House Fluent

Welcome to the age of the Coronavirus!

They guys talk about things you can do while self quarantining to maintain your home on the cheap.

Your home is your castle and keeping it in good condition especially in the age of quarantine is really important. It seems like the world has shutdown and everyone is sheltering in place, but it doesn't have to be boring.

Listen as the guys discuss what they are doing, to pass the time in productive ways. You don't want to miss Kelly describe how he cleaned out his air conditioning drain line with an air compressor and a shop vac!

As always, they guys get to client questions to round out the show.

You don't want to miss this episode.

Should you get a home inspection done before you sell your house?

Listen to the guys perspective on the topic of pre-listing inspections. They cover how a having an inspection prior to selling your home actually helps reduce the top 4 most stressful things that happen when you are selling a home.

They also introduce a DIY segment on the show today and provide some handy tips for garage organization.

As always they answer client questions to round out the show.

It's all about the Garage. The guys talk today about the humble garage. Today's show cover everything from how to maintain a garage door to how smart garage door opener's work. They also discuss the importance of maintaining the fire safety barrier in between your garage and your home as well as some of the common failings of it.

As always, they answer client questions on the show.

The guys bring in a very special guest. A client, Austin Pearson, talks about his experience with buying a newly built home without an inspection.

Listen to Austin talk about one calamity after the next as he tells his story. After being in the house only a month, a pin prick leak in his wall began to show signs of damage in his home. After the builder opens the wall, it turns into one disaster after another.

The guys show up in December to help Austin out with a full home inspection. The story does end up with a happy ending as the builder does finally agree to repair Austin's house. And he has anew baby to top it all off!

As always, the guys talk smart homes with some interesting things coming in smart water security systems. Then end the show with a couple of client questions.

The guys have on special guest Travis Simons from Freedom Windows, https://txfreedomwindows.com/. Travis give tips for maintaining your windows as well as how energy efficient low-e windows work.

Travis also talks about the Halo for Freedom Warrior Foundation. The Foundation’s focus is to lift their spirits while reminding them that their sacrifices will never be forgotten. This is a great charity! https://haloforfreedom.org/

On the smart home update, the guys revisit smart glass with a new twist. Solar window panes are now available to energize the smart glass. They also talk about the up and coming touchable glass windows.

As always, they end the show with client questions.

The guys take fire safety to a whole different level as Bill reveals how he started an electrical fire in his garage with a metal rod. Apparently he lived to talk about it...
They also pay tribute to Doc Thompson, who unknowingly inspired the show with an attempt at a Friday leftover. Doc was a great talent who passed on and will be missed.

On the smart home update, the guys cover how seemingly unrelated smart devices can work together to help reduce fires in your home.

As always they wrap up the show with insights and answers to client questions.

Buddy Knight of Knight's Quest joins the guys to talk about how to make your smart home a tech safe home.

They discuss the latest devices and talk about the dangers and benefits of smart home technology as well as mobile phones.

If you are even thinking about making your home a smart home, you don't want to miss this show!

You can find more information about Buddy at http://KnightsQuest.org.

The guys talk extreme remodeling this morning. This is a new trend in the Dallas area. People are buying older homes with the intent to take them down to the studs and build them back up again.

Brian and Bill talk about their experiences looking at these homes. Some have spent as much as $500,000 or more in the process.

The guys delve into energy efficiency and the new trend in building... Net Zero!

Net zero building for residential homes is growing and California alone has a goal of achieving 100,000 Net Zero homes in 2020 and each year thereafter.

The guys talk about the new trends in energy efficiency including solar reflective shingles for your home, trends in home insulation, and modern home design with energy modeling.

Smart windows and window films help here too and you can expect to see more and more of these in the coming months and years.

As always, we wrap up the show with client questions.

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In this episode, the guys discuss stress free home selling with Katie Saldivar of Keller Williams Realty. They cover the most stressful aspects of selling your home and discuss ways to reduce or eliminate those fears.

Katie also discusses the many options you have today for selling including using an iBuyer, for sale by owner and using a qualified agent. They go into the topic of pre-listing inspections and how they can help eliminate some of the stress associated with selling as well.

The interview is enjoyable and informative for anyone interested in selling their home.

During the smart home segment, we cover whether or not smart home components can help you make your home more attractive to when you go to sell your home.

As always, we wrap up the show with client questions.