Lesson learned: People poop at listings

People surprise me. You’d think after 50 years on this Earth I wouldn’t be shocked at the things that people do. And yet, I’m frequently blown away.

During a recent showing, got a call from an amazing agent who informed me that there was a smell coming from the upstairs.

Now, I had spent a significant amount of time there over the course of the past few weeks,, and I’d never smelled anything. I reassured the agent, but also said I’d pass along the feedback.

When I did,,, we shrugged together. Could be the trash, maybe? Or kids soccer socks? (UGH! Kids soccer socks are the worst!)

It wasn’t long, though, until I found the true source. I received another call from an agent who informed me there was a gift left behind in the toilet in the upstairs bathroom. We all laughed, of course—even the potential buyers— because instantly we thought: THE KIDS!

It’s a fact that some kids just can not flush toilets. And it’s not a boy/girl thing, either. My 13-year-old daughter is incapable of pressing a toilet handle—especially in the morning. But my cliently quickly remembered that she accounted for that before she left the house. She flushed every toilet because she knew!

It wasn’t the kids after all. It was an adult. Someone who, when the low-flow toilet didn’t get the job done, simply closed the lid.

So there it is. Someone pooped in my listing. Then left it. Probably mildly concerned or embarrassed that they’d clogged it. I never circled back to the other agent to vindicate the kids. At that point, I was so dumbfounded I just let it go.

Oh, and thanks to Internet listening, IG started sharing these mugs with me. At least the algorithm got it right.

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