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✨ Your Albuquerque home inspection report lists dozens of defects. Should you panic, walk away, or turn it into a to-do list?

Jennifer Wilson, host of Living Albuquerque and the #1 RE/MAX broker in Albuquerque with 31 years at RE/MAX SELECT, opens a two-part home inspection series with Francisco "Cisco" Gonzales of Duke City Inspections. Cisco shares what he finds in crawl spaces, sewer lines, flat roofs, and brand-new builds, from Rio Rancho to Los Lunas.

You'll learn how to read an inspection report calmly, which add-on inspections matter, how to maintain an Albuquerque home, and how sellers can prepare for inspection day.

🎙 In this episode, you'll learn:

• Home inspections have no pass or fail, only findings for the buyer

• Safety and water issues are the inspection defects to fix first

• Sewer scope inspections flag line issues before 2,000 - 20,000 repairs

• New construction homes still need an independent home inspection

• Moving to New Mexico means learning flat roof and stucco maintenance

• Shut-off valves under sinks need regular turning to avoid seizing up

• Albuquerque real estate prep: clear the panel, attic, and crawl space

⏳ Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Cold Open & Meet Home Inspector Cisco Gonzales 

• 05:50 - What Is a Home Inspection Really For? 

• 10:29 - Should Buyers Attend the Inspection? 

• 14:37 - How to Read Your Inspection Report 

• 20:51 - Flat Roofs & Stucco in Albuquerque 

• 24:40 - Sewer Scope, Radon & Termite Inspections 

• 30:43 - First-Time Home Buyer Questions 

• 32:28 - Seller Tips: Pre-Listing Inspections 

• 43:47 - Does a House Pass or Fail Inspection? 

• 45:27 - Annual Home Maintenance Checklist 

• 48:38 - Why New Construction Needs Inspection 

• 51:51 - Life in Albuquerque & Rio Rancho 

🔔 Key Questions Answered in This Episode :

Q: How can a seller use a pre-listing home inspection?

→ A: Francisco "Cisco" Gonzales, a home inspector with Duke City Inspections, says sellers can use a pre-listing report as a negotiation tool. In one case, the roof needed replacing, so the sellers skipped the small repairs and planned to replace only the roof once buyers asked for repairs.

Q: Why would a home inspection report recommend a licensed HVAC technician?

→ A: A report recommends a licensed HVAC technician when the furnace isn't working properly, such as burners that short cycle, so a specialist can evaluate and repair it, as Cisco Gonzales explains. Most of the time, he says, the technician finds it just needed cleaning because dust was blocking a sensor.

Q: What does a home inspector look for in a crawl space?

→ A: In a crawl space, Cisco Gonzales checks the foundation and footings, the wood framing for moisture damage or rot from past leaks, and the furnace's condition. In certain Albuquerque communities, he finds homes built directly on dirt or on fieldstone and concrete.

🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: 

Francisco “Cisco” Gonzales is a licensed home inspector with Duke City Inspections and an Albuquerque native. A New Mexico Highlands University business graduate, he worked as a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter and in commercial construction before becoming a home inspector. In 2025, he built his own home as an owner-builder and is working toward his New Mexico GB-98 General Building Contractor license. 

👉🏻 CONNECT WITH FRANCISCO “CISCO” GONZALES:

• Website: https://www.dukecityinspections.com/about/ 

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cisco.gonzales.921/

👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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✨ There's no such thing as a "bad trip", at least not to the therapist guiding it. So what happens inside a ketamine-assisted session?

Jennifer Wilson, host of Living Albuquerque and Albuquerque's #1 RE/MAX broker, talks with longtime friend Marisa C de Baca: a former jewelry artist turned psychotherapist now practicing ketamine-assisted therapy in Taos, NM, ahead of the state's psilocybin program.

This episode breaks down how psychedelic-assisted therapy works: from preparation to integration and why Marisa says the psychedelic itself isn't the medicine.

🎙 In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ Ketamine-assisted therapy is now practiced in Taos, NM

✔️ Ketamine therapy includes 4 - 6 integration sessions

✔️ Psychedelics aren't "medicine"; they're a vehicle

✔️ NM's psilocybin program uses mycologists, not doctors

✔️ No "bad trips" exist in clinical psychedelic therapy

✔️ Downtown Growers Market can launch a creative business

✔️ It's never too late to finish a degree

✔️ Social work licensure enables psychedelic therapy

🎧 Curious about mental health care's future in New Mexico? Tune in. 

