Episode 24: The Rationale For Downsizing And Does It Make Sense?

This episode covers a very specific topic. What happens when you consider downsizing? There are lots of reasons why people consider downsizing, but wh...

Episode 23: Buy First, Then Sell

This episode covers a relatively new set of products in the real estate industry that allow buyers to literally buy before they sell. In other words,...

Episode 22: Going Under Contract & Closing on Your Sale

This episode covers the topic of going under contract on your home. Also know as going binding because when both sides agree to the contract, it's now...

Episode 21: Fielding Offers on Your Home

This episode covers the topic of fielding offers on your home. This can be either the most exciting time in the selling process or one of the worst. S...

Episode 20: Holding Your Home Open

This episode covers the topic of holding your home open to help ensure a quick and successful sale. There are plusses and minuses to having an open ho...

Episode 19: Marketing Your Home

This episode covers the topic of how to best market the home you're selling to get the results you want. Marketing your home is probably the most impo...

Episode 18: Photographing Your Home

This episode covers the topic of how to best photograph the home you're selling to get the best results. The old adage, a picture is worth a thousand...

Episode 17: Buying and Selling During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This episode covers the topic of how buying and selling real estate has changed now that we're in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. My heart goes...

Episode 16: Staging Your Home

This episode covers the topic of staging your home to sell. I mentioned in a prior episode that there are five things that impact your home's value an...

Episode 15: Preparing Your Home for Sale

This episode covers the topic of preparing your home to sell, which is one of the most critical aspects of the process. As I stated in a prior episode...

Episode 14: Pricing Your Home

This episode covers the topic of pricing your home, which is undoubtedly the most difficult part of the process. Why? Because no one has a crystal bal...

Episode 13: Finding a Listing Agent

This episode covers how to find a listing agent to sell your home. There are lots of ways to engage with agents and hire one to sell your property, bu...

Episode 12: Seller Motivation

This episode covers motivations for selling. Without a strong motivation, your home sale can linger for much longer than it needs to and whatever chal...

Episode 11: iBuyers

What you need to know about iBuyers: what they are, how they differ from a traditional home sale, and why they may or may not make sense for you when...

Episode 10: Appraisal Contingency

This episode covers the appraisal contingency, which is common when the buyer is getting a loan to purchase a property. The appraisal contingency allo...

Episode 09: Financing Contingency

This episode covers the financing contingency, which is what you ask for in your offer if you need to get a loan to buy the property. It basically mea...

Episode 08: Buyer's Due Diligence

This episode is all about Due Diligence, the period just after you go binding (all parties have signed the Purchase and Sale Agreement). This is when...

Episode 07: Making an Offer That Sticks

This episode covers everything you need to know about making a strong offer that gets accepted. Thanks for listening.
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Episode 06: Finding & Viewing Properties

This episode covers the process of finding and viewing properties before making an offer. There are a plethora of ways to find new homes on the market...

Episode 05: Your Wants & Needs

This episode is about your wants and needs when buying a home. Why you should make a list of Must Haves, Wants, and Nice to Haves and reconcile every...

Episode 04: Motivation for Buying

This episode covers motivations for buying. Without motivation, your search can drag on forever.  It's either an external or internal force that will...

Episode 03: Selling 101

This episode provides a high-level overview of the selling process. This includes Finding an Agent, Setting a Price, Preparing the Home, Photography,...

Episode 02: Buying 101

In this episode, I give a high-level overview of the buying process. This includes Finding an Agent, Searching for Homes, Viewing Properties, Making O...

Episode 01: Introduction

In this introductory episode, I explain the purpose of my podcast, who I am, and what I have to say. That way, you can all understand where I'm coming...

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