A successful transaction begins when you are working with someone who not only understands the relationship side of this business, but also knows the business component of real estate. For a while now Joe has been talking about the flattening of the market but today it’s in the news; the market is changing! Today John Faylor joins Joe in the studio to discuss new strategies for a changing market.

It’s been a few weeks since Joe sat down with our friends from Barastone, but discovering different ways to access your homes wealth is still a hot topic. Homeowners have experienced the great fortune of watching their homes equity grow and may be looking for a way to take advantage of that growth. No one solution is right for everyone so listen in as Joe and Mark Rogers explain how equity sharing can be an excellent, debt free tool for those who are house rich and cash poor.

As the founder you are typically the CEO of your business. Eventually your business will grow enough and you’ll need to hire someone for an incredibly important position. Your next big move is figuring out who will be your next CFO, COO, CRO, or CTO. To help you figure this out Jack Russo has put together what he calls the 7 Essences as a guideline to help growing businesses figure out who they want to hire. Be sure to check out the video on Facebook for all the visual content related to this podcast!

Several months earlier Joe and Mike broached the topic of Opportunity Zone investing to give curious investors an idea of what they were. Today Joe and Mike take it a step further as they welcome Erik Hayden of Urban Catalyst, who can better explain how investing in Opportunity Zones not only stimulates development in lower income areas, but creates a win-win situation for investors also.

The market goes up and the market goes down, but investors are always looking for a way to build up their portfolio. Believe it or not partnering with someone who is an attorney and real estate investor makes for a smart decision. Today Joe chats with Scott Smith of Royal Legal Solutions who has combined his background in law and to help investors build and protect their assets.

Even though equity sharing has been around for a few years now, it takes some time to get the message out and educating consumers on it takes time and repetition. Today Joe chats with Mark Rogers who shares the details of what equity sharing is and how it can help consumers who are house-rich, cash-poor and don’t want to take on any debt.

In some ways growing a business is the hardest stage of entrepreneurship. Tiny businesses just starting up are bubbling with ideas and large companies have enough employees that they rarely lack for new ideas. It’s usually small businesses that find themselves in need of an advisory board to test out crazy ideas and figure out which direction they should take their business. Today Joe and Jack Russo discuss the value of an expanded advisory board.

Buying and selling season is beginning to heat up and buyers and sellers will have to start putting their head in the game. Today Joe discusses how buyers or sellers should prepare for a new season of real estate. Specific topics include:

• Low interest rates

• A slower market

• How the 2019 IPO wave affects the market

• Resetting seller expectation

• Why overpricing is a bad strategy

• Sellers failing to plan for their purchase

• Cross-collateral & pledged assets

A lot of real estate news lately has focused on market stabilization and company consolidation. While other companies may be seeing a reduction in business that simply isn’t true for one today’s guest. Today Joe is joined by Doug Evans, the managing broker for Coldwell Banker in Los Gatos which just happens to be the highest producing office in North America. Listen in as Joe finds out about Doug’s success and what he expects for the future.

It’s exciting to say that the equity sharing program the guys from Barastone are telling us about is gaining traction. Having options could not be more important when it comes to making large financial decisions and if you have been considering leveraging your home, finding the perfect option will make all the difference. Topics:

• How equity sharing differs from reverse mortgages and HELOC’s

• Requirements

• What are people spending their money on?

• Equity sharing alternatives