Making Real Estate Simple

Making Real Estate Simple

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Making Real Estate Simple episodes

  • Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Success as a Realtor with Elizabeth Taylor

    Tune in to hear the inspiring story of Elizabeth Taylor, who has had an incredibly successful year despite facing a variety of personal and business challenges. Hear how Elizabeth overcame these obstacles and achieved success, and gain invaluable insight into the strategies and mindset that helped her achieve success in such a short time. This episode will be packed with advice, motivation and encouragement for anyone looking to make the most of their time, no matter the obstacles they face.


    Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

    Follow our hosts:

    Sean Miku - @seanmiku

    Elizabeth Taylor - @theelizabethtaylor

    Grant Brotan- @gbrotan21

    Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

    Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

    50 min
  • Exploring the Sunshine State: Why simpliHŌM Expanded Into One of the Hottest Real Estate Markets.

    Join us this week as we chat with Nicholas Rapisardi, our Florida Broker, about the opportunities and difficulties associated with expanding into one of the U.S.'s hottest real estate markets.


    Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

    Follow our hosts:

    Sean Miku - @seanmiku

    Nicholas Rapisardi - @homes_sold_by_nicholas

    Grant Brotan- @gbrotan21

    Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

    Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy




    41 min
  • From the Ground Up: The Highs and Lows of Land Development with Flavius Trombitas

    On this episode of the simpliHŌM podcast, Sean sits down with simpliHŌM's own Flavius Trombitas. Where they discuss managing luxury land developments, being in a productive mindset and the future of the real estate market.

    Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

    Follow our hosts:

    Sean Miku - @seanmiku

    Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

    Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

    Grant Brotan- @gbrotan21

    51 min
  • Zero To Hero: How to Flip Houses Sucessfully with Austin Kepley

    On this episode of the simpliHŌM podcast, we sit down with one of our agents Austin Kepley. Where we discuss market shifts, how to manage multiple flip projects, material shortages, and choosing the right contractors for your project.

    Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

    Follow our hosts:

    Sean Miku - @seanmiku

    Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

    Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

    Grant Brotan- @gbrotan21

    48 min
  • The Start of Something Great - The History of simpliHOM with Sean Miku

    What is simpliHOM? How is it different? How is it the same? What is it that has so many Realtors joining the ranks of one of the fastest growing real estate brokerages in the country? This week we sit down with Sean Miku, CEO and Founder of simpliHŌM to discuss the journey from inception to 400+ agents and how keeping things simple has positively impacted the company's trajectory. Here are some of the topics covered:

    • Trademarking lessons: Where did the name “simpliHŌM” come from?
    • S.O.S. “Shiny Object Syndrome” and how
    • The number one thing agents request when looking for a new brokerage
    • Does Sean believe that tech will replace real estate agents?
    • What does “support” mean to Sean?
    • What was the first problem Sean faced when starting “HOM Group”?
    • What did Sean do daily the first year of building the company?
    • What brings agents and keeps agents at simpliHŌM?
    • Where has Sean seen simpliHŌM’s agent’s lives changed?
    • The responsibilities of being a CEO
    • What is the most exciting part of simpliHŌM’s future?

      • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

      Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

      Follow our hosts:

      Sean Miku - @seanmiku

      Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

      Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

      Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

      46 min
    • Reframing Reality and Creating a Winning Mentality with Greg Pihs

      Wow… That’s all we have to say after watching this podcast with Greg Pihs. Greg is a Marine Veteran, Board Certified NLP Trainer, Timeline Therapy® Trainer and Real Estate Agent. In this episode he sits down with Sean Miku and Kyle Mann to talk about how we can all change our lives for the better (professionally and personally) with some simple tools that we can implement right NOW. When we say that this has been one of the most motivational and valuable pieces of advice for anyone who is struggling to overcome self-limiting beliefs, trauma, or a plateau in business… we mean it. Here’s some of what we cover:

      • Who is Greg Pihs?
      • How reading revolutionized Greg’s life
      • What was the first major lesson Greg learned from NLP?
      • Greg’s experience as marine infantry and how it shaped his business
      • How an abusive childhood helped Greg with detaching in emotional business situations
      • The one exercise that will keep you focused and motivated
      • How to pick yourself up from a fall using visualization exercises
      • What is “away-from” and “towards” energy and how do we use them?
      • What is “perceptual positioning” and how does it help us refocus on our biggest goals?
      • Greg explains reframing and how it can help alleviate depression and anxiety
      • How does Greg use NLP to overcome past trauma?
      • Giving yourself grace when making mistakes
      • How to turn introductions into clients

        • Want to get in touch with Greg? You can find him here:

        Website: www.gregpihs.com/

        Facebook: www.facebook.com/gpihsrealtor/

        Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-pihs-74b53466

        The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

        Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

        Follow our hosts:

        Sean Miku - @seanmiku

        Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

        Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

        Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

        58 min
      • Operating Under Stress - How to identify, prevent, and conquer chaos in real estate and life

        “By aiming high, we are choosing the route where pressure and stress obligingly come along for the ride.” - Ryan Holiday. Stress is inevitable when we make the conscious decision to take the road to success. It is in these chaotic and stressful situations that we must keep our cool, assess the situation, and make a decision. How you do that and when is ultimately up to you but this week on the simpliHOM Podcast we’re looking to share insights from the simpliHOM team on how they identify and overcome such situations. 

