In The House

The Face of Real Estate - Ben D'Ovidio of the Ben D'Ovidio Group - shares his secrets to success. In this candid interview Ben takes us on his journey of what it took to make it to the Top 1% of all Greater Vancouver realtors. He shares his top tips for new realtors getting into the business and also about a time on his journey when he was about to give up in real estate all together. In the end, perseverance was the key to success. Ben explains how his personal struggle with OCD turned into a super power that differentiates him from his competition. This superpower has also allowed him to add structure, consistency and organization to his growing real estate business. Ben is focusing on his personal life and building his real estate team so that he can succeed in both realms - of life and work.

Website: https://vancityrealestateagent.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendovidiogroup/

You asked. We answered. To commemorate our 2 year anniversary of In The House Podcast we asked our listeners to submit their most burning questions for us! Some of these questions are: What are our spirit animals? What Controversial topics would we want to discuss and don't? What are the personality styles and differences of our hosts? Who are our dream guests to interview and why? What is the top 1 thing we wish we implemented early on in business? It's been an amazing 2 years with you and we look forward to the many years to come! Thanks for your questions and for getting to know us along the way. Salud to all of you!

Feng shui strategies go beyond just moving space, adding the right colours, and direction. Integrating the five natural elements of metal, water, fire, wood, and earth​, feng shui examines the correlation between our lives and the universe. Marlyna Los approaches each client with a unique and customized feng shui analysis by assessing the architectural contributions, magnetic forces, and astronomy thus giving practical advice and solutions to strengthen energy flow.

Marlyna Los is a feng shui master, consultant, coach, educator and author of 'Feng Shui: Do You See What I See?'. The purpose of feng shui is to present you with choices so that you can consciously choose and create environments that support and nourish your life, and introduce you to a state of harmony, happiness, good health and prosperity. In this episode, we talk about Marlyna's studies over the years to broaden her philosophy, her approach to profiling and analysis so you can consciously make choices to create real positive change, and her advanced mastery programs to apply feng shui to your personal and professional life. "Life is easier when you are in the flow", says Los.

Website: https://marlynaconsulting.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlynalos/

Website: https://ginabourne.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginabourne/

Top mortgage Broker, Zaheed Valli-Hasham of City Wide Mortgage Services shares his keys to success in building his mortgage business and scaling his team. Zaheed's acronym P.O.W.E.R: Professional, Organized, Work Ethic, Efficient, and the 3 R's: Responsive, Reliable and Relational allows his team to focus on their core values; thus, serving their clients to the best of their ability. Zaheed's team focuses on work ethic, stream-lined systems, excellent customer service and building relationships with their mortgage clients; it is no surprise that Zaheed has over 450 five star reviews from loyal clientele. Quick wit and efficient business systems allow this broker to effectively meet the time demands of mortgage pre-approvals effectively setting clients up for success.

Website: https://zaheedvh.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vhmortgage/

In today's fast paced real estate industry even the most high producing realtors face constant challenges balancing and prioritizing sales production, family time, and me-time. So, how does one function in a top producing team when their real estate team consists of their life partner as well?! Angela and Chris (Dinnell Real Estate Group) and Mary and Konstantin (Team Kleiner) are powerful husband & wife real estate teams capitalizing on each other's strengths. A consistent theme for both these highly productive teams is creating clear boundaries for clients, work flows and family time.

With families of 4 kids (Dinnell Real Estate Group) and 5 kids (Team Kleiner) both teams explain how their families work together to reach their mutual goals and reap the rewards. At the root of their successes are effective communication, strong core values, involvement in community and creative processes on digital media to align with their ideal client bases. These teams perfectly illustrate that there is no one way to create a highly effective team - both in life and in business.

Website: https://dinnell.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinnellrealestategroup

Website: https://teamkleiner.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamkleiner

Celebrating 15 years of making properties more beautiful and more marketable, Andrea Foxman is the owner of Vancouver’s leading staging company, Home Ingredients. Working with real estate professionals, homeowners, developers, and film companies, Home Ingredients maintains over millions of dollars of inventory with 15,000 square feet of warehouse space supplying furniture, art, rugs, lighting, and accessories to bring a space to life. With 18 employees to date, Andrea invites us in the life of a home stager from how she started in the business, how to calculate job estimates, and how she stays ahead of the competition.

Originally in the film industry and with the passion for home décor and design, Andrea offers her top tips to homeowners and real estate professionals on what they need to do to inspire an emotional connection. With the real estate market turning soft compared to the last few years, tune in to learn how Home Ingredients’ veteran team transforms properties into works of art with their curated collection of inventories that consistently help properties sell faster and for more money.

Check out the Home Ingredients website:

https://homeingredients.ca/

Inspect Canada is quickly changing the name of the game in the home inspection industry through their Educational focus and solution-oriented approach. The company offers peace of mind to clients with their "If we miss it, we fix it" motto. Owner and visionary, David Asselin, sits with us and explains his passion for building his team and expanding across Canada. As strong advocates for pre-home inspections to avoid post sale pitfalls - Inspect Canada identifies home deficiencies and takes the process one step further by identifying: how to fix them, how much it can cost to fix them, and, who can fix them. By successfully connecting their clients to the correct tradespeople and professionals, they are able to offer additional value and customer service to their clientele. Inspect Canada is further innovating the industry through educational videos, online programs, tips, tricks and tools through their website and social media accounts. Inspect Canada provides further security to their clients by way of their "Buy Back Guarantee" - Guaranteeing they will buy the home back at the full price paid if the Buyer is not happy with the purchase - good for 90 days. With value offerings like this it's no surprise that Inspect Canada is quickly becoming National.

Conscious Creation Coach - Lily Nguyen on creating and manifesting your dream life. How often have we heard the phrase: "Live life on your own terms"? But, what does this phrase actually mean and how many of us are truly embodying life on our own terms? Lily Nguyen is the host of "Soul Seekers" Podcast - inspiring you to make decisions to step into your destiny. She is a consciousness creation coach who inspires her diverse array of clients to live your dreams by actively participating and aligning with what reality you truly desire. In this episode Lily shares some tips and tricks to raise your vibration and begin manifesting what you want to see in your life, your business, and your future.

Website: https://www.thismustbeit.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thismustbelily