⏳ Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Cold Open: Plant Seeds You Won't Sit In 

• 00:30 - Intro & Scholarship Story 

• 01:43 - Path to Psychedelic Therapy in Taos 

• 03:00 - Being "Nuevo Mexicana": Roots & Trauma 

• 04:52 - Jewelry Making to Psychotherapy 

• 06:57 - The Gina Story: A Card Table's Impact 

• 13:06 - Choosing Social Work Over Therapy 

• 16:10 - The Detour Loop to Mexico 

• 22:39 - Grandmother's Calling: Listen Up 

• 26:55 - Discovering Metalsmithing in Mexico 

• 27:50 - Vision Quest in San Luis Potosí 

• 36:40 - 2019: Loss & the COVID Pivot 

• 38:43 - The Book That Changed Her Path 

• 42:03 - Applying to Highlands University 

• 44:25 - Never Too Late to Finish 

• 45:50 - Why Not Call It "Medicine"? 

• 48:13 - Inside a Ketamine Therapy Session 

• 51:11 - NM's Psilocybin Program Explained 

• 53:40 - Debunking the "Bad Trip"

• 55:51 - Community Healing in New Mexico 

• 1:06:43 - Hopes for Albuquerque's Future 

• 1:09:13 - Closing Thoughts & Farewell 

🔔 Key Questions Answered in This Episode :

Q: What is ketamine-assisted psychotherapy?→ A: Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy involves a referral for medical assessment, then preparation, a ketamine journey, and 4 - 6 integration sessions, as practiced by Marisa C de Baca in Taos, NM.

Q: How is New Mexico's psilocybin program different from ketamine therapy?→ A: NM's psilocybin program uses licensed mycologists, not medical professionals, to supply mushrooms in a more ceremonial, group-based format than ketamine therapy.

Q: Why don't therapists call psychedelics a medicine?→ A: Therapists like Marisa C de Baca call psychedelics a vehicle or amplifier, not a medicine, since they're used alongside modalities like EMDR and talk therapy.

🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: 

Marisa C de Baca is a psychotherapist based in Taos, New Mexico, practicing ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and preparing for the state's upcoming psilocybin program. She previously spent years as a jewelry artist and metalsmith, selling her work at Albuquerque's Downtown Growers Market, before earning her master's degree in social work at Highlands University. 

👉🏻 CONNECT WITH MARISA C DE BACA:

• LinkedINl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-c-de-baca-lcsw-77481b1b9/

👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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✨ Jennifer Wilson has worked with photographer Dale Hart for more than a decade, and he's shot hundreds of her Albuquerque real estate listings. On this episode of Living Albuquerque, Dale explains what actually gets a buyer to stop scrolling and what most sellers get wrong before he ever shows up with a camera.

🎙 In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ Why the first five photos of a listing decide whether a buyer keeps scrolling 

✔️ How professional bracketing creates that polished, magazine-quality look without a single flash 

✔️ The "three L's" that actually sell a home location, layout, and living area 

✔️When virtual staging helps buyers picture a space, and when it backfires 

✔️ How to get an Albuquerque home 100% ready so photo day doesn't turn into an all-day ordeal 

✔️Why floor plans and aerial shots build confidence for out-of-town buyers 

✔️The single most common mistake Dale sees in listing photos after 20 years behind the camera 

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🔔 Key Questions Answered in This Episode :

Q: How should homeowners prepare their house before a real estate photography shoot?

→ A: Homeowners should leave the property during the shoot, remove pets from the home, declutter each room, and avoid scheduling other services like cleaners or inspectors on the same day so the photographer has uninterrupted time to work. 

Q: What is bracketing in real estate photography?

→ A: Bracketing is a technique where the photographer captures several exposures of the same shot at different light levels and blends them together in editing to balance bright window light with darker interior areas. 

Q: Why is the front exterior photo the most important image in a real estate listing?

→ A: The front photo is the most important image because it's the first thing buyers see while scrolling listings online, and if they don't like how a home looks from the outside, they typically won't click through to view the interior photos at all. 

🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: 

Dale Hart has lived in Albuquerque for 18 years after relocating from New York City, where he originally trained as a chef before serving in the Navy and later working as an employee photographer for a real estate photography firm with locations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. When that company shut down, he moved west and built his own real estate photography business, now shooting listings across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, and the surrounding New Mexico region. 