        Let’s inspire each other! How do YOU overcome stressful situations? 

        Here are some of the topics they cover this week:

        • How do you know when you’re about to enter a chaotic and stressful situation?
        • Can you be content in stillness?
        • Fear of uncertainty when you’re a control freak
        • How do you handle the moments where you have done everything right but chaos finds a way to make you feel uncertain?
        • The freedom of having a team that you don’t want to let down
        • How to train yourself to use perfectionism to your advantage
        • How to remove emotion from a chaotic situation
        • Why are we obsessed with focusing on the “alarm” instead of the problem?
        • Identifying the worst case scenario
        • How to deal with the worst case scenario

          • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

          Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

          Follow our hosts:

          Sean Miku - @seanmiku

          Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

          Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

          Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

          47 min
        • Conversations with a CEO- Grassroots marketing and work life balance with Isam Aziz

          What’s up HŌMies? This week on the pod we have one of our own simpliHŌM agents, Isam Aziz chatting with our CEO, Sean Miku. Isam was fired from his job in 2016 and became a real estate agent to better serve his family and create a legacy for generations to come. But, after nine months of grinding with no return, Isam was ready to give it up. Fortunately, in 2017 he sold $6M in houses and maintained his success all the way to today (2022) where he has sold 8.77M in real estate this year so far (as of 6/28/22). What helped Isam grow his real estate business and build a referral business? Listen to find the answer to that question as well as discussions about the following topics:

          • Waking up and forgetting you have a showing
          • Using social media successfully
          • How Isam reframed his mindset from “sell houses” to being a trusted advisor.
          • Door knocking, social media, open houses, referrals, client events… where is Isam getting his business?
          • Typical ROI of client events in Isam’s neighborhood.
          • Figuring out what the sellers ACTUALLY want
          • Managing expectations for your clients and family
          • How to balance your real estate career and still spend time with your family.
          • Building legacy through real estate investing
          • Affordability in Nashville
          • How will real estate be affected by a recession?
          • What advice do you have for people who are “waiting for the market to cool off”?
          • Number one challenge for Isam’s business right now.

            • Want to get in touch with Isam? You can follow him here:

            Business FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/theazizteam/

            Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/isamaziz/

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

            Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@isamaziz

            The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

            Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

            Follow our hosts:

            Sean Miku - @seanmiku

            Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

            Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

            Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

            47 min
          • How to Turn Bad Advice Into Good Advice: A discussion about reframing well-intentioned advice in life and business

            Join the HŌMies as they reflect on the worst advice they’ve ever received in life and business… or is it truly bad advice? Expect to hear plenty of laughs from the crew while also receiving insights into the advice our CEO has taken… and rejected. If hanging out is your thing and you want to learn something along the way, this is your new HŌM. Here’s what we cover this week:

            • Brett broke a rib.
            • Hilarity ensues as Swy forces everyone to compliment the person to their right.
            • Shots fired at Dave Ramsay.
            • Who should you take advice from?
            • Swy gets told not to marry her high school sweetheart.
            • What is an “askhole”?
            • How bad advice nearly killed Sean… literally.
            • Working for free or discounted rates.
            • “‘Yes men’ don’t build great companies.”
            • Building your social media for good advice.
            • The crew is asked: “What’s the worst advice you’ve given?”

              • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

              Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

              Follow our hosts:

              Sean Miku - @seanmiku

              Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

              Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

              Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

              52 min
            • Landing Real Estate Leads from YouTube with Brenna Foster

              Every real estate agent knows the importance of creating video content online. What few agents realize is that when done intentionally, platforms like YouTube can be a lead generating machine for your business. This week Sean Miku, our CEO and founder sits down with Brenna Foster, a HOMie who without any previous experience in creating content, and dive in on how she has turned her YouTube channel “Moving to Tennessee” into a recurring source of leads. Here are some of the topics they cover:

              • Where Brenna learned how to set up her YouTube channel
              • Do you need experience with video or photography to start a channel?
              • How to overcome doubting your ability to create videos
              • The one thing Brenna did to kickstart her videos
              • How many leads has Brenna received from her videos?
              • How does Brenna edit her videos?
              • Should you go hyperlocal in the content of your videos?
              • How to create community with your videos
              • How long is the sales cycle for Brenna’s YouTube leads?
              • How Brenna “embraced the suck” of grinding through the first few months of creating videos.
              • The importance of relatability in your videos
              • The hardest part about making videos
              • How does YouTube compare to other marketing lead generation methods?

                • Want to know more about Brenna or have a question about moving to Tennessee? You can find her here:

                Brenna Foster | Realtor |Relocation Specialist

                865-228-8844

                The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

                Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

                Follow our hosts:

                Sean Miku - @seanmiku

                Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

                Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

                Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

                45 min

              About Making Real Estate Simple

              From the publisher's feed

              simpliHŌM, founded in 2018, is one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast led by CEO Sean Miku, Brett Ratkowski, and other industry leaders as they talk tips, tricks and the future of real estate.