Behind The Lock Box
Welcome to Behind The Lock Box Podcast🎙️with Stephanie Xelowski.
Join Stephanie each week as she & her guests regale listeners with hilarious stories from their past real estate deals - Nothing is off limits! Get ready for lots of laughs, candid conversation and unfiltered advice. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Want more? Follow @behindthelockbox on Instagram & subscribe on YouTube.
Episodes
96 episodes
A Naked Man & A Car In A Pond With Lora Banner
Today we are sitting down with Lora Banner with Pacific Sotheby's International Realty. Lora starts off with a story where she and her clients thought they were walking through a vacant listing but instead found a passed out naked man! Noooo! S...
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Season 3
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Episode 90
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23:12
When A Realtor Is Propositioned With Quin Gaughan
Today we are sitting down with Quin Gaughan from Pacific Real Estate Center. Quin starts us off with a story where he was propositioned by a potential client - she asked if he would be willing to film Only Fans content with them! He then tells ...
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Season 3
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Episode 89
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40:11
Spray Paint, D!ck Pics & Tasers With Paige Steckling
Today we are sitting down with Paige Steckling from Real Broker out of Utah. Paige starts us off with a BANG! She shocks Steph by telling her a story where a supposed buyer called asking about a listing she had…he then sent her a text that turn...
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Season 3
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Episode 88
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33:04
THROWBACK: When Clients See Dead People…With Valerie Zatt
Today we’re throwing it back to one of our fave episodes from last April, so ICYMI, here it is again. If you like ghost stories or stories about finding a naked man breaking into a house…you’ll love this one! Enjoy! We are sitting d...
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Season 2
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34:49
The Pudgy Caddy Turned Broke Agent with Eric Simon
Today we are sitting down with Eric Simon AKA The Broke Agent and co-founder of Broke Agent Media (BAM). Eric has come a LONG way in his career - from starting a sports blog call The Pudgy Caddy (can we somehow find this on the dark web??) to w...
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53:39
Blood, Sweat & (Probably) Tears with Dave Lass
Today we are sitting down with Dave Lass with Real Broker in Lake Tahoe. Dave starts us off with a story where he took on a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listing and the owner lived out of town. The things he did to get this listing ready for market...
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Season 3
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Episode 86
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55:03
Showing Hazards with Luis Peraza
Today we are sitting down with Luis Peraza from Finest City Homes. Luis shares some stories about the hazards that can happen during showings. One house they walked into was supposed to be empty during the showing, only to find out someone (we ...
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Season 3
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Episode 85
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30:18
A Tent, Identity Theft & A Love Triangle With Chloe Brown
Today we are sitting down with Chloe Brown with BridgeHaus Property Management. Being in property management, Chloe has SEEN IT ALL! She starts off telling us a story about a tenant who was calling upset because their electricity bills were so ...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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54:11
The Tale Of St. Joseph with Justine Lieberman
Today we are sitting down with Justine Lieberman from Compass. Justine tells us a hilarious story where she accidentally beheaded a little St. Joseph statue she buried at one of her listings! She then tells Steph a story about a friend who boug...
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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47:56
The Wild Side Of Probate With Kat Olczak
Today we are sitting down with Kat Olczak. Kat specializes in probate sales and has seen A LOT - some wild & crazy and some very sad and heavy. Kat shares a few stories with us, all pretty sad, to be honest. At one of her properties she dis...
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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50:08
Two Doors, Fainting & Moldy Muffins with Tiffany Trost
Today we are sitting down with Tiffany Trost from eXp. Tiffany starts out by telling us a few hard lessons she learned early on in her career - like taking her two older clients out to see homes in her two door mustang…oh and she forgot to get ...
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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35:35
Multifamily CEO With Justin Brennan
Today we are sitting down with Justin Brennan, Multifamily CEO. Justin and Steph chat through the basics of getting started in the multifamily game and Justin tells us how he got started. He then tells us a story where he went on a listing pres...
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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1:04:57
Let’s Talk About It With Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin
Today we are sitting down with Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin from Real Broker. Femi has had some weird run-in’s with people at open houses…although, haven’t we all?! LOL! She also tells us a story where she was locking up a property and the very expe...
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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42:08
Rancho Relaxo with Michelle Dykstra
Today we are sitting down with Michelle Dykstra from Compass. Michelle has been in this business, well, according to her since she was 7 years old, haha! So she has seen some stuff! She tells us a story where a seller offered her a hit from a b...
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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30:40
THROWBACK: Condoms, Liability & Job Security with Betty Tashakorian
Today we’re throwing it back to one of our fave episodes from last July, so ICYMI, here it is again. Enjoy - this one is wild! We are sitting down with Betty Tashakorian from Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties. F...
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56:37
The Break-In That Will Haunt Us With Mia Tidwell
Today we are sitting down with Mia Tidwell from the O’Bryn Team at Compass! And wow, did Mia bring the stories!! She starts off by telling us about a haunted house she LIVED in when she was in high school and her parents had neglected to tell h...
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Season 3
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Episode 77
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48:48
The North Park Whisperer With Matt Davies & Matt Tovey
Today we are sitting down with the North Park whisperer himself, Matt Davies, Broker. And Matt Tovey is back as our guest co-host again! This might be our most unhinged episode yet…Davies tells us a story about a house he bought that he needed ...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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54:51
The House of Birds With Nick Mazza
Today we are sitting down with Nick Mazza from the Harth Team at Compass. Nick and I go WAY back - to when he was one of my first clients! When we reconnected at a recent business dinner, we both knew he had to come on the show! Nick tells us t...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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33:46
The State Of Insurance With Pete Williams & Heather Daum
Today we are sitting down with Pete Williams with Farmers Insurance & Heather Daum from The Agency. As we discuss the recent devastating fires that have ravaged LA, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected. And to al...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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44:09
Avenge My House! With Ryan Petaishiski
Today we are sitting down with Ryan Petaishiski from Consumers Title. Ryan is my title rep and close friend. He also listens to the show every week so when he heard me talking some trash on the house he bought (because I also showed it to a cli...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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51:57
“Nestled” With Jenna Yost Hoyas
Today we are sitting down with Jenna Yost Hoyas, co-owner of the Yost Quesada team with Douglas Elliman. Jenna starts off telling us a story where her team sold a listing in east San Diego and it happened to come with a wild boar! She then told...
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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26:57
Mr. Playa Del Rey with Ron Fineman
Today we are sitting down with Ron Fineman with eXp. Ron starts off telling us a story about a rather stinky friend he found at one of his most recently listings! He then tells us a story where he got locked out of one of his first open houses!...
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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37:43
Wet T-shirt Contests & More Stakeouts With Marcel Bonee & Matt Tovey
Today we are sitting down with Marcel Bonee & Matt Tovey (yay he’s BACK!) Marcel tells us a few stories about what it’s like to be an investor/flipper and having to evict tenants and lock out squatters! Then Matt tells us a story where he l...
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Season 3
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Episode 70
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38:52
Jump The Fence With Emma Lefkowitz & Brian Tague
Today we are sitting down with Emma Lefkowitz & Brian Tague, founders of The Barron Team with REAL. Emma & Brian start off by telling a story where they were showing a condo in Mission Valley and decided to go look at the amenities, onl...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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48:10
SURVIVOR With Kara Kay
Today we are sitting down with Kara Kay from Compass. We start off the episode talking about Kara’s time on Survivor, season 37! And how much the show Survivor is a lot like the real estate game. She then tells us a story of a ghost she saw in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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1:06:06