Own It Girl

Today's episode is without Tom Ross, our go to expert on loans, but we have two great members of his crew at Bay Equity - Justin Volpone & Stacey Voss!

Together we'll talk about this crazy market, talk about the world of millennials (they are a couple of fantastic examples) and find out about Stacey Voss' signature move!

"Diva" talks about a fun thing to do with COPS Classics and Custom Car show (check it out here on Facebook), and a volunteer opportunity with a 2ND ACT - where women who survived cancer share their stories. Diva is part of this year's performance! Visit their site at A2ndAct.org for more information, and to watch that performance click here.

Want to reach us? Your host Diane Brennan is a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty. Visit ThatRealEstateShow.com or call 602-620-2277 for help with your real estate needs.

If you'd like more information about mortgages and lending, Tom Ross is head of the team at Bay Equity Home Loans. Stacey and Justin participated in the show today and can help you as well. Call 602-684-8200, or visit their website by clicking here.

Justin Volpone's email is [email protected].

On today's episode Diane Brennan with Coldwell Banker Realty and the crew talk about online dating, and give their thoughts on Diane's dating profile.

They also talk to Susan Czubek with eQRP.co. She discusses some incredible and interesting ways to manage your tax burden in a smart way, using a qualified retirement plan. If you haven't filed yet - YOU MUST CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE!

Tom Ross talks about interest rates and contrasts them with this unique period in real estate history - Diane talks about how intense this seller's market really is.

Danielle kicks off with a crazy story about one of her neighbors and in the Defend the Caveman segment - his not-so-clever attempt to hit on her!

She also talks about a fun thing to do at Pho Cao Restaurant check out their live music options at PhoCaoAZ.com, and a volunteer opportunity at Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary.

If you'd like to contact Diane Brennan, she is with Coldwell Banker Realty. Feel free to call at 602-620-2277 or visit ThatRealEstateShow.com.

Tom Ross is with Bay Equity Home Loans. You can get more information by calling 602 684-8200, or visiting BayEquityHomeLoans.com/Ross-Team.

On today's show - boy did we get distracted! So much fun - but we went on an interesting journey on the road to vasectomies! Diane Brennan hosts this fun episode that talks about Tom Ross about an interesting dilemma...

Good news - we also talk about real estate ;) We discuss the state of the Phoenix market and Tom Ross with Bay Equity Home Loans talks about why you should not listen to national headlines when it comes to the Phoenix market.

We talk about addictive apps on devices and the internet that have us absolutely intrigued (hello TikTok, Masterclass and more).

Diva talks about a fun thing to do with Tucson Bike Taco Tours and a great volunteer opportunity with LiveAndLearnAZ.org, a group devoted to helping women break the cycle of generational poverty.

On today's episode we talk about staging; what to look for, when to start planning for it, and what the statistics say about the selling with a "staged" house vs. a non-staged house.

Diane Brennan with Coldwell Banker Realty talks about "de-personalizing" your home - why it distracts potential buyers from them mentally picturing the place as their potential home!

Our guest to help us with this is Alicia Guerrieri. She's the founder and CEO at iSearchDecor, LLC and author of Making it Pop: A 5 Step Guide to Professionally Optimizing Your Property to Sell at Maximum Return. To learn more about her book and to download timeline templates and much more, visit MakingItPopBook.com.

Tom Ross with Bay Equity Home Loans talks about loans, and how to access money for renovation. He talks about home equity lines of credit and other possible options.

Today we stumble into an interesting conversation about music and musicians, and it led to us finding out even more about Tom Ross and his history with his band. We talk groupies for a few minutes.

We also talk about the Super Bowl, and the incredible trajectory and success of Tom Brady. And last, before we get to the main topic we discuss Diva's current dating life.

We cover the state of the general real estate markets and talk about what we know about supply - the lowest it's ever been recorded. It beat a 2005 record. Demand and it's trend remains to be seen - but there are some very interesting stories about difficulty getting supplies for actual home building! Diane Brennan with Coldwell Banker Realty and Tom Ross with Bay Equity dive deeper on the analysis of the recent information from the Cromford Report. Tom shares some really helpful tips and shares an interesting story about a client he recently talked to that showed a pre-approval from a major lender that would have collapsed in escrow for sure. The bottom line: make sure you find someone who knows what they are doing!

"Diva" Danielle Williams talks about a great volunteer opportunity with Live and Learn, which helps women break the cycle of generational poverty. Learn more at LiveAndLearnAZ.org. She also talks about a fun thing to do! Take a trip to Tucson for the Bike Taco tours! She'll share a cool chance to meet people, eat good tacos, take advantage of amazing sights and end up at local breweries. Visit TucsonBikeTours.com/TACO.

