Bigfoot Tackles the Real Estate Market: A Friday Funny

Happy Friday! Who’s ready for the weekend? I know I am. Let’s kick off the end of the week with a different sort of Friday Funny…

So, the real estate market can be a competitive field, especially in these strange times we’re living in. As a result, agents sometimes need to take a creative approach to getting their listings noticed, and then sold for the best price possible for their client. One agent in Ravenna, Ohio, took the creative approach to a whole new level of awesome.

Several year ago, the paranormal community got a hearty laugh out of the ‘For Sale’ signs noting that the property for sale was ‘Not Haunted.’ But beginning in late 2019, the Bigfoot enthusiasts got their own taste of real estate hilarity with the actions of an agent named Shauna Bailey. 

Shauna Bailey, an agent for Century 21 Goldfire Realty, was selling a piece of vacant property near Newton Falls. After the property had sat on the market for longer than she’d like, Shauna knew she had to get creative in order to get the property noticed. So, she bought a Bigfoot costume, made her 6’4” husband put in on, and took some pictures of him roaming around the property.

What makes this story especially interesting, aside from it just being super clever, original, and hilarious, is that there’s some history to back it up. Portage County Ohio might actually have a real Bigfoot in residence. In a 2007 article, CleveScene reported that the Bigfoot Field Research Organization put Portage County as the Ohio county with the most Bigfoot reports (13). The neighboring county of Geauga came in second with 7 sightings. That’s prime Bigfoot-spotting territory!