House and Home Chat Real Estate Real Talk With Dena and Chris

Our home is more than the 4 Walls we live in, it’s the people and local businesses within our community.  Join Dena & Chris as they CHAT it up & Toast to the NEW YEAR, sharing highlights of a successful 1st year of podcast topics and teachings. In Real-Talk, Chris and Dena discuss the top 5 Organizational Mistakes people make. Whether you are planning to Stay or Planning to Move in 2022, there’s something in this year in review for YOU!

Does your house need a facelift but you don’t know where to start? Are you thinking it’s time to SELL but you want the best value and impact for your dollars spent?  Join us as we CHAT with Amy Ostigney, of Designing with Amy, who can design and project manage all your updates & and do it in under 6 days! Amy offers best tips from paint color selection and placement, to flooring and lighting trends and beyond! In Real Talk, Dena & Chris discuss the top updates for selling, and how they can customize a plan of action to get it done. Whether you are Designing to Stay or Designing to Sell, this is the show for you!   

Do you worry about the havoc your holiday celebrations wreak on your floors?  Do you know what you should keep on hand to treat those nasty party stains?  Listen up today as we chat with John Apke of Apke Total Restoration.  John will share the best ways to keep your carpet, floors and home clean through the holiday season and beyond.  Plus, he will share winter tips to keep you from needing his services as a result of broken pipes this winter.  Then, in Real Estate – Real Talk, Dena and Chris share tips for what you can do now in the winter to prepare your home for market. 

Does Gratitude have a place in business? Is it possible to be profitable and yet lead your business practices with gratitude at its core? Today’s guest, Rachel DesRochers, founder of “The Gratitude Collective” takes us on her journey of entrepreneurship which includes launching her 1st business, “Grateful Grahams,” and leads us into her latest venture, “The Power to Pursue”, a women’s empowerment summit. Listen up to our conversation with Rachel as she discusses “the most important tool we have in our toolbox” and how to SHOW up, Make the world a better place, & LEAD with Gratitude. In REAL TALK, Dena & Chris share some of the rich history of the area of N. Avondale, Cincinnati, the community Rachel lives in with her husband and children.  

Being a parent is hard but being the parent of special needs child adds another overwhelming layer.  We all have hopes and dreams that our kids will grow up kind, well-adjusted, productive & happy people. We provide them with basic needs but we want them to have friends, be social & have fun! If you’ve ever struggled with this, then don’t miss our show today as we CHAT with Kristin Fox, founder of The Hangout Group!  Kristin started this program because she saw a need for kids challenged with special needs to have social opportunities with their peers outside of a school environment to develop healthy and appropriate social skills, gain confidence & have fun!  In Real Talk today, listen up as we discuss disclosure topics including the Ohio Residential Property Disclosure. 

What’s your fondest memory of your hometown city? Today, we come to you from Fountain Square where our Queen City of Cincinnati, still reigns as the Queen of the West!  Listen-up as we CHAT about the Tyler Davidson Fountain, which just turned 150 years old, and share some of the rich history of the fountain and our city of Cincinnati. Lots of activities, entertainment, restaurants, shopping & more bring so many people to the square, the surrounding riverfront and OTR (Over the Rhine) areas every day. In Real-Talk we take a look at some of the housing options in the area and what to expect. Don’t miss this fun & fact full episode!

Your purchase contract is accepted, inspections are complete, now what? Have you wondered, “what are we waiting for & what’s happening?” Listen- up as we CHAT w/Rick Wilson, Account Exec @ Residential Title, about what is happening so you can close on your home. Rick teaches us about the title company’s role, how a title search is done, costs, whether or not Title Insurance is necessary, & SO Much MORE! In Real Talk, Dena & Chris update you on real estate shifts in the local Cincinnati market.

Are there neighborhoods of your town that you’ve never ventured to because you live in a 3-mile bubble?  Well, if you live in the greater Cincinnati area, you’ll want to break-out and check out this historical gem, Northside! Located just 4 miles N of the Ohio River, is an eclectic mix of thriving businesses from unique shops, coffeehouses, bars, restaurants, breweries, greenspaces & more. It’s also one of the more WALKABLE neighborhoods in Cincinnati, offering a booming housing market with a variety of housing styles, pricing, and affordability. Listen-up as we CHAT with a local homeowner, Mandie Perdikakis, who offers personal insight into the history, diversity, and reasons why she chose to call Northside HOME!

Wake the family, make breakfast, pack lunches, tend to pets, zoom work call, business project, client meeting, another zoom call, run errands, take kids to sports, load laundry, make dinner...Does this sound like your day?  Most of us feel stressed & pulled to the MAX! Join us for an impactful episode as we CHAT with Amy Vetter, a mindfulness expert and owner of Drishtiq Yoga Studio, who shares her journey towards mindfulness and the reasons why it’s important to be present throughout our day, how it impacts our mental and physical health, and why it MATTERS in Business & in Life. Amy also shares tips on how to practice mindfulness in your “own” personal way. In Real- Talk, Dena & Chris discuss the stress of Buying & Selling a home and how you can minimize it.