When people get the dreaded “bubble gum interview” invitation, many groan, others pretend not to see my email and others hesitantly answer, knowing readers are scraping every answer for a juicy bit of gossip. Not Phoenix Realtor Steve Belt- he was way excited to be a bubble gum victim and it may be that as opposed to me, he’s had quite an interesting go at life… check it out!Name the worst non-poo item you’ve discovered in a baby diaper.

That would have to be my finger. I wish I had the calendar entry for when my youngest became toilet trained, as it truly was a glorious day. Of the household diaper changes, I probably did 80% of them, so I was elated when my littlest was “all grown up”.

What would you do if you took your kids to the zoo and a monkey started attacking you?

I hope I would bash the thing’s head in with my camera. I always have my big digital SLR at the zoo with my kids, and it weighs around 2 pounds, so it could do some nice damage. I love shooting animals at the zoo, which reminds me it’s been too long since I’ve taken the kids to go do that. For Spring Break, I’ve been thinking San Diego would be a good destination, in part, to visit the zoo.

Who do you think smells better- Al Pacino or Dustin Hoffman?

I have the worst sense of smell on the planet, and we combine that with me smelling 2 men? I’ll give the nod to Al Pacino, primarily for his monologue in Scent of a Woman, which was extraordinary.

Why is “bald” the new “in” look in Real Estate?

In my case, I shaved my head before becoming an Agent, but it suits me well. There is an interesting story to the bald thing, however. At Intel (my former life), they offer a 6 week paid vacation after 7 years of employment called a sabbatical. On my sabbatical, I took a mountain biking trip, riding trails across much of the western US. From AZ to CA to OR to UT to NV back to AZ. What a great trip. During the final 3 weeks of the trip, I was completely alone, enjoying nature and my bike, and getting in the best shape of my 30’s. On my last day in Oregon, while at Wallowa Lake, I decide to shave off my hair. It’s a hassle having hair while wearing a helmet, particularly once the helmet comes off, so I decided the hair had to go. I called my wife that night, and let her know when I did eventually get back home, I’d be bald. At first she was a bit stunned, but now she likes it. My hair is thinning on the top, graying on the side, and I still cycle a ton, so this look suits my whole life very well.

What is the biggest bug you’ve seen in person?

I saw a tarantula while riding in McDowell Mountain Regional Park one morning. It was slowly walking across the trail. I remember we had a tarantula as a class pet in 4th grade, but seeing one “in the wild” was much more interesting.

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So there you have it. Steve has put his finger in dookie, loves shooting animals (especially at the zoo), thinks Al Pacino smells like a soft woman, shaved his hippie hair off on a bicycling self-discovery man trip, and once saw a godzilla-sized tarantula- seriously. Now that you really know Steve, what do you think???