Well, there were plenty of entries to this contest for the funniest real estate experience.  Check out all the entries by visiting my Active Rain real estate blog. Well let's get on with the show.  The funniest real estate story goes to...  drum roll please...

First prize:
Hysteria does not work well both written and performed by Christine Forgione of NYHomes4Sale
For those of you that haven't read this story, Christine humbly tells the tale of the day she lost it with a client.  The admirable thing about the entire story is that this brassy New Yorker still asked for sale even after everything that happened.  It's worth the read, so go for it.

Second prize:
Dena Stevens of Colorado EcoBroker re-tells a priceless story of a Realtor, a vacant property and a buyers adored small dog whose life was literally snatched away during a tour of the land.

Remax of Pueblo awards "The Golden Frying Pan" every year for the strangest stories.

But nobody has topped the Realtor showing vacant land to a couple who had their small dog with them. The hawk came out of nowhere and fluffy was gone. The couple got back into their motorhome and haven't been heard from since.

Third prize
Rick and Ines Garcia of Your Property Pros give you clear insight to a man who literally thought a cash offer meant, cold hard cash.

We had a customer that after showing him a couple of properties, decided to place a cash offer in one of them.  We told him to meet us at our office that afternoon to draft up the offer.  The guys shows up with a backpack and dumps $20,000 in cash on our conference table for the deposit.  I'm sure you can imagine how our jaws hit the ground.  We had to send him to the bank to get a cashier's check and explain to him that a "cash offer" does not really mean CASH.

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