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Bill is an agent at realty path in Sandy, Utah. He loves working with families and putting families into their first home. Bill understands how to market homes in Utah and is always willing to help families buy and sell the right home for them. His tagline is “Own and live your dreams,” is evident in how he represents his buyers and sellers.

Samantha Carson is with Stage 7 Design and specializes in home interior design. With her first project remodeling her mom’s kitchen at the age of 17, Samantha started working in interior design as a hobby with a close friend. Sam started professionally staging homes in 2013 when a realtor friend asked her to stage a home she was selling. Since then, Sam has been working professionally with realtors staging homes and creating interior designs for her clients.

Listen in to find tips and advice on staging your home (even if you have a small space), how Sam can help you with interior design in your new home, and how you can increase your commission by using professional staging in your client’s home.

In the past decade, Dan has sold over half a billion dollars in real estate. Dan has been in real estate for over twenty years and understands the ups and downs of selling homes in Utah.

When you’re selling your home, the advice Dan gives is that it’s not your home anymore; it’s someone else’s home. Dan recommends finishing any home projects that the seller has put off immediately to get the best price with a fast close. If there is a physical aspect of your home you’re unhappy with, most likely, a potential buyer would be unhappy, so make those changes ASAP.

Taylor Wright a loan officer with SecurityNational Mortgage Company joins us! Taylor is a local Utah resident and started at the age of 22 as a loan officer while studying at UVU. He gives his expertise and advice on efficiently running through the home loan process when purchasing a new home.

“I think people get really scared of walking into a bank and being sold on a house.” Taylor takes the educational approach with his clients and can teach them what to expect as a homeowner, and he suggests looking for a local expert that knows the area well when securing a home loan.

“Many people get caught up in a pipeline process and I like to step back and take time to teach them about the loan. Although this takes more time for the loan officer, I feel like you can create a smoother process, not just for the client, but for the entire transaction.” When the customer understands the costs and next steps, the process is less scary and more fluid.

As a successful real estate investor and consultant, a motivational speaker and the founder of a non-profit organization, Tiffany Barnes prides herself on always putting her ethics and morals first – in anything that she does. Tiffany has worked tirelessly to solely support herself since a very young age. She left an abusive home and was emancipated from her parents at only 15 years old. Throughout high school she worked three jobs to pay rent and support herself, all while excelling in school and ultimately receiving a full scholarship to the University of Utah.

Despite her difficult upbringing, Tiffany excelled in real estate, becoming a millionaire at just 28 years old. She has traveled the country for the last 18 years, training thousands of investors, sharing her expertise on lease options, creative funding and financing, fixer uppers and flips, as well as short term vacation rentals, including VRBO and Airbnb. Tiffany overcame so many personal obstacles to get where she is today. She explains, “I still live below my means because I do not equate money with success.” Armed with over sixteen years of experience in real estate and her ongoing passion for helping women break into a very male-dominated industry, Tiffany founded Level Up Wealth Academy.

Missy Hansen is spreading the word about Take Care TC. Which is a local company that focuses on offering services to local realtors in Utah. They help with transactions associated with buyers, listing, MLS, and assistance with open houses. “Depending on what the agent needs done, our services are customizable for the agents that we work with.”

In addition, Take Care TC provides writing offers, showing homes for agents when they aren’t available, and other services that realtors commonly need to be done. She also provides coaching and feedback for new realtors so they can accurately fill out paperwork. “We can keep realtors from losing a client or being turned into the board of realtors.”

We have Mike Metzger with us today in the studio. Mike is a financial advisor and owner of Lifepoint Financial Design. His background working with real estate agents and financial planning helps clients diversify their investments to have a holistic portfolio that encompasses many asset classes.

We have Melody Klein from Presidio Real Estate in the studio with us today! She decided to become a real estate professional in July of 2020 and prides herself with focusing on education for her clients.

Before real estate, Melody worked as a preschool teacher, which offered the flexibility needed to be there for her two young children. She didn’t compromise on missing out on her kids’ early lives, but with the pandemic challenging her school’s ability to stay open, Melody felt it was time to take the plunge. With support from her husband, Melody got the certifications she needed and made the shift to real estate.

We have Howard Eyre with Wasatch Group Real Estate in the studio today! When’s the best time to buy real estate? Howard says, “ten years ago, five years ago, twenty years ago--or today.” With steadily climbing prices and a hyper-competitive market, potential buyers are met with a lot of uncertainty. But Howard promises his clients that it’s possible now, and they may be surprised by what they already qualify for. It takes putting in the work to make home owning a reality.

Amanda Evans with Better Homes and Gardens RE Influence is passionate about educating sellers and buyers the best ways to navigate the market.