The Real Value Podcast

In this episode, Blaine Feyen talks about the 'broken windows' theory as it relates to business, marketing, and life. Blaine goes over a bunch of examples of broken windows in your appraisal and real estate businesses that could be hurting your company's bottom line. 

Learn how to fix your appraisal company's broken windows here...

In this episode, Blaine goes over what it means to truly be prepared for challenges, and 6 tips for becoming financially prepared for hard times and economic challenges. 

In this episode, Blaine talks about the real causes of burnout and how to deal with the symptoms. 

Many appraisers, Realtors, and Lenders are burned out in 2024 based on several compounding factors: interest rates, the market, the news, the economy, and a lack of vision. Blaine covers all of these and more and gives some strategies for dealing with burnout to get back on track and on your own path of success. 

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In this episode, Blaine dispels the pervasive myth that all hours are created equal. Once you know what youre average dollar per hour rate is, it's time to think exponentially bigger so that you don't miss the variety of $10,000 hours floating all around you. 

Learn how to have more $10,000 hours, click here...

In this episode, Blaine shares some insights into developing the mindset that nobody is coming to save you from an industry in the midst of massive change. If your life and business is to be successful and fulfilling, it will always be up to you to make it happen.

Since you cannot control the interest rates, the FED policy, the elections, the politicians, the AMCs, the lenders and agents, or any of the external factors that affect the appraisal industry, it is up to each individual to manage their mental and emotional state, as well as their business. 

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In this episode, Blaine talks about the concept of creating your own business category where you become known as the owner of the category and, therefore, have no competition. 

Examples of new business categories are: 1. Tesla creating the 'direct to consumer' and single brand dealership only model.

2. EXP Realty creating a completey virtual, no brick and mortar real estate brokerage model with profit sharing and recurring revenue model. 

3. Netflix creating the mail order with no late fees movie and game rental model, which eventually led to the digital streaming model. 

Learn to differentiate yourself and your appraisal business by creating a new category that serves a need for your customers that only you own!

In this episode, Blaine talks about the differences between being an expert in something, and being an authority. He also talks about something called 'the expert trap', where someone considered an expert gets trapped in their way of thinking and has to continue prospecting for new customers and clients who consider them an expert. The authority, on the other hand, has many more options available to them. 

In this episode, Blaine talks about the 7 Proverbs of Performance he uses to remind him what matters when it comes to business growth and profitability. 

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In this episode, Blaine talks through 7 traits of unsuccessful people. To understand how to define 'unsucccesful', Blaine uses Earl Nightingale's definition of success, which is 'the progressive realization of worthy goal or ideal'. Then Blaine applies the 'contrast principle' to discern the path of success or failure. 

In this episode, Blaine talks about the 4 things every business MUST focus on if they want to be truly successful. These 4 things are present in every business whether you know it or not. If you don't know it, you're probably failing at one or all four of these things!