👉🏻 CONNECT WITH DALE HART :

• LinkedINl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-hart-73061210 

• Email: [email protected]  

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonFly-360-Imaging-100063530920973/

👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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✨ Join Host Jennifer Wilson on Living Albuquerque as she chats with Helen Dang, owner of NV Nails and Spa and the new Kyvila Head Spa & Nails. Helen opens up about her journey from Vietnam to New Mexico, her approach to preventive scalp care, and how she uses real estate wisdom to guide her employees toward homeownership.

🎙 In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ The science behind scalp health and preventive self-care

✔️ How to lead with empathy, active listening, and open communication

✔️ Why encouraging staff to invest in real estate creates business stability

✔️ Helen’s favorite local Albuquerque spots and vision for the city’s future 

🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: Helen Dang – Owner of NV Nails and Spa | 4410 Wyoming Blvd NE Suite J, Albuquerque, NM 87111

💅🏻 If you want to know how a local salon owner scaled her business and actively helped her team build real estate wealth, this episode is for you!

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👉🏻 CONNECT WITH HELEN DANG :

• Email: [email protected]

• Website: https://nvnailsandspas.us/

• Facebook (Helen): https://www.facebook.com/helen.dang.1042

• Facebook (NV Nails and Spa): https://www.facebook.com/NVnailsandspaAlbuquerque/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvnailsandspa1/

👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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👩🏻‍🏫 Is higher education in New Mexico more accessible than ever?

In this episode of Living Albuquerque, host Jennifer Wilson sits down with Dr. Marissa Juarez, Writing Program Director and English faculty at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). Dr. Juarez shares how local educational institutions are breaking down barriers for students of all ages.

🎙 In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ How New Mexico's Lottery and Opportunity Scholarships cover full college tuition

✔️ Dr. Juarez’s journey from premed chemistry to English and finding her calling in education

✔️ The modern value of a liberal arts degree and essential problem-solving skills

✔️ Key benefits of CNM, including wraparound support, dual credit, and credit transfers

✔️ Local Albuquerque recommendations, favorite coffee shop study spots, and hidden gems

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⭐ Whether you are a student planning your next move, an adult learner considering a career shift, or a resident proud of New Mexico, this episode delivers practical insights into local education and community growth!

🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: Dr. Marissa Juarez – Writing Program Director & English Faculty at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)

Bringing a rich background in rhetoric, writing, and higher education leadership, dedicated to student success, accessible community college resources, and academic growth across New Mexico.

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👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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🏢 Discover how executive rentals are creating new real estate opportunities in Albuquerque. Jennifer Wilson sits down with Nevada Harmon to discuss the impact of the film industry, what makes a successful midterm rental, the best neighborhoods for investors, furnishing tips that attract quality tenants, and why Albuquerque continues to grow as a destination for professionals relocating for work.

🎙 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

✔️ Executive vs. Airbnb: Key differences in midterm rentals

✔️Smart Property Types: Why 1-2 bedrooms offer the best ROI

✔️Tenant Reality: Who rents beyond film crews (nurses, athletes, corporate)

✔️Decor That Sells: Why Mid-century beats Southwestern style.

✔️The "Home" Effect: Why interior details matter more than curb appeal

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🎧 HOSTED BY: Jennifer Wilson

👤 GUEST: Nevada Harmon – Licensed Property Manager, Realtor, and Owner & CEO of HOME Local 505

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

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👉🏻 CONNECT NEVADA HARMON – HOME LOCAL 505

• Website: https://homelocal505.com/about-us/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevada-harmon-97ab4212/

👉🏻 FOLLOW JENNIFER WILSON:

• Website: https://www.nmhouse.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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🚀 Discover why home staging is one of the smartest investments sellers can make before listing a property. Jennifer Wilson sits down with professional home stager Nicole Hodgkins to discuss the psychology behind staging, how it influences buyers, common staging myths, virtual vs. physical staging, and practical tips that help homes sell faster and for top dollar.

🎧 Hosted by: Jennifer Wilson

👤 Guest:🏡 Nicole Hodgkins – Owner & Professional Home Staging Expert

Nicole Hodgkins is the founder and lead designer at Su Casa Staging. With years of experience in the design industry, she specializes in real estate staging, rental property styling, and home furnishings. After operating her business in Albuquerque for two decades, she recently relocated to Gig Harbor, Washington, where she is currently launching her second design venture.