On today's episode we briefly talk about our predictions for the Super Bowl this weekend, which devolves quickly into a conversation about whether Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady is more attractive. We also talk about our love (or ambivalence) about sports, and Diane Brennan tells her favorite Tyrann Mathieu story.

Tom Ross with Bay Equity and Diane Brennan with Coldwell Banker Realty talk about what kinds of email you read or ignore.

The main subject of the show talks about the state of the market, and then we go into detail about pool nightmares!

"Diva" Danielle Williams talks about a fun thing to do at the Royal Palms Resort! And a volunteer opportunity with Joshua Tree Feeding Program, which is a non-profit food pantry for the HIV/AIDS Community for Maricopa and Pinal Counties of AZ. Joshua Tree is set up as a store so our clients can pick and choose what they want to take home. No food is wasted. For more information visit JFTP.org.

On today's episode we talk first about this crazy cold and wet weather we've had! "Chief" disagrees with our assessment about whether what we saw was snow or hail.

Diane Brennan, host of the show with Coldwell Banker Realty, talks about being sick last week and how in her line of work there really is no "day off" when it comes to being under the weather.

On this episode Diane talks in depth with Tom Ross, with Bay Equity Home Loans about the breakdown of the Arizona real estate market. The numbers are mind blowing. There are currently just over 5,000 active listings on the MLS. The typical number of listings is several times that number. Interestingly, there are at this moment more active real estate brokerage firms licensed in Arizona than there are active listings! Demand is outweighing supply by a huge margin.

Tom talks about the change in the conversation when it comes to his clients making decisions on "when" the right time to buy or sell a home. They work the numbers now for clients to help them come up with a decision. They talk in depth about how your interest rate is calculated and tips for how to manage what that number means.

"Diva" Danielle talks about a fun thing to do with the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and a great volunteer opportunity with STARS, which helps the aging community with disabilities.

On today's episode Diane Brennan with Coldwell Banker Realty sits down with Justin Colby of Phoenix Wealth Builders to discuss why you ladies need to consider flipping houses.

First we will jump into our latest poll regarding our technical director's mullet, and Diane talks about a situation with her refrigerator repair in our Defend the Caveman segment.

Justin talks about how investors improve the real estate market, how he got involved in flipping houses, what it to takes to be successful at flipping, and more!

Tom Ross with Bay Equity Home Loans talks about the process of refinancing and using hard money for those flipped properties if you want to keep it.

"Diva" Danielle Williams, our social community director talks about a fun thing to do at Century Grand, a unique cocktail bar that takes you back in time in a railroad car! She also talks about a volunteer opportunity called New Pathways for Youth, a program that helps break bad cycles with kids and teens.

Today Diane Brennan, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty, Tom Ross, with Bay Equity Home Loans, and "Diva" Danielle Williams, our Social Community Director, discuss women and guns!

They discuss the difference between men and women when it comes to safety. Author Susan Czubek is the author of Handguns 101 For Her: Empowering Women Through Every Step of Gun Ownership. She talks about what women need to know about the importance of safety, and what women should do to understand the importance of gun ownership.

Danielle will talk about the Taco Showdown as a fun thing to do that includes food, live music, and there will be men! She also talks about a great volunteer opportunity called Dressember, a non profit that support the efforts to end human trafficking. Danielle's friend Autumn Garza has been a supporter of this organization for 3 years, and we just love what they're doing. For their specific fundraiser page, click here.

It's our last episode of 2020! Hosted by Diane Brennan, a realtor with Coldwell Banker along with Tom Ross, with Bay Equity Home Loans, and "Diva" Danielle Williams, our Social Community Director.

On this episode we talk about Diane's heat going out, a special gift she got from a neighbor, and what Tom and Danielle did for the holidays.

We jump into our technical director's trip to Arkansas (by car) with the family and we'll play a short clip of his son opening his gift!

We talk about pet peeves in our Defend the Caveman segment. We'll let Tom tell us one of his biggest peeves with women, and Diane will talk about one she heard about where women interrupt a man too soon after they ask their opinion. Diane talks about "mansplainers" and her COMPLETE lack of tolerance for that.

We'll talk about improving your credit score, Diva talks about a fun thing to do for New Years Eve with the "Say good bye to 2020 New Year's Eve party" at the Urban Corner in Goodyear. She'll also talk about a volunteer opportunity called Matters of Senior Living that helps seniors find support, love and comfort in their golden years.