The Most Unhinged Things Agents Have Ever Seen at a Showing

Every agent knows the moment. You open the door expecting a staged living room and a candle that smells like linen, and instead you walk into something you’ll be telling people about for years.

So Agents Anonymous asked on Instagram: What’s the most unhinged thing you’ve ever walked into at a showing? The comments delivered: naked sellers, armed tenants, a 500-pound pet pig, and much much more.

Here are some of the best (and most disturbing) answers.

Nobody Said the Seller Would Be Home

The listing said the house would be empty. The house disagreed. A lot of agents walked in on sellers, tenants and the occasional houseguest, many of whom didn’t seem bothered at all.

And one story is more sweet than unhinged.

The Animal Kingdom

As one commenter noticed partway through the thread, squirrels “in different forms” turned out to be a popular answer. They weren’t the only animals that showed up.

Decor Choices We Have Questions About

Some sellers were clearly not listening when their agent explained staging.

When the Showing Got Dangerous

Not every story ended with a laugh. A surprising number involved guns, break-ins or a fast exit.

Every Agent Has a Story

If you’ve been in the business long enough, you’ve opened a door and immediately wanted to close it. It comes with being let into hundreds of strangers’ homes, and as this thread shows, it also makes for some of the most relatable content an agent can post.

Got a showing story that tops these? Drop it in the comments on the Agents Anonymous post.