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Ilya never grows tired of seeing his clients smile. He is focused on the outcomes and disciplined in the process of following up and following through. Ilya shares his thoughts, his techniques and his knowledge in this podcast.

Chris Previte of Masters Touch Design-Build shares with us today the right and wrong way to find, secure and redo your home the right way. Choosing your contractor is the simple matter of knowing what to ask and being focused on finding the right person for your needs. Communications, vision, follow through are big parts. Caring about your needs and having a willingness to focus on those needs is critical. Listen to how one company does it right.

Building success in real estate is about focus and caring. Jeff developed his discipline serving our country during the Dessert Storm days. He spent time daily building his relationship with the banks well ahead of them trusting him with a property to sell. Today Jeff is considering retirement at the age of 40. Listen to him share how you, too, can be at the top of your game.

Sell your house without having a listing agent and save money in the process. Like FSBO, it is. This is not for everyone, working without a professional often gets you less money in your pocket out the door. Jason shares the success of this idea in today's podcast from Broker-Talk.

Michael Thomas is a HUD Lender who works with builders to create affordable rental housing for the many who have this need. Rental costs have skyrocketed and wages have been stagnant, RentAmericaTheShow.com takes you through the first episode of an ongoing process of building affordable rental housing here in the United States.

To be a licensed real estate agent is simple, take the courses, pass the test and voila, you are an agent. Being professional at this career is a wholly different and more rigorous process.  Our guest today on Broker-Talk.com is Mattapoisett, MA Realtor/Broker extraordinaire Kate Lanagan MacGregor of Bold Realty, Inc. Kate is a social media savant. She demonstrates on a daily basis how much she cares.  Starting with her daily posts on RITUALS to Rise (a private Facebook Group dedicated to starting each day with power, focus, strength and love).

Bryan Sawchuk started at the beginning like so many agents do. From nothing to winning agent shares his success.  From not knowing what to do or how to do it he started. So many questions and around him were agents who were not willing to spend the time or share their secrets. We met years ago through Borino's Expired Plus program.  We script practices for 2 years and found the way to not only survive but to thrive. Mindset, daily practices and knowing your value has made the difference, now A 1 Florida Real Estate is one of the top agencies in the Fort Lauderdale area. Listen HERE

Boston Globe Real Estate Writer spills the beans on Real Estate. Our Podcast today talks about high rents, need for affordable homes, transfer taxes, rent control the middle class families have difficulty in the Boston area finding homes that are a good fit for them.  Tim Logan, real estate writer, from The Boston Globe shares what he has covered in the past months on all these issues.  Transfer tax is in front of the legislature this week. The idea is to charge a 1% transfer tax to both Buyers and Sellers.  There are some towns in the Commonwealth looking at this for homes beginning at $400,000. This is a slippery slope. Once towns are reaping income from people who own homes and live in these towns they will, of course,  jump from taxing some sales to taxing all sales.

Today's show is interesting and a look behind the curtain on how a licensed operator can open a dispensary in MA.  Realtors® are constantly leading the way in the establishment of property values and watching for changes in the local markets. There are 11 states that have already legalized cannabis

Real Estate Agents are self-employed people who's job is connect sellers with buyers and buyers with sellers as well as investors with both buyers and sellers. Being an Entrepreneur, which is what all self employed people are, having the ability to focus on just three words to insure your success is not too good to be true. It is your opportunity.  Chris Brogan, President, CEO, NY Times Bestseller marketing and leadership consultant and Speaker shares his wisdom and experience.