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✔️ Why staging increases buyer interest

✔️ Emotional marketing in real estate

✔️ Home staging myths explained

✔️ Virtual staging vs. real staging

✔️ Easy improvements that increase home value

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Nicole Hodgkins:

🌐 Website → https://www.sucasastaging.com/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sucasastaging/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.facebook.com/SuCasaStaging/

🎧 Follow Jennifer Wilson:

🌐 Website → https://www.nmhouse.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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🚀 In this inspiring episode of Living Albuquerque, host Jennifer Wilson sits down with portrait artist and self-mentor Brooke Bailey to explore the powerful connection between photography, confidence, identity, and personal transformation. Brooke shares her journey from studying psychology to becoming a portrait artist who helps people see themselves in a completely new light. Together, they discuss overcoming self-doubt, the impact of visual self-perception, personal branding, creativity, and the unique magic of Albuquerque. This heartfelt conversation is filled with insights on self-expression, authenticity, and learning to show up fully as yourself.

🎧 Hosted by: Jennifer Wilson

👤 Guest:🏡 Brooke Bailey – Portrait Artist & Self Mentor

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✔️ Using photography to build confidence and self-worth

✔️ The psychology behind self-image and personal growth

✔️ Authentic branding and showing up as your true self

✔️ Creativity, self-expression, and overcoming limiting beliefs

✔️ Why Albuquerque continues to inspire Brooke’s work and life

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Brooke Bailey:

🌐 Website → https://brookebaileyportraits.com/

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/BrookeBaileyPortrait/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-bailey-85b298274/

🎧 Follow Jennifer Wilson:

🌐 Website → https://www.nmhouse.com/

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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🚀 Closing day is the finish line of a real estate transaction, but what actually happens behind the scenes to get buyers and sellers there? In this episode of Living Albuquerque, escrow officer and branch manager Tara Ross of Title Alliance of New Mexico breaks down the closing process, title insurance, escrow, wire fraud protection, and the many moving parts that happen before ownership officially transfers. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, seller, investor, or real estate professional, this conversation will help demystify one of the most important stages of the home-buying journey.

🎧 Hosted by: Jennifer Wilson

👤 Guest:🏡 Tara Ross – Senior Escrow Officer & Branch Manager, Title Alliance of New Mexico

Tara Ross is an Escrow Officer and Branch Manager at Title Alliance of New Mexico, based in Albuquerque. With over two decades of experience in the title industry, including extensive work as an escrow officer, she specializes in guiding transactions through the closing process with a detailed, client-focused approach.

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✔️ The role of escrow in real estate transactions

✔️ How title insurance protects property owners

✔️ Title commitments, liens, and ownership verification

✔️ Wire fraud risks and security best practices

✔️ What happens after closing until ownership officially transfers

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Tara Ross:

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/TAofNewMexico#

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-ross-23b6189a/

🎧 Follow Jennifer Wilson:

🌐 Website → https://www.nmhouse.com/

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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🚀 In this episode of Living Albuquerque, Jennifer Wilson speaks with insurance expert Michael Telles, Account Executive with Washington Federal Insurance Group, to break down what’s really changing in homeowner’s insurance today. They cover rising costs, stricter underwriting rules, fire zone re-ratings in New Mexico, inspections after closing, and why working with an insurance broker matters more than ever.

🎧 Hosted by: Jennifer Wilson

👤 Guest:🏡 Michael Telles – Insurance Broker & Real Estate Professional

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✔️ Why insurance costs and requirements are rising

✔️ Fire zone mapping and non-renewals in New Mexico

✔️ Broker vs captive agent differences

✔️ Replacement cost vs purchase price confusion

✔️ Home inspections, roof age, wiring, and underwriting risks

✔️ Liability coverage and umbrella policies

✔️ Credit impact and insurance rating factors

✔️ Bundling home and auto insurance (pros and cons)

✔️ When to activate or cancel insurance in a home sale

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights into protecting your property and avoiding costly insurance surprises.

💼 Connect with Michael Telles:

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-telles-7780b0ba/

🎧 Follow Jennifer Wilson:

🌐 Website → https://www.nmhouse.com/

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilson_abq_realtor

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwilsonrealtorabq/

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