What is your craziest real estate story?

I often get asked what’s my craziest real estate story, and today I want to show you how a totally unexpected event unfolds. After all, you never know what can happen during a day in the life of a broker…

My story about the craziest property that I visited starts a few years back. I’m out in Saint-Polycarpe with these first time buyers, and we’re visiting all these different listings. We get to this property and the house is really beat up. But there is a huge barn in the back–and when I say huge, I mean 75 by 150.

So we visit the barn and then make our way up the staircase to the second floor, where all the hay is. It’s just a wall of hay. And then there’s like a remote control with a button. I don’t remember who pushed the button but suddenly this door of hay opens, guillotine-style, straight up. And then behind it is another door, like a cooler door as if you’re walking into like a big fridge.

We opened the door and completely enclosed in all of these hay bales is a full on grow up. Like a giant fridge, there’s cooling systems, HVAC and there’s tons of batteries everywhere to make this all work.

I could not believe what I was seeing. I had only been in real estate for a little while at that time and I was absolutely shocked. My clients were shocked. Everybody was thinking how could this even be, right under everyone’s nose. And nobody has a clue.

In real estate, we see all kinds of different and really unique things when we visit homes, but that was the craziest thing I’ve seen and I did not expect to find that.

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Peter Thompson

Peter graduated from Lasalle College in hospitality and spent 13 years managing the infamous Chateau du Lac, where he built a reputation for leadership and forming genuine, trusting relationships.

Peter’s real estate career is built on a foundation of honesty, trust, and tireless effort. He takes pride in going above and beyond to ensure his clients feel supported and confident throughout their journey.

Outside of work, Peter’s world revolves around his wife and two young boys, who inspire him every day. A die-hard Montreal Canadiens fan, Peter never misses a chance to cheer on the Habs or crack a dad joke to keep everyone smiling.

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