, consulting, and content platform."
#13
Light Mold
i put the pan in panic 2 years ago
congratulations! you just got yourself a free houseplant! or dinner, if you’re feeling lucky
#14
The Things We See At Showings…
i put the pan in panic 2 years ago
bad idea, good execution. at least whoever thought of this was pretty good at drawing
#15
You Keeping This Or Updating?
#16
Thoughts On Photoshopping A Ferrari Into Your Listing Pics?
#17
Wtf Is This
#18
What The Hell Is This A Pyramid?
#19
"Beautiful Balcony Looking Over The Palatial Entertaining Area"
#20
Look Away
#21
Genius Listing Photo Marketing
#22
Innovative
#23
Y
#24
Is It?
#25
Whoops
Al Christensen 2 years ago
Maybe this is the bathroom from the story a few days ago about the anti-masturbation family.
#26
What In The Fresh Hell Is This?
Carena Thompson 2 years ago
Ah yes, the sideways toilet. Sometimes you make it in the bowl, sometimes you hit the TP.
#27
“4th Bedroom”
Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
It's a room. There's a bed in it. The car's been repossessed anyway, so what the heck
#28
Staging In Tampa...
M O'Connell 2 years ago
I faked a bed in an empty bedroom with cardboard boxes and a couple of blankets. It's pretty common when occupants have already moved.
#29
More Of This
i put the pan in panic 2 years ago
at least they’re being honest…? unless it does suck of course
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What do you think ?
Glirpy 2 years ago
"Most Hectic Homes"? ..." I do not think that word means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya
Al Christensen 2 years ago
Well, the Bored Panda staff is Lithuanian, so...
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Jo Choto 2 years ago
I want to briefly visit the minds who made some of these disasters, just to have some chance of understand what they were thinking, if anything.
sharron lynn parsons 2 years ago
Jo, can I listen in, on your conversation, it's bound to be interesting !!!
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Bordem Exprt 2 years ago
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Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago
I've seen every single one of these photos in multiple BP lists before. BP editors, get a grip. I certainly hope no one gets paid for this sh!t.
Cindy Campbell 2 years ago
We just sold it so I can't take pics of it...wish I had...but our last house had some...interesting design choices. They left all of the paintings in the house when we moved in, and said paintings covered up some things like a misplaced vent, a corkboard, etc. There was a fully finished basement but the previous owners obviously failed at something because the shower was in the laundry room while the toilet and sink were in the other end of the basement. Oops. To make room in one of the basement rooms to call it a bedroom they put an indent into the furnace room to create the closet. We never used the room for anything but storage but I couldn't imagine being stuck between the furnace room and the stairs. Other than that it was a gorgeous house and we seriously sold it for twice what we paid for it because of location and the design of the house. But yes, we removed the paintings, we didn't want them to have the surprises we had.
Jutta Janssen Luckas 2 years ago
I have not laughed so much in a long time! I feel sorry for the poor agents who had to try and sell those places!
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sharron lynn parsons 2 years ago
This post, was one of the strangest, without a doubt, somewhat interesting, there must be a great number, of weird carpenters, or should I say, wanna be carpenters !!!
Sleepyhead 2 years ago
If I could pick some bits at the cost of a random bit being included, I would love to buy a house made of these.
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Glirpy 2 years ago
"Most Hectic Homes"? ..." I do not think that word means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya
Al Christensen 2 years ago
Well, the Bored Panda staff is Lithuanian, so...
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 2 years ago
I want to briefly visit the minds who made some of these disasters, just to have some chance of understand what they were thinking, if anything.
sharron lynn parsons 2 years ago
Jo, can I listen in, on your conversation, it's bound to be interesting !!!
Load More Replies... Bordem Exprt 2 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Load More Replies... Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago
I've seen every single one of these photos in multiple BP lists before. BP editors, get a grip. I certainly hope no one gets paid for this sh!t.
Cindy Campbell 2 years ago
We just sold it so I can't take pics of it...wish I had...but our last house had some...interesting design choices. They left all of the paintings in the house when we moved in, and said paintings covered up some things like a misplaced vent, a corkboard, etc. There was a fully finished basement but the previous owners obviously failed at something because the shower was in the laundry room while the toilet and sink were in the other end of the basement. Oops. To make room in one of the basement rooms to call it a bedroom they put an indent into the furnace room to create the closet. We never used the room for anything but storage but I couldn't imagine being stuck between the furnace room and the stairs. Other than that it was a gorgeous house and we seriously sold it for twice what we paid for it because of location and the design of the house. But yes, we removed the paintings, we didn't want them to have the surprises we had.
Jutta Janssen Luckas 2 years ago
I have not laughed so much in a long time! I feel sorry for the poor agents who had to try and sell those places!
Morgan Gwen 2 years ago
How i become a lottery winner with the help of a spell caster calld Dr Ayoola, i meet this great man online when someone was talking about how this man help him to win lottery and immediately i contacted him and ask for help as well. and this great man promise to help me and assure me that i will win once he give me the lottery number, today i am here saying a big thank you to Dr yoola for helping me to win the sum of 50,000,000 dollars all thanks to you Dr Ayoola you can as well contact him today for help via drayoolasolutionhome@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Ayoola-105640401516053/ text or call +14809032128
sharron lynn parsons 2 years ago
This post, was one of the strangest, without a doubt, somewhat interesting, there must be a great number, of weird carpenters, or should I say, wanna be carpenters !!!
Sleepyhead 2 years ago
If I could pick some bits at the cost of a random bit being included, I would love to buy a house made of these.
Elena Naya 2 years ago
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